FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 3, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 106–103.

Final
LAC106
MEM103
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +3
Final
CLE88
MIA100
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +12
Final
SAS103
LAL91
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +12
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 · 2003–04Feb 3, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs TOR), 36 points.
The lead · LAC @ MEM

Clippers fight back from 8 down against Memphis

Final: 106–103, after trailing by 8 after three. Bobby Simmons led Clippers with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · LAC 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7-8+3LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC28182832106
MEM29242921103
Who led
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 17, 21, 21, 16, 11, 15, 26LAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 11, 6, 9, 4, 9, 10, 15, 25LAC25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 16, 2, 9, 28, 21, 13, 11, 16MEM16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 4, 9, 10, 20, 23, 14, 19, 15MEM15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · CLE @ MIA

Miami gets past Cleveland

100–88, with Miami ahead 50–43 at halftime. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over MEM3MIA over CLE12SAS over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CLE.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.1rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
6.5Season avg9.6Last 5

9.6 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 35, 27, 18, 28, 31, 27, 28, 31CLE @ MIA · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 25, 24, 12, 24, 33, 26, 15, 25, 26MIA vs CLE · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 17, 21, 21, 16, 11, 15, 26LAC @ MEM · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 11, 6, 9, 4, 9, 10, 15, 25LAC @ MEM · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 11, 25, 19, 8, 16, 15, 18, 23LAL vs SAS · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 16, 18, 11, 22, 24, 28, 14, 23CLE @ MIA · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 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
Damon StoudamirePOR+10.4 25.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.6 26.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Chucky AtkinsLAL+6.5 19.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+6.3 17.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.1 28.6 last 10 · 22.5 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMIL−7.0 4.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.3 2.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 13.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Austin CroshereIND−4.9 5.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Marc JacksonPHI−4.7 7.9 last 10 · 12.6 season