FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 9, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final
GSW87
TOR109
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +22
Final
POR105
NYK113
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +8
Final
IND89
PHX124
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +38; Q4 PHX +35
Final
MIA98
SEA108
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA -8; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +10
Final
HOU116
DEN98
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +18
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 9, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs WAS), 35 points.
The lead · MIA @ SEA

Seattle climbs back to beat Miami

Miami led by 8 at the half. Seattle won it 108–98. Vladimir Radmanovic led Seattle with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SEA 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 Q3Final0-6-8+3+10SEA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA3027212098
SEA24253227108
Who led
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 8, 3, 7, 21, 12, 7, 5, 27SEA27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 10, 13, 7, 9, 15, 4, 8, 18SEA18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28MIA28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 18, 10, 11, 13, 14, 9, 16, 19MIA19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg1.7Last 3

1.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · GSW @ TOR

Toronto rolls past Golden State, 109–87

The Warriors were held to 17 points in the third quarter. Chris Bosh led Toronto with 21 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over POR8SEA over MIA10HOU over DEN18TOR over GSW22PHX over IND35Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over GSW.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 45

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: 34, 25, 21, 20, 34, 42, 25, 24, 26, 45HOU @ DEN · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28MIA @ SEA · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 29, 25, 14, 24, 27, 21, 8, 27DEN vs HOU · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 26, 22, 25, 10, 22, 10, 25, 27POR @ NYK · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 8, 3, 7, 21, 12, 7, 5, 27SEA vs MIA · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 16, 15, 7, 8, 21, 10, 9, 25NYK vs POR · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 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
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.9 29.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.3 14.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.0 12.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
James JonesIND−4.2 1.8 last 10 · 6.0 season
Fred JonesIND−4.1 7.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rasual ButlerMIA−4.1 2.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Travis BestNJN−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season