FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 12, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 11 after three quarters and won 140–130.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Celtics92
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Nuggets90
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Nets80
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +21; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +27
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Magic93
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs140
Suns130
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Heat81
Sonics113
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +32
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Jazz94
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Grizzlies95
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Kings88
Bullets117
Q1 WSB +9; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +19; Q4 WSB +29
The lead · Mavs-Suns

Tony Dumas scores 39, Dallas rallies past Phoenix

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3+6-110+10DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs3132263516140
Suns282943246130
Who led
Tony DumasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 18, 27, 11, 7, 8, 7, 3, 39DAL39 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 21, 16, 23, 13, 10, 29, 16, 33DAL33 PTS · 12 REB · 16 AST
Elliot PerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 15, 12, 25, 7, 14, 23, 20, 35PHX35 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 19, 7, 18, 11, 6, 12, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat Miami by 32, the widest margin of 10 games.

LAL over HOU1ORL over MIL5DEN over CLE7SAS over UTA7GSW over VAN9DAL over PHX10NYK over BOS13PHI over NJN27WSB over SAC29SEA over MIA32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 270, 65 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 140, Suns 130
270
Kings-BulletsKings 88, Bullets 117
205
Rockets-LakersRockets 100, Lakers 101
201
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 104, Grizzlies 95
199
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 105, Celtics 92
197
Spurs-JazzSpurs 101, Jazz 94
195
Heat-SonicsHeat 81, Sonics 113
194
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 80
187
Bucks-MagicBucks 88, Magic 93
181
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 83, Nuggets 90
173
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 100, Lakers 101
+1 LAL
Bucks-MagicBucks 88, Magic 93
+5 ORL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 101, Jazz 94
+7 SAS
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 83, Nuggets 90
+7 DEN
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 104, Grizzlies 95
+9 GSW
Mavs-SunsMavs 140, Suns 130
+10 DAL
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 105, Celtics 92
+13 NYK
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 80
+27 PHI
Kings-BulletsKings 88, Bullets 117
+29 WSB
Heat-SonicsHeat 81, Sonics 113
+32 SEA
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SunsDAL won · Mavs 140, Suns 130
11 pts
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 88, Magic 93
7 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 101, Jazz 94
1 pt
Kemp shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSEA · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
DumasDAL · 39 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (15-19)
HowardWSB · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
GattisonVAN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
AlstonPHI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 100Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20333017100
Lakers34193018101
The story
Vlade Divac's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 101-100

For Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon had 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1400+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell was the fantasy play: 52.4 FPTS on 27 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB

Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 88Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2624162288
Magic2419222893
The story
Orlando beat Milwaukee 93-88 behind 37 points from Dennis Scott

Vin Baker paced Milwaukee: 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 11-16 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−7−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 140Suns 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3132263516140
Suns282943246130
The story
Elliot Perry had 35 points and 13 assists in a 140-130 in OT loss to Dallas

Jim Jackson led Dallas with 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 13 AST, 6 STL, 2 REB · 13-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 35-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+6−110+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tony Dumas leads the day with 39

Tony DumasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 18, 27, 11, 7, 8, 7, 3, 39Mavs-Suns · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 21, 18, 13, 40, 2, 9, 23, 37Knicks-Celtics · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 8, 19, 16, 18, 16, 27, 23, 37Magic-Bucks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Elliot PerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 15, 12, 25, 7, 14, 23, 20, 35Suns-Mavs · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 21, 16, 23, 13, 10, 29, 16, 33Mavs-Suns · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 16 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 21, 10, 19, 23, 23, 21, 15, 31Bucks-Magic · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+6.2 24.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Don MacLeanDEN+5.0 16.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Elliot PerryPHX+4.9 17.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+4.7 20.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Allan HoustonDET+4.6 22.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe DumarsDET−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.4 4.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.2 6.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.2 15.9 last 10 · 20.1 season