FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 23, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 10 after three quarters and won 96–93.

Final
IND94
ATL104
Q1 ATL 0; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +10
Final
NOK78
BOS91
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +13
Final
HOU97
MIL80
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +17
Final
TOR101
DEN107
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +6
Final
NJN78
UTA89
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +11
Final
LAC96
GSW93
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC -10; Q4 LAC +3
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 23, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Rashard Lewis (SEA vs UTA), 36 points.
The lead · LAC @ GSW

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against Golden State

Down 10 after three, the Clippers won the fourth quarter 30–17 and the game 96–93. Elton Brand led Clippers with 28 points, 9 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-10+3LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC2521203096
GSW2925221793
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 20, 24, 28, 35, 19, 19, 12, 28LAC28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 9, 13, 24, 25, 27, 23, 21, 24LAC24 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 17, 15, 12, 37, 26, 22, 23, 30GSW30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 8, 7, 8, 12, 12, 16, 13, 16GSW16 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Second story · IND @ ATL

Atlanta climbs back to beat Indiana

Indiana led by 8 at the half. Atlanta won it 104–94. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ATL vs IND
Joe Johnson · ATLJermaine O'Neal · INDPTS2824REB48AST63Top 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
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 32, 38, 34, 37, 11, 35, 43, 41HOU @ MIL · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 43, 21, 38, 39, 17, 31, 20, 37DEN vs TOR · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 21, 33, 0, 10, 22, 9, 32BOS vs NOK · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 21, 15, 0, 11, 20, 16, 10, 32NJN @ UTA · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 17, 15, 12, 37, 26, 22, 23, 30GSW vs LAC · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 20, 24, 28, 35, 19, 19, 12, 28LAC @ GSW · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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
Kobe BryantLAL+9.6 45.5 last 10 · 35.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR+7.4 19.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Juwan HowardHOU+6.3 17.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+6.1 33.0 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−5.4 3.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS−3.8 24.6 last 10 · 28.4 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−3.5 6.5 last 10 · 10.0 season