FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 11, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed TOR by 10 after the first quarter and won 87–79.

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Hornets93
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Suns111
Warriors106
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Pacers96
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Raptors79
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +8
The lead · Hawks-Raptors

Atlanta climbs out of a 10-point hole against Toronto

Joe Smith goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+6+12+8ATL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1125272487
Raptors219212879
Who led
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 13, 5, 19, 16, 26, 22, 12, 24ATL24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 11, 15, 14, 6, 14, 8, 12, 15ATL15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 20, 25, 21, 27, 23, 19, 20, 18TOR18 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Oliver MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 5, 4, 14, 5, 13, 4, 8, 13TOR13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Pacers

Indiana handles Milwaukee by 8

The Pacers won the third quarter 28–25. Final: 96–88. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 24 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DET over CHH2PHX over GSW5IND over MIL8ATL over TOR8LAC over MIN20Final margin, points. Pink = IND over MIL.
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 217, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 111, Warriors 106
217
Wolves-ClippersWolves 89, Clippers 109
198
Pistons-HornetsPistons 95, Hornets 93
188
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 96
184
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 87, Raptors 79
166
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HornetsPistons 95, Hornets 93
+2 DET
Suns-WarriorsSuns 111, Warriors 106
+5 PHX
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 96
+8 IND
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 87, Raptors 79
+8 ATL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 89, Clippers 109
+20 LAC
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-RaptorsATL won · Hawks 87, Raptors 79
10 pts
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 88, Pacers 96
6 pts
Pistons-HornetsDET won · Pistons 95, Hornets 93
3 pts
Vaught shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughtLAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
A.C. GreenPHX · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Dale DavisIND · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK
69% (9-13)
HoustonDET · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
61% (11-18)
SmitsIND · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 95Hornets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2120203495
Hornets1925193093
The story
Grant Hill's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Detroit past Charlotte, 95-93

For Charlotte, Larry Johnson had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 34-30.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2−3−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 111Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29242434111
Warriors22252831106
The story
Elliot Perry had 20 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Golden State 111-106

Latrell Sprewell led Golden State with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 87Raptors 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1125272487
Raptors219212879
The story
Atlanta beat Toronto 87-79 behind 24 points from Mookie Blaylock

Damon Stoudamire paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

A 25-9 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10+6+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joe Smith leads the day with 28

Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 27, 6, 15, 22, 16, 19, 24, 25, 12, 28Warriors-Suns · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 22, 19, 20, 29, 21, 17, 25, 26Pistons-Hornets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 13, 5, 19, 16, 26, 22, 12, 24Hawks-Raptors · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 20, 11, 21, 21, 19, 29, 24Wolves-Clippers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 8, 14, 15, 15, 19, 14, 16, 24Pacers-Bucks · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 7, 32, 22, 19, 14, 6, 28, 23Warriors-Suns · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.6 14.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allan HoustonDET+4.6 22.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
Joe SmithGSW+4.5 19.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Joe DumarsDET−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.2 15.9 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−3.7 19.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Sharone WrightPHI−3.5 8.9 last 10 · 12.4 season