FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 7, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–93.

Final · Box score
Mavs117
Celtics96
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Lakers93
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Blazers113
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Grizzlies93
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +8
The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf hits seven threes, Denver tops Lakers

Clifford Robinson goes for 41 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+5+3DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2225252496
Lakers2822172693
Who led
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 21, 13, 7, 22, 8, 26, 15, 33DEN33 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 15, 17, 4, 12, 21, 11, 8, 20DEN20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 13, 19, 16, 9, 11, 10, 10, 21LAL21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 8, 8, 14, 14, 11, 27, 26, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers lead Vancouver wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 101–93. Best quarter: the first, 33–31. Malik Sealy led Clippers with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over LAL3LAC over VAN8POR over MIN16DAL over BOS21Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over VAN.
The night in charts
Mavs-Celtics combined for 213, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CelticsMavs 117, Celtics 96
213
Wolves-BlazersWolves 97, Blazers 113
210
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 101, Grizzlies 93
194
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 96, Lakers 93
189
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 96, Lakers 93
+3 DEN
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 101, Grizzlies 93
+8 LAC
Wolves-BlazersWolves 97, Blazers 113
+16 POR
Mavs-CelticsMavs 117, Celtics 96
+21 DAL
Abdul-Rauf shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdul-RaufDEN · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
68% (13-19)
SealyLAC · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Clifford RobinsonPOR · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (17-27)
AnthonyVAN · 25 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DivacLAL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 96Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2225252496
Lakers2822172693
The story
Antonio McDyess had 20 points as Denver beat Los Angeles 96-93

Nick Van Exel led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 25-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−3+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 101Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33212225101
Grizzlies3119192493
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 101-93 behind 25 points from Malik Sealy

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2+4+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Anthony topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 97Blazers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2121312497
Blazers26263031113
The story
Rod Strickland's 13 points carried Portland past Minnesota, 113-97

For Minnesota, Isaiah Rider had 18 PTS, 3 REB 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+10+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 41

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 26, 30, 26, 20, 22, 23, 29, 41Blazers-Wolves · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 21, 13, 7, 22, 8, 26, 15, 33Nuggets-Lakers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 22, 31, 22, 13, 23, 33, 32, 30Mavs-Celtics · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 9, 9, 21, 16, 23, 13, 10, 29Mavs-Celtics · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 19, 23, 13, 10, 26, 24, 20, 28Celtics-Mavs · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 22, 16, 12, 22, 17, 21, 21, 28Mavs-Celtics · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.3 15.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jim JacksonDAL+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX+4.6 15.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+4.3 20.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.5 15.6 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−4.2 19.3 last 10 · 23.5 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