FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 10, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Celtics119
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Sixers100
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Wolves96
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Bulls94
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +1
On this day · 2003–04Jan 10, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Wizards-Sixers), 43 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Wolves

Kobe Bryant scores 31 as Lakers win in Minnesota

Kevin Garnett goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9-9+9LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers14302338105
Wolves2726232096
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32, 27, 31LAL31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 30, 12, 14, 8, 0, 14, 15, 23LAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 18, 17, 30, 47, 23, 18, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 14, 2, 9, 3, 2, 5, 8, 20MIN20 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz

Utah wins a tight one over San Antonio

97–96. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Mehmet Okur led Utah with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over SAS1POR over PHI9LAL over MIN9CHI over GSW9BOS over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
Lead changes
Spurs-Jazz12
Blazers-Sixers10
Warriors-Bulls9
Magic-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Okur's layup at the buzzer puts the Jazz ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Magic-Celtics combined for 220, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CelticsMagic 101, Celtics 119
220
Blazers-SixersBlazers 109, Sixers 100
209
Lakers-WolvesLakers 105, Wolves 96
201
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 97
193
Warriors-BullsWarriors 85, Bulls 94
179
UTA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 97
+1 UTA
Warriors-BullsWarriors 85, Bulls 94
+9 CHI
Blazers-SixersBlazers 109, Sixers 100
+9 POR
Lakers-WolvesLakers 105, Wolves 96
+9 LAL
Magic-CelticsMagic 101, Celtics 119
+18 BOS
Harrington shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonCHI · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
OkurUTA · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
GiricekUTA · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ClaxtonGSW · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 96Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2022302496
Jazz2322272597
The story
Mehmet Okur had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat San Antonio 97-96

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 23-20, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 105Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers14302338105
Wolves2726232096
The story
Chucky Atkins' 23 points carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 105-96

For Minnesota, Troy Hudson had 20 PTS, 6 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 38-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −13−9−9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 109Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29333116109
Sixers28232128100
The story
Portland beat Philadelphia 109-100 behind 28 points from Nick Van Exel

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-19 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
300 +1+11+21+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson topped the game at 48.3 FPTS: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32, 27, 31Lakers-Wolves · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 7, 12, 2, 8, 13, 5, 10, 28Blazers-Sixers · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 19, 23, 14, 12, 27, 19, 24Spurs-Jazz · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Speedy ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 10, 2, 11, 21, 6, 5, 11, 24Warriors-Bulls · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 18, 17, 30, 47, 23, 18, 25, 23Wolves-Lakers · L
23.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 30, 12, 14, 8, 0, 14, 15, 23Lakers-Wolves · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+5.8 34.4 last 10 · 28.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.9 29.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.1 12.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Morris PetersonTOR+4.0 14.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
James JonesIND−4.2 1.8 last 10 · 6.0 season
Fred JonesIND−4.1 7.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rasual ButlerMIA−4.1 2.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Travis BestNJN−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season