FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 29, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Magic103
Wizards97
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks61
Pistons91
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +30
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Pacers88
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Grizzlies84
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Bulls97
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Mavs89
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Nets99
Jazz82
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +18; Q3 NJN +24; Q4 NJN +17
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Clippers96
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2003–04Jan 29, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Kings), 35 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Boston rallies from 8 down to beat Chicago

Vince Carter goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-70-8+4BOS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20272133101
Bulls2720292197
Who led
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 30, 11, 13, 15, 11, 18, 19, 24BOS24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 15, 10, 16, 6, 8, 10, 5, 23BOS23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 5, 5, 4, 15, 18, 6, 31CHI31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 12, 26, 18, 15, 19, 16, 8, 13CHI13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Wizards15
Hawks-Grizzlies8
Celtics-Bulls8
Knicks-Pistons6
Nuggets-Pacers5
Warriors-Clippers3
Nets-Jazz0
Hornets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Magic-Wizards combined for 200, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WizardsMagic 103, Wizards 97
200
Celtics-BullsCeltics 101, Bulls 97
198
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 95, Pacers 88
183
Sixers-MavsSixers 93, Mavs 89
182
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 85, Clippers 96
181
Nets-JazzNets 99, Jazz 82
181
Hornets-SpursHornets 83, Spurs 93
176
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 83, Grizzlies 84
167
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 61, Pistons 91
152
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 83, Grizzlies 84
+1 MEM
Sixers-MavsSixers 93, Mavs 89
+4 PHI
Celtics-BullsCeltics 101, Bulls 97
+4 BOS
Magic-WizardsMagic 103, Wizards 97
+6 ORL
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 95, Pacers 88
+7 DEN
Hornets-SpursHornets 83, Spurs 93
+10 SAS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 85, Clippers 96
+11 LAC
Nets-JazzNets 99, Jazz 82
+17 NJN
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 61, Pistons 91
+30 DET
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BullsBOS won · Celtics 101, Bulls 97
8 pts
Hawks-GrizzliesMEM won · Hawks 83, Grizzlies 84
5 pts
Warriors-ClippersLAC won · Warriors 85, Clippers 96
4 pts
Sixers-MavsPHI won · Sixers 93, Mavs 89
2 pts
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 103, Wizards 97
1 pt
Kenyon Martin shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinDEN · 25 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BrandLAC · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Jason WilliamsMEM · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
LueATL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 83Grizzlies 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1927231483
Grizzlies2719182084
The story
Jason Williams' 23 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Atlanta, 84-83

For Atlanta, Antoine Walker had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +80−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 101Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20272133101
Bulls2720292197
The story
Raef LaFrentz had 12 points as Boston beat Chicago 101-97

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 31 PTS, 3 REB 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 33-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −70−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 93Mavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2329231893
Mavs2518271989
The story
Philadelphia beat Dallas 93-89 behind 19 points from John Salmons

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+9+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Erick Dampier topped the game at 69.2 FPTS: 26 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat New York by 30.

MEM over ATL1BOS over CHI4PHI over DAL4ORL over WAS6DEN over IND7SAS over NOH10LAC over GSW11NJN over UTA17DET over NYK30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 37

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 3, 43, 23, 33, 30, 33, 30, 37Wizards-Magic · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 17, 32, 28, 14, 23, 18, 10, 32Magic-Wizards · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 5, 5, 4, 15, 18, 6, 31Bulls-Celtics · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 23, 33, 25, 32, 23, 17, 30, 30Nets-Jazz · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 18, 35, 42, 26, 22, 31, 20, 29Warriors-Clippers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 24, 14, 24, 28, 23, 28, 26, 27Clippers-Warriors · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+11.0 25.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.2 25.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+5.6 15.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Chris KamanLAC+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMIL−6.7 5.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.3 3.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Austin CroshereIND−5.7 4.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.1 13.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season