FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 9, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NJN by 9 after the first quarter and won 92–84.

Final · Box score
Kings88
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Mavs84
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Rockets82
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Bucks92
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Knicks98
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Nets84
Magic92
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Suns100
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Raptors91
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +1
The lead · Nets-Magic

Orlando rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Christian Laettner goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2-9+8ORL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets262128984
Magic1728212692
Who led
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 26, 8, 19, 16, 18, 16, 27, 23ORL23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 19, 22, 22, 15, 34, 8, 23, 19ORL19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 9, 29, 22, 27, 15, 19, 26, 26NJN26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kevin EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 2, 3, 3, 2, 9, 17, 13NJN13 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Wolves-Lakers

Lakers take over late to edge Minnesota

Down 4 after three, Lakers won the fourth 32–26. Final: 106–104. Cedric Ceballos led Lakers with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over TOR1LAL over MIN2SEA over MIL5NYK over BOS5LAC over PHX5GSW over VAN6SAS over HOU6IND over DAL7ORL over NJN8ATL over SAC16Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MIN.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 212, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 103, Warriors 109
212
Wolves-LakersWolves 104, Lakers 106
210
Clippers-SunsClippers 105, Suns 100
205
Kings-HawksKings 88, Hawks 104
192
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 93, Knicks 98
191
Sonics-BucksSonics 97, Bucks 92
189
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 92, Raptors 91
183
Nets-MagicNets 84, Magic 92
176
Pacers-MavsPacers 91, Mavs 84
175
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 88, Rockets 82
170
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 92, Raptors 91
+1 CHH
Wolves-LakersWolves 104, Lakers 106
+2 LAL
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 93, Knicks 98
+5 NYK
Clippers-SunsClippers 105, Suns 100
+5 LAC
Sonics-BucksSonics 97, Bucks 92
+5 SEA
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 103, Warriors 109
+6 GSW
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 88, Rockets 82
+6 SAS
Pacers-MavsPacers 91, Mavs 84
+7 IND
Nets-MagicNets 84, Magic 92
+8 ORL
Kings-HawksKings 88, Hawks 104
+16 ATL
ORL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 84, Magic 92
9 pts
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 104, Lakers 106
5 pts
Hornets-RaptorsCHH won · Hornets 92, Raptors 91
3 pts
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 93, Knicks 98
3 pts
Sonics-BucksSEA won · Sonics 97, Bucks 92
3 pts
Richardson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsonLAC · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
RogersLAC · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
A.C. GreenPHX · 29 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
GeigerCHH · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
GilliamNJN · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 92Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2223262192
Raptors2520222491
The story
Dell Curry's 27 points carried Charlotte past Toronto, 92-91

For Toronto, Damon Stoudamire had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-22, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −30+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 104Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32143226104
Lakers27222532106
The story
Eddie Jones had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 106-104

Tom Gugliotta led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 1 REB · 10-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Lakers took the second 22-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5+3−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 88Rockets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2427211688
Rockets1325251982
The story
San Antonio beat Houston 88-82 behind 20 points from Sean Elliott

Clyde Drexler paced Houston: 14 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+13+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hakeem Olajuwon topped the game at 62.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

A.C. Green leads the day with 29

A.C. GreenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 13, 17, 19, 7, 8, 9, 7, 29Suns-Clippers · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 17, 11, 20, 11, 21, 21, 19, 29Wolves-Lakers · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 24, 17, 13, 18, 15, 28, 15, 29Lakers-Wolves · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 10, 7, 32, 22, 19, 14, 6, 28Warriors-Grizzlies · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 15, 11, 11, 11, 6, 2, 21, 27Hornets-Raptors · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 9, 29, 22, 27, 15, 19, 26, 26Nets-Magic · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondSAC+5.2 27.1 last 10 · 21.9 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+5.0 20.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jim JacksonDAL+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Bobby PhillsCLE+4.7 21.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX+4.7 15.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.9 15.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−4.1 8.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Terry DehereLAC−3.8 6.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−3.7 19.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Lindsey HunterDET−3.7 7.4 last 10 · 11.1 season