Friday, January 5, 1996Regular season · 9 games

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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed PHX by 5 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final · Box score

Cavs77

Celtics93

Final · OT · Box score

Wolves119

Warriors122

Final · Box score

Suns88

Clippers94

Final · Box score

Jazz100

Lakers116

Final · Box score

Blazers96

Bucks113

Final · Box score

Mavs99

Nets107

Final · Box score

Sonics93

Magic115

Final · Box score

Pacers105

Spurs92

Final · OT · Box score

Sixers102

Grizzlies103

The lead · Suns-Clippers

Phoenix's skid reaches three

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Suns	23	24	21	20	88
Clippers	24	18	27	25	94

Who led

Pooh RichardsonLAC20 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST

Bison DeleLAC18 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST

Charles BarkleyPHX26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

Wayman TisdalePHX22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Vin Baker MIL41

Shaquille O'Neal ORL38

Tom Gugliotta MIN36

Jim Jackson DAL32

Greg Anthony VAN32

Shaq tops the night at 67.6 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

ShaqORL · 38 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK

67.6

GugliottaMIN · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST

66.0

RobinsonSAS · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 4 AST

61.8

BakerMIL · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST

61.1

Kenny AndersonNJN · 18 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL

59.3

Chris MorrisUTA · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 STL, 3 AST

56.3

WeatherspoonPHI · 20 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

55.5

SeikalyGSW · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK

55.2

Records so far

Chicago leads the league at 27–3

East

1. CHI27-3

2. ORL25-6

3. NYK20-10

4. IND18-12

5. CLE16-13

6. WSB16-14

7. MIA15-14

8. DET15-15

9. ATL14-16

10. CHH14-17

11. BOS13-17

12. MIL12-18

13. NJN12-18

14. TOR9-23

15. PHI6-24

West

1. HOU23-9

2. SEA22-9

3. SAS20-9

4. SAC18-9

5. UTA21-11

6. LAL17-16

7. GSW14-17

8. PHX13-16

9. POR14-18

10. DEN13-18

11. LAC12-20

12. DAL8-22

13. MIN8-22

14. VAN6-25

The night in charts

Wolves-Warriors combined for 241, 25 more than any other game

Points by game

Wolves-WarriorsWolves 119, Warriors 122

241

Jazz-LakersJazz 100, Lakers 116

216

Blazers-BucksBlazers 96, Bucks 113

209

Sonics-MagicSonics 93, Magic 115

208

Mavs-NetsMavs 99, Nets 107

206

Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 102, Grizzlies 103

205

Pacers-SpursPacers 105, Spurs 92

197

Suns-ClippersSuns 88, Clippers 94

182

Cavs-CelticsCavs 77, Celtics 93

170

2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 102, Grizzlies 103

+1 VAN

Wolves-WarriorsWolves 119, Warriors 122

+3 GSW

Suns-ClippersSuns 88, Clippers 94

+6 LAC

Mavs-NetsMavs 99, Nets 107

+8 NJN

Pacers-SpursPacers 105, Spurs 92

+13 IND

Jazz-LakersJazz 100, Lakers 116

+16 LAL

Cavs-CelticsCavs 77, Celtics 93

+16 BOS

Blazers-BucksBlazers 96, Bucks 113

+17 MIL

Sonics-MagicSonics 93, Magic 115

+22 ORL

LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Suns-ClippersLAC won · Suns 88, Clippers 94

5 pts

Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 100, Lakers 116

1 pt

Gugliotta shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

GugliottaMIN · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST

82% (14-17)

SeikalyGSW · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK

82% (9-11)

CeballosLAL · 28 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL

79% (11-14)

TisdalePHX · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

75% (9-12)

ShaqORL · 38 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK

73% (16-22)

Final · Sixers-Grizzlies

Sixers 102Grizzlies 103

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Sixers	17	25	23	26	11	102
Grizzlies	28	27	23	13	12	103

The story

Greg Anthony's 32 points carried Vancouver past Philadelphia, 103-102 in OT

For Philadelphia, Trevor Ruffin had 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Grizzlies built it.

VAN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Clar. Weatherspoon was the fantasy play: 55.5 FPTS on 20 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Warriors

Wolves 119Warriors 122

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Wolves	21	27	27	32	12	119
Warriors	26	26	30	25	15	122

The story

Rony Seikaly had 31 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Minnesota 122-119 in OT

Terry Porter led Minnesota with 14 AST, 13 PTS, 3 REB 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-11 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the first 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Tom Gugliotta led the game in fantasy with 66.0 FPTS (36 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Blazers-Bucks

Blazers 96Bucks 113

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Blazers	21	27	28	20	96
Bucks	29	28	28	28	113

The story

Milwaukee beat Portland 113-96 behind 23 points from Glenn Robinson

Rod Strickland paced Portland: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Eddie JohnsonIND

+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes

Jon KoncakORL

−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Randolph KeysMIL

+18.8minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

28 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Orlando by 22.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 41

Vin BakerBucks-Blazers · W

20.5 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST

Shaquille O'NealMagic-Sonics · W

27.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high38 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST

Tom GugliottaWolves-Warriors · L

16.4 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Jim JacksonMavs-Nets · L

17.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Greg AnthonyGrizzlies-Sixers · W

16.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST

Rony SeikalyWarriors-Wolves · W

14.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Kurt ThomasMIA+4.9 15.5 last 10 · 10.6 season

George McCloudDAL+4.9 20.4 last 10 · 15.5 season

Bryant ReevesVAN+4.7 14.2 last 10 · 9.5 season

Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season

Elliot PerryPHX+4.6 15.2 last 10 · 10.6 season

Cold

Reggie MillerIND−4.4 15.9 last 10 · 20.3 season

Larry JohnsonCHH−4.4 18.0 last 10 · 22.4 season

Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN−3.7 16.2 last 10 · 19.9 season

Lindsey HunterDET−3.6 7.8 last 10 · 11.4 season

Kevin EdwardsNJN−3.6 8.8 last 10 · 12.4 season

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