FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 10, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 105–96.

Final
ORL101
BOS119
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +18
Final
POR109
PHI100
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +9
Final
LAL105
MIN96
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +9
Final
GSW85
CHI94
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +9
Final
SAS96
UTA97
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA +1
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 10, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (WAS vs PHI), 43 points.
The lead · LAL @ MIN

Kobe Bryant scores 31 as Lakers win in Minnesota

Final: 105–96. Kobe Bryant made 9 of 19 shots from the field.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-13-9-9+9LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL14302338105
MIN2726232096
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32, 27, 31LAL31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 30, 12, 14, 8, 0, 14, 15, 23LAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 18, 17, 30, 47, 23, 18, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 14, 2, 9, 3, 2, 5, 8, 20MIN20 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · SAS @ UTA

Utah wins a tight one over San Antonio

97–96. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Mehmet Okur led Utah with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over SAS1POR over PHI9LAL over MIN9CHI over GSW9BOS over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32, 27, 31LAL @ MIN · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 7, 12, 2, 8, 13, 5, 10, 28POR @ PHI · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 19, 23, 14, 12, 27, 19, 24SAS @ UTA · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Speedy ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 10, 2, 11, 21, 6, 5, 11, 24GSW @ CHI · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 18, 17, 30, 47, 23, 18, 25, 23MIN vs LAL · L
23.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 30, 12, 14, 8, 0, 14, 15, 23LAL @ MIN · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 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 34.4 last 10 · 28.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.9 29.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.1 12.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Morris PetersonTOR+4.0 14.0 last 10 · 10.0 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