FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 1, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIN by 8 after the first quarter and won 97–70.

Final · Box score
Wolves70
Heat97
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Blazers94
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Lakers94
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2004–05Jan 1, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Nets), 31 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Minnesota

Elton Brand goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+14+27MIA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2321151170
Heat1526322497
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 33, 14, 17, 18, 35, 33, 34, 19MIA19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 10, 28, 24, 18, 23, 26, 28, 16MIA16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 23, 28, 21, 26, 27, 30, 24, 19MIN19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 0, 0, 14, 2, 2, 7, 4, 13MIN13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers

Utah makes it four straight

Utah beat Lakers 98–94 and moved to 15–16. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · UTA
Wvs POR82–77L@ IND83–93W@ MIL88–80L@ CLE85–110L@ BOS89–101L@ NYK90–98Wvs MEM105–102W@ HOU82–74Wvs PHI108–102W@ LAL98–94
The night in charts
Clippers-Blazers combined for 194, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BlazersClippers 100, Blazers 94
194
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 94
192
Wolves-HeatWolves 70, Heat 97
167
UTA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 94
+4 UTA
Clippers-BlazersClippers 100, Blazers 94
+6 LAC
Wolves-HeatWolves 70, Heat 97
+27 MIA
Cook shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CookLAL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ShaqMIA · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DixonPOR · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
CassellLAC · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
60% (9-15)
MihmLAL · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 98Lakers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2231232298
Lakers2227242194
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 23 points carried Utah past Los Angeles, 98-94

For Los Angeles, Brian Cook had 19 PTS, 3 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-27, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+4+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom was the fantasy play: 47.9 FPTS on 18 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST

Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 100Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26292520100
Blazers2026222694
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 23 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 100-94

Zach Randolph led Portland with 18 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 70Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2321151170
Heat1526322497
The story
Miami beat Minnesota 97-70 behind 19 points and 9 assists from Dwyane Wade

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 −8−3+14+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Juan Dixon leads the day with 24

Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 20, 14, 17, 12, 21, 18, 11, 24Blazers-Clippers · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 22, 21, 11, 5, 24, 10, 15, 23Jazz-Lakers · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 16, 18, 15, 13, 9, 19, 27, 23Clippers-Blazers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 26, 22, 10, 4, 13, 3, 24, 22Clippers-Blazers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 22, 20, 21, 29, 38, 25, 11, 20Clippers-Blazers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · −5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 33, 14, 17, 18, 35, 33, 34, 19Heat-Wolves · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.8 30.6 last 10 · 24.8 season
Vince CarterNJN+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.6 24.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Tyronn LueATL+4.2 14.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.9 36.6 last 10 · 32.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.4 13.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steven HunterPHI−3.8 2.0 last 10 · 5.8 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.7 6.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Ben GordonCHI−3.4 9.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
John SalmonsPHI−3.4 4.4 last 10 · 7.8 season