FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 14, 1996Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Cavs89
Suns74
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +15
The lead · Cavs-Suns

Cleveland beats Phoenix, 89–74

Terrell Brandon goes for 18 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+15+12+15CLE AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1926172789
Suns1911202474
Who led
Dan MajerlePoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 5, 7, 2, 8, 4, 18, 7, 20CLE20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 24, 27, 22, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18CLE18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 19, 7, 18, 11, 6, 12, 27, 20PHX20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 0, 24, 12, 8, 16, 18, 4, 12PHX12 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Final · Cavs-Suns
Cavs 89Suns 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1926172789
Suns1911202474
The story
Chris Mills had 18 points as Cleveland beat Phoenix 89-74

Wesley Person led Phoenix with 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 26-11, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+15+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 34.6 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.6rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
9.6Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 44 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 20

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 19, 7, 18, 11, 6, 12, 27, 20Suns-Cavs · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dan MajerlePoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 5, 7, 2, 8, 4, 18, 7, 20Cavs-Suns · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 24, 27, 22, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18Cavs-Suns · W
19.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 20, 7, 23, 23, 11, 13, 18Cavs-Suns · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 9, 20, 12, 16, 15, 9, 15, 13Cavs-Suns · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 43, 19, 15, 20, 25, 9, 17, 12Cavs-Suns · W
16.6 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 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+4.8 16.7 last 10 · 11.9 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