FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 31, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by LAC (vs NYK) and MEM (vs NOH).

Final · Box score
Rockets97
Celtics94
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Sixers89
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Magic79
Hawks80
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Hornets91
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Sonics84
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Clippers96
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2003–04Jan 31, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Hornets

Memphis handles New Orleans by 7

Marko Jaric goes for 15 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+7+7MEM AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2122302598
Hornets2719202591
Who led
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 5, 2, 17, 9, 12, 4, 4, 19MEM19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 18, 14, 10, 9, 18, 10, 4, 19MEM19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dan DickauPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 16, 17, 27, 16, 23, 19, 16, 19NOH19 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 23, 30, 22, 9, 17, 14, 12, 14NOH14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 19.

PHI over IND1ATL over ORL1HOU over BOS3MEM over NOH7LAC over NYK7SAS over SEA19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Sixers17
Knicks-Clippers11
Magic-Hawks10
Grizzlies-Hornets6
Spurs-Sonics3
Shot of the night

Walker's jumper with 2.4 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 80-79 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Celtics combined for 191, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CelticsRockets 97, Celtics 94
191
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 98, Hornets 91
189
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 103, Sonics 84
187
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 89, Clippers 96
185
Pacers-SixersPacers 88, Sixers 89
177
Magic-HawksMagic 79, Hawks 80
159
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 79, Hawks 80
+1 ATL
Pacers-SixersPacers 88, Sixers 89
+1 PHI
Rockets-CelticsRockets 97, Celtics 94
+3 HOU
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 89, Clippers 96
+7 LAC
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 98, Hornets 91
+7 MEM
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 103, Sonics 84
+19 SAS
LAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-ClippersLAC won · Knicks 89, Clippers 96
6 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsMEM won · Grizzlies 98, Hornets 91
6 pts
Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 88, Sixers 89
3 pts
Yao shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Ricky DavisBOS · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
DelkATL · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 79Hawks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1913222579
Hawks2020211980
The story
Al Harrington had 16 points and 9 assists as Atlanta beat Orlando 80-79

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 16 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the second 20-13, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1+8+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 88Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2421232088
Sixers2824132489
The story
Kyle Korver's 17 points carried Philadelphia past Indiana, 89-88

For Indiana, Stephen Jackson had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB · 6-9 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-24, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+7−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 97Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1930183097
Celtics1525252994
The story
Houston beat Boston 97-94 behind 23 points from Yao Ming

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 30-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+9+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 27

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 32, 28, 29, 24, 38, 45, 27Sixers-Pacers · W
29.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 14, 24, 28, 23, 28, 26, 27, 24Clippers-Knicks · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 32, 28, 14, 23, 18, 10, 32, 24Magic-Hawks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 19, 9, 13, 17, 11, 14, 24Pacers-Sixers · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 11, 13, 15, 11, 18, 19, 24, 24Celtics-Rockets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 6, 13, 48, 10, 12, 25, 17, 23Spurs-Sonics · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 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
Chris KamanLAC+6.2 14.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.2 25.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dan DickauNOH+6.2 18.5 last 10 · 12.3 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−5.8 4.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.1 13.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Marc JacksonPHI−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season