FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 10, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Kings104
Celtics113
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -13; Q3 BOS -13; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Bulls113
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +26
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Nets92
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Bullets98
Sixers93
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB +5; Q3 WSB -1; Q4 WSB +5
Final · Box score
Heat89
Blazers90
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Grizzlies85
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +6
The lead · Kings-Celtics

Boston climbs back to beat Sacramento

David Robinson goes for 24 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-13-13+9BOS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29362712104
Celtics28242734113
Who led
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 13, 10, 26, 24, 20, 28, 18, 25BOS25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 7, 9, 16, 22, 13, 9, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 23, 24, 31, 20, 41, 23, 19, 31SAC31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 8, 18, 25, 18, 19, 27, 4, 15SAC15 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Sonics-Bulls

Chicago routs Seattle by 26

Chicago led by 6 at halftime and won 113–87. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over MIA1WSB over PHI5SAS over CLE6DEN over VAN6BOS over SAC9NJN over NYK13CHI over SEA26Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over SEA.
The night in charts
Kings-Celtics combined for 217, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-CelticsKings 104, Celtics 113
217
Sonics-BullsSonics 87, Bulls 113
200
Bullets-SixersBullets 98, Sixers 93
191
Heat-BlazersHeat 89, Blazers 90
179
Cavs-SpursCavs 86, Spurs 92
178
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 91, Grizzlies 85
176
Knicks-NetsKnicks 79, Nets 92
171
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BlazersHeat 89, Blazers 90
+1 POR
Bullets-SixersBullets 98, Sixers 93
+5 WSB
Cavs-SpursCavs 86, Spurs 92
+6 SAS
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 91, Grizzlies 85
+6 DEN
Kings-CelticsKings 104, Celtics 113
+9 BOS
Knicks-NetsKnicks 79, Nets 92
+13 NJN
Sonics-BullsSonics 87, Bulls 113
+26 CHI
BOS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-CelticsBOS won · Kings 104, Celtics 113
13 pts
Sonics-BullsCHI won · Sonics 87, Bulls 113
2 pts
Bullets-SixersWSB won · Bullets 98, Sixers 93
1 pt
Mason shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonNYK · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
BarrosBOS · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
MinorBOS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
EdwardsVAN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
RichmondSAC · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 89Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2127192289
Blazers2921231790
The story
Buck Williams had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Portland beat Miami 90-89

Bimbo Coles led Miami with 13 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +8+2+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning led the game in fantasy with 53.0 FPTS (33 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Bullets-Sixers
Bullets 98Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets3221172898
Sixers2820232293
The story
Washington beat Philadelphia 98-93 behind 18 rebounds and 14 points from Gheorghe Muresan

Clar. Weatherspoon paced Philadelphia: 20 REB, 14 PTS 18 REB, 14 PTS, 9 BLK · 6-16 FG

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +4+5−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 86Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1514273086
Spurs2418252592
The story
Sean Elliott's 26 points carried San Antonio past Cleveland, 92-86

For Cleveland, Dan Majerle had 18 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-15, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+13+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 30, 30, 29, 33, 38, 27, 32, 35Bulls-Sonics · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 21, 28, 36, 26, 13, 38, 22, 33Heat-Blazers · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 23, 24, 31, 20, 41, 23, 19, 31Kings-Celtics · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 28, 26, 23, 26, 16, 14, 20, 29Bulls-Sonics · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 28, 22, 17, 33, 24, 28, 20, 26Spurs-Cavs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 13, 10, 26, 24, 20, 28, 18, 25Celtics-Kings · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Elliot PerryPHX+4.7 15.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.6 14.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+4.2 20.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.9 15.1 last 10 · 20.0 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