FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 4, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–100.

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors101
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Hornets93
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +24
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Heat81
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Nets93
Knicks105
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Suns93
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Kings126
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +24; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +30
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Bullets112
Q1 WSB -9; Q2 WSB +1; Q3 WSB +8; Q4 WSB +12
The lead · Mavs-Bullets

Washington climbs out of a 9-point hole against Dallas

Mitch Richmond goes for 41 points

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+1+8+12WSB AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33192622100
Bullets24293326112
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 23, 20, 21, 24, 27, 15, 19, 27WSB27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 20, 11, 14, 14, 25, 15, 19, 23WSB23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 8, 22, 31, 22, 13, 23, 33DAL33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 18, 19, 22, 16, 12, 22, 17, 21DAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 222, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 96, Kings 126
222
Mavs-BulletsMavs 100, Bullets 112
212
Bulls-HornetsBulls 117, Hornets 93
210
Raptors-HawksRaptors 101, Hawks 104
205
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 105
198
Wolves-SunsWolves 98, Suns 93
191
Sonics-HeatSonics 84, Heat 81
165
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HeatSonics 84, Heat 81
+3 SEA
Raptors-HawksRaptors 101, Hawks 104
+3 ATL
Wolves-SunsWolves 98, Suns 93
+5 MIN
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 105
+12 NYK
Mavs-BulletsMavs 100, Bullets 112
+12 WSB
Bulls-HornetsBulls 117, Hornets 93
+24 CHI
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 96, Kings 126
+30 SAC
WSB rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BulletsWSB won · Mavs 100, Bullets 112
9 pts
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 93, Knicks 105
6 pts
Raptors-HawksATL won · Raptors 101, Hawks 104
5 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 98, Suns 93
3 pts
Walt Williams shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Walt WilliamsSAC · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
GugliottaMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
MuresanWSB · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
GilliamNJN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
HowardWSB · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
60% (12-20)
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 101Hawks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors242316299101
Hawks2517262412104
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 26 points as Atlanta beat Toronto 104-101 in OT

Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Hawks took the third 26-16.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1−5+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Heat
Sonics 84Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2719211784
Heat2718201681
The story
Shawn Kemp's 21 points and 13 rebounds carried Seattle past Miami, 84-81

For Miami, Kevin Willis had 25 PTS, 15 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 19-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 0+1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 96Kings 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2515292796
Kings29352735126
The story
Sacramento beat Denver 126-96 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Tyus Edney

Bryant Stith paced Denver: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 35-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +4+24+22+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
32.61994–95 avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 1994–95 (45 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Denver by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

ATL over TOR3SEA over MIA3MIN over PHX5NYK over NJN12WSB over DAL12CHI over CHH24SAC over DEN30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 41

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 47, 23, 20, 23, 24, 31, 20, 41Kings-Nuggets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 8, 22, 31, 22, 13, 23, 33Mavs-Bullets · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 23, 20, 21, 24, 27, 15, 19, 27Bullets-Mavs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 14, 2, 22, 22, 8, 20, 8, 27Hawks-Raptors · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 32, 27, 30, 30, 29, 33, 38, 27Bulls-Hornets · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 18, 17, 21, 13, 7, 22, 8, 26Nuggets-Kings · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
George McCloudDAL+5.0 20.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kurt ThomasMIA+4.9 15.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kevin GambleMIA+4.1 13.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.0 15.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.7 16.6 last 10 · 21.3 season
Larry JohnsonCHH−4.4 18.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Richard DumasPHI−3.8 3.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Tim HardawayGSW−3.7 12.8 last 10 · 16.5 season