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Sunday, January 30, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 6 at halftime and won 94–84.

Final · Box score
Rockets95
Heat104
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Kings94
Wolves84
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Suns123
Raptors105
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +32; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2003–04Jan 30, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Wolves-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wolves

Sacramento beats Minnesota, 94–84

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6+8+10SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2019312494
Wolves2025172284
Who led
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 4, 16, 16, 10, 31, 19, 19, 27SAC27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 19, 20, 18, 9, 20, 12, 24, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 20, 27, 24, 14, 22, 17, 25, 21MIN21 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 25, 17, 34, 18, 15, 18, 11, 17MIN17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Heat8
Suns-Raptors2
Bobcats-Lakers2
The night in charts
Suns-Raptors combined for 228, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RaptorsSuns 123, Raptors 105
228
Rockets-HeatRockets 95, Heat 104
199
Bucks-CavsBucks 87, Cavs 104
191
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 90, Lakers 101
191
Kings-WolvesKings 94, Wolves 84
178
MIA won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Rockets-HeatRockets 95, Heat 104
+9 MIA
Kings-WolvesKings 94, Wolves 84
+10 SAC
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 90, Lakers 101
+11 LAL
Bucks-CavsBucks 87, Cavs 104
+17 CLE
Suns-RaptorsSuns 123, Raptors 105
+18 PHX
SAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WolvesSAC won · Kings 94, Wolves 84
6 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 87, Cavs 104
5 pts
Amar'e shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 24 PTS, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
AtkinsLAL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
NashPHX · 19 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Brad MillerSAC · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
58% (11-19)
Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 95Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2620242595
Heat30182531104
The story
Miami beat Houston 104-95 behind 30 points from Dwyane Wade

Tracy McGrady paced Houston: 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+2+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 94Wolves 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2019312494
Wolves2025172284
The story
Mike Bibby's 21 points and 8 assists carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 94-84

For Minnesota, Wally Szczerbiak had 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 31-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0−6+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 21 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 87Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2425281087
Cavs32221832104
The story
Jeff McInnis had 16 points and 15 assists as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 104-87

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB · 6-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 32-10.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8+5−5+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Cavs

Milwaukee's skid reaches three

Cleveland won 104–87; the Bucks fall to 15–27. Drew Gooden led Cleveland with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
L@ SAS79–94Lvs WAS103–105L@ MEM82–101W@ CHA99–92L@ NJN90–96Wvs DET89–86W@ NYK101–96Lvs PHX115–121Lvs DEN100–106L@ CLE87–104
Top performances

Drew Gooden leads the day with 33

Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 27, 15, 17, 18, 17, 27, 21, 33Cavs-Bucks · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 25, 30, 18, 17, 16, 19, 30Heat-Rockets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 11, 21, 16, 18, 11, 22, 24, 28Cavs-Bucks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 28, 28, 28, 27, 35, 33, 30, 28Rockets-Heat · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 4, 16, 16, 10, 31, 19, 19, 27Kings-Wolves · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 24, 19, 14, 16, 21, 27, 18, 27Raptors-Suns · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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
Morris PetersonTOR+5.7 17.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+5.6 15.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMIL−6.7 5.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.4 2.8 last 10 · 9.2 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