FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 27, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pistons88
Pacers76
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Bulls101
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Kings80
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 2003–04Jan 27, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Sonics), 43 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Bulls

Chicago makes it five straight

Tim Duncan goes for 20 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+6+1+8CHI AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2123292093
Bulls29212427101
Who led
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 6, 13, 0, 2, 11, 4, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 0, 0, 2, 5, 3, 2, 2, 16CHI16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kareem RushPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 8, 15, 11, 9, 11, 11, 17, 24CHA24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason HartPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 4, 19, 6, 19, 13, 14, 5, 17CHA17 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Kings-Spurs

San Antonio leads Sacramento wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 90–80. Best quarter: the first, 30–24. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over CHA8SAS over SAC10DET over IND12Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over SAC.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Bulls7
Kings-Spurs2
Pistons-Pacers1
The night in charts
Bobcats-Bulls combined for 194, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 93, Bulls 101
194
Kings-SpursKings 80, Spurs 90
170
Pistons-PacersPistons 88, Pacers 76
164
CHI won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 93, Bulls 101
+8 CHI
Kings-SpursKings 80, Spurs 90
+10 SAS
Pistons-PacersPistons 88, Pacers 76
+12 DET
Pargo shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PargoCHI · 14 PTS, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PrinceDET · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Brad MillerSAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
ManuSAS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
HartCHA · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Bobcats-Bulls
Bobcats 93Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2123292093
Bulls29212427101
The story
Chicago beat Charlotte 101-93 behind 17 points from Andres Nocioni

Jason Hart paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+6+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kareem Rush topped the game at 42.3 FPTS: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 80Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2421221380
Spurs3023172090
The story
Manu Ginobili had 25 points as San Antonio beat Sacramento 90-80

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 20-13, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+8+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 88Pacers 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2621231888
Pacers2020171976
The story
Chauncey Billups' 20 points carried Detroit past Indiana, 88-76

For Indiana, Fred Jones had 14 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 5-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +6+7+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 27

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 29, 38, 27, 24, 26, 38, 24, 27Pacers-Pistons · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 22, 6, 13, 48, 10, 12, 25Spurs-Kings · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kareem RushPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 8, 15, 11, 9, 11, 11, 17, 24Bobcats-Bulls · L
7.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 25, 18, 11, 12, 30, 23, 24, 20Spurs-Kings · W
21.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 12, 9, 12, 18, 13, 22, 7, 20Pistons-Pacers · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 21, 10, 4, 16, 16, 10, 31, 19Kings-Spurs · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+10.8 25.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+7.2 18.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Morris PetersonTOR+6.9 18.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+6.1 15.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chris KamanLAC+5.7 13.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−5.7 4.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Keith Van HornMIL−5.2 7.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−4.9 4.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.2 8.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Marc JacksonPHI−3.9 9.2 last 10 · 13.1 season