FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 3, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by SAS (vs UTA) and ORL (vs TOR).

Final · OT · Box score
Blazers114
Celtics110
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Bulls100
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Clippers94
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Magic121
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +14
The lead · Raptors-Magic

Anfernee Hardaway scores 34 in Orlando win over Toronto

Rod Strickland goes for 27 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+2+11ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33252626110
Magic28322635121
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 16, 18, 32, 19, 22, 22, 15, 34ORL34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 26, 32, 30, 28, 18, 22, 25, 26ORL26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Alvin RobertsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 9, 20, 10, 14, 4, 17, 12, 27TOR27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 15, 21, 19, 20, 25, 21, 27, 23TOR23 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Jazz-Spurs

San Antonio makes it three straight

San Antonio beat Utah 111–97 and moved to 20–8. David Robinson led San Antonio with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ DAL126–111Wvs SAC122–106Wvs POR111–103Wvs DEN114–96Wvs HOU110–95W@ PHX105–100L@ SAC98–115W@ LAL107–99Wvs MIN122–84Wvs UTA111–97
The night in charts
Sixers-Warriors combined for 233, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 111, Warriors 122
233
Raptors-MagicRaptors 110, Magic 121
231
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 114, Celtics 110
224
Jazz-SpursJazz 97, Spurs 111
208
Pacers-ClippersPacers 110, Clippers 94
204
Rockets-BullsRockets 86, Bulls 100
186
Pistons-BucksPistons 82, Bucks 96
178
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 114, Celtics 110
+4 POR
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 111, Warriors 122
+11 GSW
Raptors-MagicRaptors 110, Magic 121
+11 ORL
Jazz-SpursJazz 97, Spurs 111
+14 SAS
Rockets-BullsRockets 86, Bulls 100
+14 CHI
Pistons-BucksPistons 82, Bucks 96
+14 MIL
Pacers-ClippersPacers 110, Clippers 94
+16 IND
SAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 97, Spurs 111
5 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 110, Magic 121
5 pts
Rockets-BullsCHI won · Rockets 86, Bulls 100
3 pts
Penny shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PennyORL · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
82% (14-17)
ShaqORL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
VaughtLAC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
StackhousePHI · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BenjaminMIL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Celtics
Blazers 114Celtics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2821292610114
Celtics202529306110
The story
Clifford Robinson had 23 points as Portland beat Boston 114-110 in OT

Dana Barros led Boston with 22 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-20 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +8+4+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 111Warriors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25232241111
Warriors32362727122
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 19 points and 13 rebounds carried Golden State past Philadelphia, 122-111

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-23, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +7+20+25+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trevor Ruffin was the fantasy play: 45.9 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB

Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 86Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1812243286
Bulls15322825100
The story
Chicago beat Houston 100-86 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Scottie Pippen

Hakeem Olajuwon paced Houston: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 6-22 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-12 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 −3+17+21+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 14 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 38

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 37, 32, 27, 30, 30, 29, 33, 38Bulls-Rockets · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 16, 18, 32, 19, 22, 22, 15, 34Magic-Raptors · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 31, 25, 18, 25, 25, 29, 23, 31Spurs-Jazz · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 9, 21, 22, 12, 4, 18, 23, 28Spurs-Jazz · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 30, 19, 27, 15, 16, 22, 22, 27Blazers-Celtics · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 18 AST
Alvin RobertsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 9, 20, 10, 14, 4, 17, 12, 27Raptors-Magic · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 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
Kevin GambleMIA+4.4 13.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Scottie PippenCHI+3.7 25.7 last 10 · 22.0 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.0 15.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.7 16.6 last 10 · 21.3 season
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN−4.5 15.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.9 9.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Richard DumasPHI−3.8 3.9 last 10 · 7.7 season