FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 8, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed UTA by 9 after three quarters and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Knicks79
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +31; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nets101
Magic104
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +3
Final · OT · Box score
Kings117
Hornets121
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Mavs121
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Bucks89
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL -9; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Suns108
Clippers91
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2003–04Jan 8, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Knicks), 27 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Utah

Baron Davis posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6-9+3MIL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2221241986
Bucks1819213189
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 4, 39, 28, 29, 21, 18, 19, 13, 15, 26MIL26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Marcus FizerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 15, 5, 8, 7, 13, 8, 2, 12MIL12 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 16, 23, 25, 14, 20, 24, 11, 28UTA28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Keith McLeodPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 11, 4, 14, 12, 0, 0, 3, 15UTA15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Wizards18
Kings-Hornets11
Jazz-Bucks11
Nets-Magic2
Nuggets-Spurs0
Shot of the night

James's layup with 20 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 89-86 final

The night in charts
Kings-Hornets combined for 238, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HornetsKings 117, Hornets 121
238
Wolves-WizardsWolves 114, Wizards 117
231
Pacers-MavsPacers 101, Mavs 121
222
Nets-MagicNets 101, Magic 104
205
Suns-ClippersSuns 108, Clippers 91
199
Celtics-BullsCeltics 91, Bulls 102
193
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 90, Spurs 99
189
Knicks-CavsKnicks 79, Cavs 104
183
Jazz-BucksJazz 86, Bucks 89
175
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-BucksJazz 86, Bucks 89
+3 MIL
Wolves-WizardsWolves 114, Wizards 117
+3 WAS
Nets-MagicNets 101, Magic 104
+3 ORL
Kings-HornetsKings 117, Hornets 121
+4 NOH
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 90, Spurs 99
+9 SAS
Celtics-BullsCeltics 91, Bulls 102
+11 CHI
Suns-ClippersSuns 108, Clippers 91
+17 PHX
Pacers-MavsPacers 101, Mavs 121
+20 DAL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 79, Cavs 104
+25 CLE
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 86, Bucks 89
9 pts
Kings-HornetsNOH won · Kings 117, Hornets 121
3 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 114, Wizards 117
1 pt
Harrington shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonCHI · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
LeBronCLE · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
BoozerUTA · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
67% (10-15)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Wolves-Wizards
Wolves 114Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22333128114
Wizards33213330117
The story
Larry Hughes' 28 points and 11 rebounds carried Washington past Minnesota, 117-114

For Minnesota, Eddie Griffin had 14 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-22, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +11−1+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 69.8 FPTS on 25 PTS, 19 REB, 8 AST

Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 101Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets17261840101
Magic28212827104
The story
Orlando beat New Jersey 104-101 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Steve Francis

Jason Collins paced New Jersey: 20 PTS, 9 REB 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 5-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+6+16+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 117Hornets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2623233015117
Hornets2324253019121
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 37 points in a 121-117 in OT loss to New Orleans

P.J. Brown led New Orleans with 14 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 37 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the overtime 19-15.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −3−200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.7Season avg34.8Last 5

34.8 points a game over his last five games, against 25.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 25.

ORL over NJN3WAS over MIN3MIL over UTA3NOH over SAC4SAS over DEN9CHI over BOS11PHX over LAC17DAL over IND20CLE over NYK25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 40

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 22, 21, 17, 34, 17, 20, 27, 40Wizards-Wolves · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 18, 26, 28, 21, 10, 17, 37Kings-Hornets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 15, 23, 23, 36, 29, 39, 25, 34Mavs-Pacers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 7, 21, 10, 20, 21, 5, 16, 33Mavs-Pacers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 20, 21, 16, 24, 31, 55, 32, 32Pacers-Mavs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 13, 20, 30, 33, 26, 33, 21, 28Wizards-Wolves · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 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+4.3 14.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+3.9 28.0 last 10 · 24.1 season
Larry HughesWAS+3.8 24.8 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cold
James JonesIND−3.9 2.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
Rasual ButlerMIA−3.8 2.8 last 10 · 6.6 season
Travis BestNJN−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Fred JonesIND−3.6 8.3 last 10 · 11.9 season