FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 13, 1996Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed MIA by 9 at halftime and won 69–65.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Mavs83
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +20
Final · Box score
Blazers118
Nuggets117
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Pacers103
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Clippers104
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Nets80
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Kings119
Knicks111
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Bulls120
Sixers93
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +30; Q4 CHI +27
Final · Box score
Magic105
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Bullets100
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Heat65
Grizzlies69
Q1 VAN -4; Q2 VAN -9; Q3 VAN -5; Q4 VAN +4
The lead · Heat-Grizzlies

Vancouver fights back from 9 down against Miami

Michael Jordan goes for 48 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9-5+4VAN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2120121265
Grizzlies1715162169
Who led
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 18, 20, 32, 25, 8, 19, 14, 21VAN21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 12, 26, 19, 12, 8, 20, 20, 8VAN8 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 36, 26, 13, 38, 22, 33, 29, 17MIA17 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Billy OwensPoints, last 10 games: 5, 31, 6, 34, 16, 20, 17, 12, 4, 17MIA17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Bulls rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Philadelphia by 27.

POR over DEN1SAS over ORL1ATL over BOS3VAN over MIA4TOR over WSB6SAC over NYK8IND over MIN9HOU over LAC11DET over NJN11CHH over DAL20CHI over PHI27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 235, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 118, Nuggets 117
235
Kings-KnicksKings 119, Knicks 111
230
Rockets-ClippersRockets 115, Clippers 104
219
Bulls-SixersBulls 120, Sixers 93
213
Celtics-HawksCeltics 105, Hawks 108
213
Magic-SpursMagic 105, Spurs 106
211
Bullets-RaptorsBullets 100, Raptors 106
206
Wolves-PacersWolves 94, Pacers 103
197
Hornets-MavsHornets 103, Mavs 83
186
Pistons-NetsPistons 91, Nets 80
171
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 65, Grizzlies 69
134
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 118, Nuggets 117
+1 POR
Magic-SpursMagic 105, Spurs 106
+1 SAS
Celtics-HawksCeltics 105, Hawks 108
+3 ATL
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 65, Grizzlies 69
+4 VAN
Bullets-RaptorsBullets 100, Raptors 106
+6 TOR
Kings-KnicksKings 119, Knicks 111
+8 SAC
Wolves-PacersWolves 94, Pacers 103
+9 IND
Rockets-ClippersRockets 115, Clippers 104
+11 HOU
Pistons-NetsPistons 91, Nets 80
+11 DET
Hornets-MavsHornets 103, Mavs 83
+20 CHH
Bulls-SixersBulls 120, Sixers 93
+27 CHI
Ellis shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisDEN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
SabonisPOR · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
AugmonATL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Del NegroSAS · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
PennyORL · 35 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 105Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30243318105
Spurs33292519106
The story
David Robinson had 27 points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio beat Orlando 106-105

Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 35 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 118Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers35362324118
Nuggets28232640117
The story
Portland beat Denver 118-117 behind 26 points and 16 assists from Rod Strickland

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf paced Denver: 22 PTS, 14 AST 26 PTS, 16 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+20+17+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 105Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25262628105
Hawks30263319108
The story
Mookie Blaylock's 20 points and 9 assists carried Atlanta past Boston, 108-105

For Boston, Dino Radja had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 8-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-26, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+5+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 30 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
28.61994–95 avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 1994–95 (48 games). Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 48

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 30, 29, 33, 38, 27, 32, 35, 48Bulls-Sixers · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 15, 34, 8, 23, 19, 30, 35Magic-Spurs · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 17, 16, 17, 11, 8, 14, 11, 32Rockets-Clippers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 31, 20, 41, 23, 19, 31, 4, 32Kings-Knicks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 18, 23, 28, 6, 9, 4, 9, 30Spurs-Magic · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 22, 35, 28, 23, 22, 25, 24, 29Rockets-Clippers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+5.4 23.7 last 10 · 18.3 season
Allan HoustonDET+5.2 23.2 last 10 · 18.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX+4.9 17.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+4.7 20.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joe DumarsDET−5.5 6.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.2 6.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Terry DehereLAC−4.0 6.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Chris MullinGSW−3.9 11.2 last 10 · 15.1 season