FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 16, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed CLE by 11 after the first quarter and won 99–90.

Final · Box score
Sixers104
Bulls116
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets69
Blazers87
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Raptors102
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +8
The lead · Cavs-Sonics

Shawn Kemp posts 31 and 16 as Seattle beats Cleveland

Damon Stoudamire goes for 29 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+8+9SEA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2819182590
Sonics1724322699
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 17, 21, 23, 21, 17, 27, 17, 31SEA31 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 19, 19, 25, 15, 13, 12, 22, 21SEA21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 27, 22, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18, 24CLE24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Dan MajerlePoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 7, 2, 8, 4, 18, 7, 20, 21CLE21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Raptors

Indiana makes it four straight

Indiana beat Toronto 110–102 and moved to 22–13. Rik Smits led Indiana with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · IND
Wvs MIA91–77L@ CHI93–120W@ DEN102–87W@ LAC110–94W@ SAS105–92L@ HOU87–99W@ DAL91–84Wvs MIL96–88Wvs MIN103–94W@ TOR110–102
The night in charts
Sixers-Bulls combined for 220, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BullsSixers 104, Bulls 116
220
Celtics-SpursCeltics 97, Spurs 121
218
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 110, Raptors 102
212
Cavs-SonicsCavs 90, Sonics 99
189
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 69, Blazers 87
156
IND won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 110, Raptors 102
+8 IND
Cavs-SonicsCavs 90, Sonics 99
+9 SEA
Sixers-BullsSixers 104, Bulls 116
+12 CHI
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 69, Blazers 87
+18 POR
Celtics-SpursCeltics 97, Spurs 121
+24 SAS
SEA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SonicsSEA won · Cavs 90, Sonics 99
11 pts
Pacers-RaptorsIND won · Pacers 110, Raptors 102
5 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 69, Blazers 87
3 pts
Montross shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MontrossBOS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Sharone WrightPHI · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
KempSEA · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BarrosBOS · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SmitsIND · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (14-22)
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 110Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers24332825110
Raptors29221932102
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 110-102 behind 29 points from Rik Smits

Oliver Miller paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 14-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5+6+15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sonics
Cavs 90Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2819182590
Sonics1724322699
The story
Gary Payton's 21 points and 8 assists carried Seattle past Cleveland, 99-90

For Cleveland, Bobby Phills had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-21 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11−6+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 104Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22253225104
Bulls35342918116
The story
Dennis Rodman had a 10-21-10 triple-double as Chicago beat Philadelphia 116-104

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 REB, 10 PTS, 10 AST · 4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +13+22+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.4Season avg38.6Last 5

38.6 points a game over his last five games, against 31.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 32

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 33, 38, 27, 32, 35, 48, 46, 32Bulls-Sixers · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 17, 21, 23, 21, 17, 27, 17, 31Sonics-Cavs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 27, 23, 19, 20, 18, 29, 18, 29Raptors-Pacers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 4, 25, 8, 14, 20, 20, 14, 29Pacers-Raptors · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 23, 31, 14, 11, 24, 28, 27, 27Spurs-Celtics · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 15, 19, 14, 16, 24, 26, 27Pacers-Raptors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+4.9 23.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Elliot PerryPHX+4.8 16.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.6 22.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jason KiddDAL+4.6 19.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joe DumarsDET−5.5 6.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Chris MullinGSW−4.1 10.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Terry DehereLAC−4.0 6.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Terry PorterMIN−3.9 6.3 last 10 · 10.2 season