FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 3, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ATL by 7 after three quarters and won 108–97.

Final · Box score
Raptors108
Hawks97
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Wizards111
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Magic99
Pistons108
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +20; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Lakers80
Jazz90
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Kings98
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +13
On this day · 2004–05Jan 3, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Heat), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Atlanta's skid reaches four

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 14 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-7+11TOR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23292135108
Hawks2528271797
Who led
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 5, 13, 19, 14, 4, 28, 19, 28TOR28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 22, 19, 17, 18, 37, 15, 22, 27TOR27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 35, 14, 12, 22, 19, 25, 26, 18ATL18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 36, 30, 13, 24, 15, 18, 20, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Lakers-Jazz

Utah extends win streak to 5

90–80 over Lakers. Record: 16–16. Mehmet Okur led Utah with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · UTA
L@ IND83–93W@ MIL88–80L@ CLE85–110L@ BOS89–101L@ NYK90–98Wvs MEM105–102W@ HOU82–74Wvs PHI108–102W@ LAL98–94Wvs LAL90–80
Lead changes
Raptors-Hawks23
Magic-Pistons15
Lakers-Jazz14
Sixers-Kings10
Blazers-Mavs4
Rockets-Wizards1
Warriors-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 234, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 123, Wizards 111
234
Sixers-KingsSixers 111, Kings 98
209
Magic-PistonsMagic 99, Pistons 108
207
Raptors-HawksRaptors 108, Hawks 97
205
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 94, Grizzlies 104
198
Blazers-MavsBlazers 81, Mavs 95
176
Lakers-JazzLakers 80, Jazz 90
170
DET won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 99, Pistons 108
+9 DET
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 94, Grizzlies 104
+10 MEM
Lakers-JazzLakers 80, Jazz 90
+10 UTA
Raptors-HawksRaptors 108, Hawks 97
+11 TOR
Rockets-WizardsRockets 123, Wizards 111
+12 HOU
Sixers-KingsSixers 111, Kings 98
+13 PHI
Blazers-MavsBlazers 81, Mavs 95
+14 DAL
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksTOR won · Raptors 108, Hawks 97
7 pts
Lakers-JazzUTA won · Lakers 80, Jazz 90
3 pts
Sixers-KingsPHI won · Sixers 111, Kings 98
2 pts
Dalembert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DalembertPHI · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
IguodalaPHI · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
HowardHOU · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 99Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2629222299
Pistons26312229108
The story
Detroit beat Orlando 108-99 behind 37 points and 9 assists from Chauncey Billups

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 22 PTS, 14 REB 37 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+2+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 80Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1629171880
Jazz1626212790
The story
Mehmet Okur's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Los Angeles, 90-80

Deron Williams chipped in 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-18, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−3+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 123Wizards 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27303234123
Wizards21252441111
The story
Tracy McGrady had 38 points as Houston beat Washington 123-111

Caron Butler led Washington with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 38 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-24 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the third 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+11+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 44

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 30, 36, 41, 34, 16, 47, 44Wizards-Rockets · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 29, 20, 7, 17, 21, 38, 32, 38Rockets-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 30, 19, 10, 20, 21, 30, 14, 37Pistons-Magic · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 16, 13, 8, 11, 12, 23, 20, 36Kings-Sixers · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 5, 13, 19, 14, 4, 28, 19, 28Raptors-Hawks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 22, 19, 17, 18, 37, 15, 22, 27Raptors-Hawks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.6 24.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Fred JonesIND+4.0 12.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+4.0 28.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.9 36.6 last 10 · 32.7 season
Cold
Keith Van HornDAL−4.2 5.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−3.2 14.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
John SalmonsPHI−3.1 4.4 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kareem RushCHA−2.9 10.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−2.7 6.8 last 10 · 9.5 season