FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 23, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHA by 6 at halftime and won 103–92.

Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Raptors103
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Knicks96
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets68
Heat97
Q1 MIA +24; Q2 MIA +31; Q3 MIA +33; Q4 MIA +29
Final · Box score
Nets105
Suns113
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Kings73
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Sonics122
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +17
On this day · 2003–04Jan 23, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Sixers), 33 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Raptors

Toronto takes care of Charlotte

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 35 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6-3+11TOR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2930211292
Raptors29242426103
Who led
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 21, 37, 18, 25, 2, 14, 18, 26TOR26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 5, 4, 18, 19, 16, 24, 32, 22TOR22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Primoz BrezecPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 18, 18, 15, 6, 11, 16, 14, 19CHA19 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jason HartPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 5, 2, 4, 19, 6, 19, 13, 14CHA14 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Mavs14
Bobcats-Raptors6
Jazz-Sonics3
Spurs-Kings1
The night in charts
Jazz-Sonics combined for 227, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SonicsJazz 105, Sonics 122
227
Nets-SunsNets 105, Suns 113
218
Bucks-KnicksBucks 101, Knicks 96
197
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 92, Raptors 103
195
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 93, Mavs 95
188
Spurs-KingsSpurs 103, Kings 73
176
Hornets-HeatHornets 68, Heat 97
165
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 93, Mavs 95
+2 DAL
Bucks-KnicksBucks 101, Knicks 96
+5 MIL
Nets-SunsNets 105, Suns 113
+8 PHX
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 92, Raptors 103
+11 TOR
Jazz-SonicsJazz 105, Sonics 122
+17 SEA
Hornets-HeatHornets 68, Heat 97
+29 MIA
Spurs-KingsSpurs 103, Kings 73
+30 SAS
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-RaptorsTOR won · Bobcats 92, Raptors 103
6 pts
Nets-SunsPHX won · Nets 105, Suns 113
2 pts
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 101, Knicks 96
1 pt
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 93, Mavs 95
1 pt
Amar'e shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
LewisSEA · 36 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
NashPHX · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
D WadeMIA · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenSEA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 93Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2023292193
Mavs2225242495
The story
Jason Terry had 15 points as Dallas beat Denver 95-93

Kenyon Martin led Denver with 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 24-21.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 101Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26232626101
Knicks2327202696
The story
Desmond Mason's 22 points carried Milwaukee past New York, 101-96

For New York, Michael Sweetney had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 26-20.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−1+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury was the fantasy play: 48.0 FPTS on 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 105Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23342127105
Suns25303424113
The story
Phoenix beat New Jersey 113-105 behind 33 points from Amar'e Stoudemire

Rodney Buford paced New Jersey: 16 PTS, 7 REB 33 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 13-16 FG

The swing

A 34-21 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−2+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 52.8 FPTS: 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Sacramento by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

DAL over DEN2MIL over NYK5PHX over NJN8TOR over CHA11SEA over UTA17MIA over NOH29SAS over SAC30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 36

Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 20, 35, 13, 9, 4, 17, 18, 36Sonics-Jazz · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 39, 25, 34, 28, 36, 26, 28, 28, 20, 35Mavs-Nuggets · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 7, 20, 15, 25, 25, 13, 20, 33Knicks-Bucks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 34, 19, 26, 26, 16, 8, 35, 33Suns-Nets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 16, 19, 17, 29, 23, 33, 25, 32Nets-Suns · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 12, 10, 10, 16, 22, 11, 16, 30Suns-Nets · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+9.3 23.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Morris PetersonTOR+7.8 19.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+7.6 17.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+7.3 18.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chris KamanLAC+5.9 13.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Keith Van HornMIL−4.9 8.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.3 9.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−4.3 5.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season