FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 20, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–77.

Final · Box score
Rockets108
Magic99
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Clippers77
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Kings123
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +27
On this day · 2003–04Jan 20, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Blazers), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Mavs

Dallas fights back from 9 down against Clippers

Chris Webber goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6+5+22DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers291920977
Mavs2022312699
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 39, 25, 34, 28, 36, 26, 28, 28DAL28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 28, 7, 21, 13, 15, 26, 15DAL15 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 13, 17, 19, 29, 25, 24, 14, 24LAC24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 22, 14, 18, 16, 15, 12, 10, 16LAC16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Magic

Houston leads Orlando wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 108–99. Best quarter: the first, 33–24. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over ORL9DAL over LAC22SAC over CLE27Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over ORL.
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs12
Rockets-Magic1
The night in charts
Cavs-Kings combined for 219, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KingsCavs 96, Kings 123
219
Rockets-MagicRockets 108, Magic 99
207
Clippers-MavsClippers 77, Mavs 99
176
HOU won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Rockets-MagicRockets 108, Magic 99
+9 HOU
Clippers-MavsClippers 77, Mavs 99
+22 DAL
Cavs-KingsCavs 96, Kings 123
+27 SAC
Yao shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
TerryDAL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Grant HillORL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PejaSAC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
54% (7-13)
WebberSAC · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
50% (12-24)
Final · Rockets-Magic
Rockets 108Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33232824108
Magic2424242799
The story
Tracy McGrady's 27 points carried Houston past Orlando, 108-99

For Orlando, Kelvin Cato had 14 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+8+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 77Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers291920977
Mavs2022312699
The story
Dallas beat Los Angeles 99-77 behind 28 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Bobby Simmons paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-24 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-9 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 −9−6+5+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 96Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2426202696
Kings28313133123
The story
Mike Bibby had a 17-10-11 triple-double as Sacramento beat Cleveland 123-96

LeBron James led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 6-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +4+9+20+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg4.2Last 3

4.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 28

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 10, 16, 18, 17, 31, 17, 32, 28Magic-Rockets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 39, 25, 34, 28, 36, 26, 28, 28Mavs-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 13, 28, 22, 23, 36, 23, 32, 27Kings-Cavs · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 45, 30, 18, 28, 28, 28, 27Rockets-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 13, 17, 19, 29, 25, 24, 14, 24Clippers-Mavs · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 16, 22, 15, 20, 17, 19, 8, 21Magic-Rockets · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+8.2 21.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Morris PetersonTOR+7.2 18.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+7.0 18.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+6.8 16.1 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.4 8.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Austin CroshereIND−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−5.0 5.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Fred JonesIND−4.3 6.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−4.0 2.5 last 10 · 6.5 season