FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 2, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 9 at halftime and won 93–92.

Final
SEA96
IND115
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +19
Final · 3OT
PHX133
NYK140
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK 0; OT2 NYK 0; OT3 NYK +7
Final
CHA86
NOK103
Q1 NOK 0; Q2 NOK +1; Q3 NOK +6; Q4 NOK +17
Final
MIL93
CHI92
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +1
Final
BOS110
DEN120
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +10
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 · 2004–05Jan 2, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX vs POR), 50 points.
The lead · MIL @ CHI

Milwaukee rallies from 9 down to beat Chicago

Trailing by 9 at the half, Milwaukee outscored the Bulls 50–40 the rest of the way. Final: 93–92. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final00-9+3+1MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2320302093
CHI2329182292
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 24, 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29MIL29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 11, 14, 13, 5, 14, 12, 15, 14MIL14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 13, 11, 22, 5, 2, 9, 15, 28CHI28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 8, 4, 3, 16, 3, 2, 0, 19CHI19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
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
7.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg52Today

52 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · BOS @ DEN

Denver beats Boston, 120–110

Denver led 93–78 after three and won by 10. Kenyon Martin led Denver with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHI1NYK over PHX7DEN over BOS10NOK over CHA17IND over SEA19Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over BOS.
Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 39

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.
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 16, 29, 12, 21, 28, 24, 28, 39PHX @ NYK · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 21, 25, 14, 22, 21, 5, 23, 32NYK vs PHX · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 23, 15, 16, 28, 14, 24, 9, 29NYK vs PHX · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 20, 19, 30, 43, 28, 22, 19, 29BOS @ DEN · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 24, 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29MIL @ CHI · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 19, 5, 27, 24, 19, 24, 14, 28PHX @ NYK · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 22 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
Vince CarterNJN+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.6 24.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Tyronn LueATL+4.2 14.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Fred JonesIND+4.0 12.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+4.0 28.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWAS−4.4 13.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steven HunterPHI−3.8 2.0 last 10 · 5.8 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.7 6.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
John SalmonsPHI−3.4 4.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−3.0 7.8 last 10 · 10.8 season