FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 5, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed SEA by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–87.

Final · Box score
Warriors83
Celtics84
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Cavs101
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Magic105
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Kings93
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Heat102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Nets74
Bucks97
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +23
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Hornets89
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Suns108
Rockets98
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Jazz99
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Clippers102
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2003–04Jan 5, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Magic

Steve Francis scores 35, Orlando rallies past Seattle

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3+9+18ORL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2623182087
Magic15313029105
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 31, 29, 25, 24, 12, 19, 35ORL35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 16, 20, 13, 17, 26, 16, 13, 21ORL21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 32, 20, 19, 32, 20, 18, 35, 30SEA30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 37, 26, 21, 22, 10, 17, 27, 17, 20SEA20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat New Jersey by 23.

BOS over GSW1TOR over SAC3LAC over POR4CHI over NOH6PHI over UTA7MIA over NYK8PHX over HOU10DAL over LAL14CLE over ATL16CHA over MIN18ORL over SEA18MIL over NJN23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs10
Bulls-Hornets4
Sonics-Magic4
Blazers-Clippers4
Suns-Rockets4
Lakers-Mavs3
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 222, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 104, Mavs 118
222
Suns-RocketsSuns 108, Rockets 98
206
Sixers-JazzSixers 106, Jazz 99
205
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 98, Clippers 102
200
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 102
196
Sonics-MagicSonics 87, Magic 105
192
Kings-RaptorsKings 93, Raptors 96
189
Hawks-CavsHawks 85, Cavs 101
186
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 84, Bobcats 102
186
Bulls-HornetsBulls 95, Hornets 89
184
Nets-BucksNets 74, Bucks 97
171
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 83, Celtics 84
167
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 83, Celtics 84
+1 BOS
Kings-RaptorsKings 93, Raptors 96
+3 TOR
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 98, Clippers 102
+4 LAC
Bulls-HornetsBulls 95, Hornets 89
+6 CHI
Sixers-JazzSixers 106, Jazz 99
+7 PHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 102
+8 MIA
Suns-RocketsSuns 108, Rockets 98
+10 PHX
Lakers-MavsLakers 104, Mavs 118
+14 DAL
Hawks-CavsHawks 85, Cavs 101
+16 CLE
Sonics-MagicSonics 87, Magic 105
+18 ORL
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 84, Bobcats 102
+18 CHA
Nets-BucksNets 74, Bucks 97
+23 MIL
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-MagicORL won · Sonics 87, Magic 105
11 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 98, Clippers 102
3 pts
Wolves-BobcatsCHA won · Wolves 84, Bobcats 102
3 pts
Hawks-CavsCLE won · Hawks 85, Cavs 101
1 pt
Terry shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Grant HillORL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 83Celtics 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2320211983
Celtics2520271284
The story
Paul Pierce's 19 points and 8 assists carried Boston past Golden State, 84-83

For Golden State, Troy Murphy had 16 REB, 15 PTS 19 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 7-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+2+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clifford Robinson was the fantasy play: 55.9 FPTS on 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 93Raptors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2317163793
Raptors2920222596
The story
Chris Bosh had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat Sacramento 96-93

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 19 REB, 14 PTS 23 PTS, 13 REB · 11-16 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+9+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Bibby led the game in fantasy with 62.4 FPTS (32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 84Bobcats 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2416251984
Bobcats21222435102
The story
Charlotte beat Minnesota 102-84 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Gerald Wallace

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 7-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3+3+2+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 35

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 31, 29, 25, 24, 12, 19, 35Magic-Sonics · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33Heat-Knicks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 16, 24, 21, 14, 17, 16, 19, 32Kings-Raptors · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32Lakers-Mavs · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 22, 23, 14, 22, 17, 26, 33, 31Clippers-Blazers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 26, 4, 8, 15, 2, 14, 19, 30Sixers-Jazz · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+5.8 34.7 last 10 · 28.9 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.6 14.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Larry HughesWAS+4.4 25.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.1 28.1 last 10 · 24.0 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSAS−4.6 17.2 last 10 · 21.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Antoine WalkerATL−3.3 17.2 last 10 · 20.5 season
Joe JohnsonPHX−3.1 11.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−2.9 4.7 last 10 · 7.6 season