FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 6, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DEN by 4 at halftime and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Hawks90
Hornets96
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +29
Final · Box score
Magic94
Cavs105
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Heat88
Nuggets86
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Bullets82
Pistons90
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +27; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Kings115
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +9
The lead · Heat-Nuggets

Alonzo Mourning scores 38 as Miami wins in Denver

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-40+2MIA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1621262588
Nuggets1724222386
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36, 26, 13, 38MIA38 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Billy OwensPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 14, 19, 5, 31, 6, 34, 16, 20MIA20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 25, 17, 8, 14, 22, 12, 19, 16DEN16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 13, 30, 19, 16, 8, 10, 6, 16DEN16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Hornets

Charlotte beats Atlanta, 96–90

Charlotte led 69–67 after three and won by 6. Glen Rice led Charlotte with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over DEN2CHH over ATL6DET over WSB8SAC over GSW9CLE over ORL11HOU over IND12CHI over MIL29Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over ATL.
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 221, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 106, Kings 115
221
Magic-CavsMagic 94, Cavs 105
199
Bucks-BullsBucks 84, Bulls 113
197
Pacers-RocketsPacers 87, Rockets 99
186
Hawks-HornetsHawks 90, Hornets 96
186
Heat-NuggetsHeat 88, Nuggets 86
174
Bullets-PistonsBullets 82, Pistons 90
172
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-NuggetsHeat 88, Nuggets 86
+2 MIA
Hawks-HornetsHawks 90, Hornets 96
+6 CHH
Bullets-PistonsBullets 82, Pistons 90
+8 DET
Warriors-KingsWarriors 106, Kings 115
+9 SAC
Magic-CavsMagic 94, Cavs 105
+11 CLE
Pacers-RocketsPacers 87, Rockets 99
+12 HOU
Bucks-BullsBucks 84, Bulls 113
+29 CHI
MIA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NuggetsMIA won · Heat 88, Nuggets 86
4 pts
Hawks-HornetsCHH won · Hawks 90, Hornets 96
2 pts
Magic-CavsCLE won · Magic 94, Cavs 105
1 pt
Phills shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PhillsCLE · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
82% (9-11)
PolyniceSAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
MillsCLE · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
ScottORL · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Dale DavisIND · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 88Nuggets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1621262588
Nuggets1724222386
The story
Billy Owens had 20 points as Miami beat Denver 88-86

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf led Denver with 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Heat took the third 26-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 90Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3017202390
Hornets2819222796
The story
Larry Johnson's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 96-90

For Atlanta, Mookie Blaylock had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 4-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-23, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −20+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 87Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1922202687
Rockets3120252399
The story
Houston beat Indiana 99-87 behind 12 points from Robert Horry

Rik Smits paced Indiana: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 4-8 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +12+10+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 38

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36, 26, 13, 38Heat-Nuggets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 27, 30, 30, 29, 33, 38, 27, 32Bulls-Bucks · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 14, 9, 8, 18, 25, 18, 19, 27Kings-Warriors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 10, 26, 8, 19, 16, 18, 16, 27Magic-Cavs · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 17, 24, 13, 17, 17, 28, 15, 25Pistons-Bullets · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 27, 6, 15, 22, 16, 19, 24, 25Warriors-Kings · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
Jim JacksonDAL+4.5 22.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.5 15.6 last 10 · 20.1 season
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN−4.5 15.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−3.8 20.9 last 10 · 24.7 season
Lindsey HunterDET−3.7 7.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.7 9.0 last 10 · 12.7 season