FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 7, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 10 after the first quarter and won 84–78.

Final
CHA91
ORL111
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +20
Final · OT
MIL107
TOR105
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +2
Final
SAC100
ATL97
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +3
Final
DET110
BOS104
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +6
Final
GSW72
NJN82
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +10
Final
NOH76
MEM84
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +8
Final
PHI84
MIN89
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +5
Final
UTA78
CHI84
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final
MIA103
POR92
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +11
Final
HOU104
LAL111
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +7
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 · 2003–04Jan 7, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (NOH vs WAS), 28 points.
The lead · UTA @ CHI

Chicago rallies from 10 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 10 after one, Chicago outscored the Jazz 72–56 the rest of the way. Final: 84–78. Luol Deng led Chicago with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1+10+6CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2218182078
CHI1227291684
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 12, 10, 9, 4, 15, 13, 14, 22CHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 23, 18, 12, 15, 16, 22, 17, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 4, 2, 12, 10, 15, 11, 18, 13UTA13 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 22, 10, 13, 12, 17, 23, 13UTA13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · MIL @ TOR

Milwaukee needs overtime to survive Toronto

Tied 96–96 after regulation. Milwaukee won the final period 11–9 for a 107–105 win. Desmond Mason led Milwaukee with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs TOR
Desmond Mason · MILEric Williams · TORPTS2321REB45AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 31

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.
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 24, 21, 14, 17, 16, 19, 32, 31SAC @ ATL · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 26, 28, 25, 14, 22, 13, 28SAC @ ATL · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28MIA @ POR · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32, 27LAL vs HOU · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 4, 9, 6, 7, 18, 8, 11, 27POR vs MIA · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 25, 21, 20, 34, 42, 25, 24, 26HOU @ LAL · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 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
Allen IversonPHI+5.8 34.7 last 10 · 28.9 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.3 14.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+3.9 28.0 last 10 · 24.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+3.9 18.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSAS−3.9 18.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Rasual ButlerMIA−3.8 2.8 last 10 · 6.6 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Keith BogansCHA−3.3 6.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
James JonesIND−3.3 2.9 last 10 · 6.2 season