FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 8, 1996Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bullets91
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Heat92
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +2
The lead · Heat-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 32, Utah holds off Miami

Bobby Phills goes for 25 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+20+2UTA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2231192092
Jazz3223172294
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 22, 47, 21, 24, 29, 14, 21, 32UTA32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 13, 13, 17, 18, 21, 7, 27UTA27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36, 26, 13, 38, 22MIA22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Bimbo ColesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 19, 4, 19, 9, 11, 7, 10, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Bullets-Cavs

Cleveland never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–91. Bobby Phills led Cleveland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Bullets
Bobby Phills · CLEJuwan Howard · WSBPTS2523REB79AST57Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bullets-Cavs combined for 200, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-CavsBullets 91, Cavs 109
200
Heat-JazzHeat 92, Jazz 94
186
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-JazzHeat 92, Jazz 94
+2 UTA
Bullets-CavsBullets 91, Cavs 109
+18 CLE
Stockton shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PhillsCLE · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MillsCLE · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HowardWSB · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
55% (11-20)
HornacekUTA · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 92Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2231192092
Jazz3223172294
The story
John Stockton had 27 points as Utah beat Miami 94-92

Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +10+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Cavs
Bullets 91Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2219252591
Cavs26223328109
The story
Terrell Brandon's 23 points and 9 assists carried Cleveland past Washington, 109-91

For Washington, Gheorghe Muresan had 14 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+7+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 32

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 22, 47, 21, 24, 29, 14, 21, 32Jazz-Heat · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 13, 13, 17, 18, 21, 7, 27Jazz-Heat · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 24, 12, 28, 43, 19, 15, 20, 25Cavs-Bullets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 24, 27, 15, 19, 27, 6, 23Bullets-Cavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 14, 21, 21, 24, 27, 22, 18, 23Cavs-Bullets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 24, 27, 16, 18, 20, 7, 23, 23Cavs-Bullets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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
Bobby PhillsCLE+4.7 21.7 last 10 · 17.0 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−4.5 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