FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 17, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 111–100.

Final · Box score
Pacers93
Hawks102
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Nets97
Hornets93
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Rockets120
Nuggets112
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Clippers81
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Bullets89
Heat96
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Wolves98
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Sixers100
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Magic113
Suns95
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +18
The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Glenn Robinson goes for 37 in Milwaukee win over Philadelphia

Alonzo Mourning goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7-3+11MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28242930111
Sixers38212516100
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 19, 23, 23, 21, 15, 31, 20, 37MIL37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 18, 41, 20, 25, 23, 29, 30, 22MIL22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 22, 12, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 20, 27, 27, 18, 10, 15, 8, 17PHI17 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Rockets-Nuggets

Denver's skid reaches three

Houston won 120–112; the Nuggets fall to 16–22. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
Wvs PHI108–100Lvs IND87–102L@ SAC96–126Lvs MIA86–88W@ LAL96–93W@ VAN91–85Wvs CLE90–83Lvs POR117–118L@ POR69–87Lvs HOU112–120
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 232, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 120, Nuggets 112
232
Bucks-SixersBucks 111, Sixers 100
211
Magic-SunsMagic 113, Suns 95
208
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 102
195
Nets-HornetsNets 97, Hornets 93
190
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 88, Wolves 98
186
Bullets-HeatBullets 89, Heat 96
185
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 92, Clippers 81
173
NJN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nets-HornetsNets 97, Hornets 93
+4 NJN
Bullets-HeatBullets 89, Heat 96
+7 MIA
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 120, Nuggets 112
+8 HOU
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 102
+9 ATL
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 88, Wolves 98
+10 MIN
Bucks-SixersBucks 111, Sixers 100
+11 MIL
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 92, Clippers 81
+11 NYK
Magic-SunsMagic 113, Suns 95
+18 ORL
MIL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SixersMIL won · Bucks 111, Sixers 100
10 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 120, Nuggets 112
4 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 93, Hawks 102
1 pt
Nets-HornetsNJN won · Nets 97, Hornets 93
1 pt
Magic-SunsORL won · Magic 113, Suns 95
1 pt
Shaq shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqORL · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (15-20)
AugmonATL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CurryCHH · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
McDyessDEN · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
LangATL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 97Hornets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3224192297
Hornets2029271793
The story
Kenny Anderson's 22 points and 10 assists carried New Jersey past Charlotte, 97-93

For Charlotte, Larry Johnson had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 6-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-20, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +12+7−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Heat
Bullets 89Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets1922222689
Heat2124262596
The story
Miami beat Washington 96-89 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Kevin Willis

Brent Price paced Washington: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB · 5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+4+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 111Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28242930111
Sixers38212516100
The story
Vin Baker had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 111-100

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 30-16.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−7−3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 38

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 13, 38, 22, 33, 29, 17, 28, 38Heat-Bullets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 28, 23, 22, 25, 24, 29, 28, 37Rockets-Nuggets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 19, 23, 23, 21, 15, 31, 20, 37Bucks-Sixers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 28, 18, 22, 25, 26, 38, 33, 35Magic-Suns · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 18, 17, 18, 23, 15, 11, 29, 31Wolves-Warriors · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 11, 8, 20, 9, 10, 8, 12, 31Nuggets-Rockets · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elliot PerryPHX+5.0 16.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jim JacksonDAL+4.9 23.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.6 22.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Latrell SprewellGSW+4.6 21.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joe DumarsDET−5.5 6.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Terry DehereLAC−3.7 6.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−3.7 19.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
John StarksNYK−3.6 9.3 last 10 · 12.9 season