FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 18, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by CHI (vs TOR) and DET (vs SAS).

Final · Box score
Spurs98
Pistons100
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Rockets106
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Bucks100
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Kings105
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Raptors89
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Grizzlies90
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +8
The lead · Spurs-Pistons

Detroit takes over late to edge San Antonio

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 51 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5-5+2DET AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2629192498
Pistons19311931100
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 29, 21, 17, 25, 26, 24, 11, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 23, 17, 12, 22, 7, 5, 10, 25DET25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 31, 14, 11, 24, 28, 27, 27, 37SAS37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 28, 6, 9, 4, 9, 30, 19, 18SAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 8.

DET over SAS2BOS over HOU2CHI over TOR3MIL over GSW4SAC over POR5CLE over VAN8Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Celtics-Rockets combined for 214, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 108, Rockets 106
214
Blazers-KingsBlazers 100, Kings 105
205
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 98, Pistons 100
198
Warriors-BucksWarriors 96, Bucks 100
196
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 98, Grizzlies 90
188
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 92, Raptors 89
181
5 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 108, Rockets 106
+2 BOS
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 98, Pistons 100
+2 DET
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 92, Raptors 89
+3 CHI
Warriors-BucksWarriors 96, Bucks 100
+4 MIL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 100, Kings 105
+5 SAC
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 98, Grizzlies 90
+8 CLE
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RaptorsCHI won · Bulls 92, Raptors 89
7 pts
Spurs-PistonsDET won · Spurs 98, Pistons 100
7 pts
Warriors-BucksMIL won · Warriors 96, Bucks 100
4 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesCLE won · Cavs 98, Grizzlies 90
3 pts
Celtics-RocketsBOS won · Celtics 108, Rockets 106
2 pts
Joe Smith shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithGSW · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
FoxBOS · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Del NegroSAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
HoustonDET · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
BrandonCLE · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 108Rockets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39281724108
Rockets25293220106
The story
Dino Radja had 23 points as Boston beat Houston 108-106

Clyde Drexler led Houston with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 39-25, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +14+13−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 98Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2629192498
Pistons19311931100
The story
Detroit won 100-98 despite 37 points from David Robinson

Otis Thorpe paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-25 FG

The swing

A 31-24 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7−5−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 96Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2624242296
Bucks22292029100
The story
Vin Baker's 24 points carried Milwaukee past Golden State, 100-96

For Golden State, Joe Smith had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.9Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 51

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 23, 22, 25, 24, 29, 28, 37, 51Rockets-Celtics · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +26.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 38, 27, 32, 35, 48, 46, 32, 38Bulls-Raptors · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 41, 23, 19, 31, 4, 32, 21, 38Kings-Blazers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 31, 14, 11, 24, 28, 27, 27, 37Spurs-Pistons · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 22, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18, 24, 29Cavs-Grizzlies · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 29, 21, 17, 25, 26, 24, 11, 28Pistons-Spurs · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 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
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.6 30.2 last 10 · 25.6 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−4.6 7.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Tim HardawayGSW−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Terry DehereLAC−3.7 6.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−3.7 19.9 last 10 · 23.6 season