FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 2, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAL by 13 after the first quarter and won 90–89.

Final · Box score
Sonics111
Hawks88
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +17; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +23
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Mavs92
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Nuggets87
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Lakers89
Q1 PHI -13; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Wolves100
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Bucks72
Nets81
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Knicks92
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Bullets100
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +8
The lead · Sixers-Lakers

Philadelphia rallies from 13 down to beat Lakers

Tom Gugliotta goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1-2+1PHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1432232190
Lakers2720241889
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 30, 15, 13, 28, 30, 8, 0, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 6, 18, 16, 19, 24, 22, 21, 20PHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 24, 20, 8, 8, 14, 14, 11, 27LAL27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 23, 13, 27, 24, 17, 13, 18, 15LAL15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Nets

New Jersey handles Milwaukee by 9

The Nets won the third quarter 22–15. Final: 81–72. Shawn Bradley led New Jersey with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over LAL1HOU over MIN5CLE over WSB8NJN over MIL9POR over NYK9UTA over DAL10IND over DEN15SEA over ATL23Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over MIL.
The night in charts
Cavs-Bullets combined for 208, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BulletsCavs 108, Bullets 100
208
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 100
205
Sonics-HawksSonics 111, Hawks 88
199
Jazz-MavsJazz 102, Mavs 92
194
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 101, Knicks 92
193
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 102, Nuggets 87
189
Sixers-LakersSixers 90, Lakers 89
179
Bucks-NetsBucks 72, Nets 81
153
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-LakersSixers 90, Lakers 89
+1 PHI
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 100
+5 HOU
Cavs-BulletsCavs 108, Bullets 100
+8 CLE
Bucks-NetsBucks 72, Nets 81
+9 NJN
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 101, Knicks 92
+9 POR
Jazz-MavsJazz 102, Mavs 92
+10 UTA
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 102, Nuggets 87
+15 IND
Sonics-HawksSonics 111, Hawks 88
+23 SEA
PHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-LakersPHI won · Sixers 90, Lakers 89
13 pts
Bucks-NetsNJN won · Bucks 72, Nets 81
7 pts
Cavs-BulletsCLE won · Cavs 108, Bullets 100
4 pts
Jazz-MavsUTA won · Jazz 102, Mavs 92
4 pts
McKie shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKiePOR · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
RuffinPHI · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
Rasheed WallaceWSB · 20 PTS, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
LangATL · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
74% (14-19)
StocktonUTA · 18 PTS, 15 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 90Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1432232190
Lakers2720241889
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 90-89

Nick Van Exel led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the 76ers took the second 32-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −13−1−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vlade Divac led the game in fantasy with 47.8 FPTS (14 REB, 10 PTS, 6 AST)

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 105Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24232434105
Wolves19262629100
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 28 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Minnesota, 105-100

For Minnesota, Terry Porter had 15 AST, 9 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 102Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30212130102
Nuggets1621262487
The story
Indiana beat Denver 102-87 behind 15 points from Mark Jackson

Bryant Stith paced Denver: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 4-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +14+14+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess topped the game at 38.0 FPTS: 21 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 24, 31, 21, 22, 47, 21, 24, 29Jazz-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Andrew LangPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 7, 18, 14, 15, 10, 10, 10, 29Hawks-Sonics · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 37, 31, 30, 27, 30, 18, 22, 35, 28Rockets-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 19, 20, 32, 14, 21, 21, 24, 27Cavs-Bullets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 24, 20, 8, 8, 14, 14, 11, 27Lakers-Sixers · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 8, 18, 20, 12, 13, 12, 25Wolves-Rockets · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George McCloudDAL+6.1 21.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Scottie PippenCHI+4.5 26.7 last 10 · 22.2 season
Kevin GambleMIA+4.4 13.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.5 15.1 last 10 · 20.6 season
Tim HardawayGSW−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN−4.5 15.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.5 16.9 last 10 · 21.4 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.9 9.7 last 10 · 13.6 season