FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 3, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 106–103.

Final · Box score
Clippers106
Grizzlies103
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Heat100
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Lakers91
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +12
On this day · 2003–04Feb 3, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Raptors), 36 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers fight back from 8 down against Memphis

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7-8+3LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28182832106
Grizzlies29242921103
Who led
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 17, 21, 21, 16, 11, 15, 26LAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 11, 6, 9, 4, 9, 10, 15, 25LAC25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 16, 2, 9, 28, 21, 13, 11, 16MEM16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 4, 9, 10, 20, 23, 14, 19, 15MEM15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Cavs-Heat

Miami gets past Cleveland

100–88, with Miami ahead 50–43 at halftime. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over MEM3MIA over CLE12SAS over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CLE.
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies18
Spurs-Lakers2
Cavs-Heat1
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 209, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 106, Grizzlies 103
209
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 91
194
Cavs-HeatCavs 88, Heat 100
188
LAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 106, Grizzlies 103
+3 LAC
Cavs-HeatCavs 88, Heat 100
+12 MIA
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 91
+12 SAS
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-GrizzliesLAC won · Clippers 106, Grizzlies 103
8 pts
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 88, Heat 100
4 pts
Simmons shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsLAC · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
JaricLAC · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Mike MillerMEM · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
RoseSAS · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 106Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28182832106
Grizzlies29242921103
The story
Marko Jaric had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 106-103

Stromile Swift led Memphis with 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 32-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−7−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 88Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2815261988
Heat24262723100
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past Cleveland, 100-88

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 23 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 26-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4+7+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 103Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26173723103
Lakers2317153691
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 103-91 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Tony Parker

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +3+3+25+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.1rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
6.5Season avg9.6Last 5

9.6 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 35, 27, 18, 28, 31, 27, 28, 31Cavs-Heat · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 25, 24, 12, 24, 33, 26, 15, 25, 26Heat-Cavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 17, 21, 21, 16, 11, 15, 26Clippers-Grizzlies · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 11, 6, 9, 4, 9, 10, 15, 25Clippers-Grizzlies · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 11, 25, 19, 8, 16, 15, 18, 23Lakers-Spurs · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 16, 18, 11, 22, 24, 28, 14, 23Cavs-Heat · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+10.4 25.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.6 26.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Chucky AtkinsLAL+6.5 19.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+6.3 17.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.1 28.6 last 10 · 22.5 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMIL−7.0 4.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.3 2.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 13.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Austin CroshereIND−4.9 5.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Marc JacksonPHI−4.7 7.9 last 10 · 12.6 season