FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 23, 2004Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 106–93.

Final
ORL98
PHI93
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +5
Final
NYK96
ATL94
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +2
Final
WAS89
BOS100
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +11
Final
NJN64
MIA85
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +21
Final
HOU78
IND74
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +4
Final
SAC95
MEM109
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +14
Final
DET79
MIN80
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +1
Final
DEN91
NOH97
Q1 NOH 0; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +6
Final
DAL106
CHI93
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +13
Final
TOR86
MIL98
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +12
Final
UTA82
LAC93
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +11
Final
SAS86
PHX84
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2002–03Jan 23, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (NJN @ GSW), 41 points.
The lead · DAL @ CHI

Chicago's skid reaches six

Dallas won 106–93; the Bulls fall to 12–31. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+12+13DAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL28263022106
CHI3214262193
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 14, 31, 25, 22, 32, 19, 16, 26DAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 6, 25, 32, 16, 33, 18, 31, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 11, 11, 19, 7, 11, 15, 5, 23CHI23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 21, 20, 13, 13, 20, 19, 10, 15CHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Heat rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat New Jersey by 21.

MIN over DET1NYK over ATL2SAS over PHX2HOU over IND4ORL over PHI5NOH over DEN6BOS over WAS11LAC over UTA11MIL over TOR12DAL over CHI13MEM over SAC14MIA over NJN21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 33

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 35, 32, 28, 44, 33, 34, 20, 33ORL @ PHI · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 16, 22, 26, 20, 20, 24, 28, 31IND vs HOU · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 15, 26, 31, 34, 18, 22, 30PHI vs ORL · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 44, 21, 20, 6, 12, 0, 18, 25, 29LAC vs UTA · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 20, 2, 24, 12, 5, 20, 18, 27MEM vs SAC · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 14, 31, 25, 22, 32, 19, 16, 26DAL @ CHI · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.6 21.1 last 10 · 14.5 season
Tracy McGradyORL+6.5 33.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Keith BogansORL+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Jim JacksonHOU+4.1 15.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Mark BlountBOS+4.1 12.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vince CarterTOR−4.4 16.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.9 17.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.9 23.1 last 10 · 27.0 season