FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 11, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHA by 10 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · OT
CHA98
CLE100
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -10; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +2
Final
MIL80
ATL103
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +28; Q4 ATL +23
Final
DET89
NJN80
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +9
Final
NOH88
NYK82
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +6
Final
IND86
MEM85
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +1
Final
MIA107
PHX122
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +15
Final
DEN100
SAC109
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +9
Final
LAC99
SEA104
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +5
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 11, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (SAC vs DEN), 33 points.
The lead · CHA @ CLE

Cleveland outlasts Charlotte in overtime

87–87 at the end of regulation. Cleveland took the last extra period 13–11. Final: 100–98. LeBron James led Cleveland with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+3-100+2CLE AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHA231932131198
CLE1926192313100
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 23, 22, 40, 3, 26, 20, 22, 29CLE29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 8, 11, 20, 17, 8, 28, 7, 22CLE22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 10, 15, 4, 2, 21, 6, 18CHA18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Primoz BrezecPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 16, 8, 22, 6, 10, 5, 18, 18CHA18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Atlanta by 23.

IND over MEM1CLE over CHA2SEA over LAC5NOH over NYK6DET over NJN9SAC over DEN9PHX over MIA15ATL over MIL23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 35

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.
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 24, 31, 55, 32, 32, 16, 35IND @ MEM · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28, 34MIA @ PHX · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 37, 15, 50, 34, 19, 17, 20, 34PHX vs MIA · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 32, 20, 18, 35, 30, 17, 15, 31SEA vs LAC · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 19, 24, 24, 23, 25, 12, 20, 31MEM vs IND · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 23, 22, 40, 3, 26, 20, 22, 29CLE vs CHA · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 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
Rick BrunsonLAC+4.4 10.3 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.1 12.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA+4.1 26.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−4.6 7.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
James JonesIND−4.2 1.6 last 10 · 5.8 season
Fred JonesIND−4.0 7.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Mark BlountBOS−3.5 7.2 last 10 · 10.7 season