FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 16, 2005Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed NOH by 14 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final
NOH99
TOR102
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR -14; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +3
Final
CLE97
SEA105
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +8
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 16, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs BOS), 44 points.
The lead · NOH @ TOR

Toronto climbs out of a 14-point hole against New Orleans

Down 14 at the half, the Raptors won the fourth quarter 36–22 and the game 102–99. Morris Peterson led Toronto with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · TOR 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 Q3Final00-14-11+3TOR AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH2635162299
TOR26211936102
Who led
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 12, 21, 19, 15, 21, 37, 18, 25TOR25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 12, 25, 23, 13, 21, 26, 13, 24TOR24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 18, 14, 14, 6, 18, 16, 22, 32NOH32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris AndersenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 13, 10, 0, 12, 0, 6, 15, 17NOH17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CLE @ SEA

Seattle beats Cleveland, 105–97

Seattle led 76–75 after three and won by 8. Ray Allen led Seattle with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SEA vs CLE
Ray Allen · SEALeBron James · CLEPTS2735REB65AST011Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 37 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg21.4Last 3

21.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 3, 26, 20, 22, 29, 28, 27, 35CLE @ SEA · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 18, 14, 14, 6, 18, 16, 22, 32NOH @ TOR · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 35, 30, 17, 15, 31, 22, 22, 27SEA vs CLE · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 21, 19, 10, 6, 17, 8, 5, 27CLE @ SEA · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 12, 21, 19, 15, 21, 37, 18, 25TOR vs NOH · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 12, 25, 23, 13, 21, 26, 13, 24TOR vs NOH · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 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
Morris PetersonTOR+7.0 18.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+6.1 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.0 19.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA+5.1 28.1 last 10 · 23.0 season
Larry HughesWAS+5.0 26.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−4.9 6.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Fred JonesIND−4.4 6.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
James JonesIND−3.4 2.4 last 10 · 5.8 season