FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 19, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by POR (vs PHX) and UTA (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Celtics124
Mavs129
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Pacers89
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Clippers100
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Heat106
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Wolves100
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Sixers77
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Suns84
Blazers101
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +17
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks100
Sonics97
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Magic99
Jazz111
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Nets87
Bullets93
Q1 WSB +6; Q2 WSB +1; Q3 WSB +3; Q4 WSB +6
The lead · Magic-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 37 in Utah win over Orlando

Patrick Ewing goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7-1+12UTA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2928261699
Jazz26243229111
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 47, 21, 24, 29, 14, 21, 32, 23, 23, 37UTA37 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 9, 1, 15, 16, 29, 13, 23UTA23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 17, 7, 14, 13, 4, 8, 13, 29ORL29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 8, 23, 19, 30, 35, 21, 25, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers

Portland handles Phoenix by 17

The Trail Blazers won the second quarter 32–19. Final: 101–84. Gary Trent led Portland with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over SEA3DAL over BOS5ATL over PHI5LAL over LAC6WSB over NJN6IND over DET8CHH over MIA8MIN over SAS8UTA over ORL12POR over PHX17Final margin, points. Pink = POR over PHX.
The night in charts
Celtics-Mavs combined for 253, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MavsCeltics 124, Mavs 129
253
Hornets-HeatHornets 114, Heat 106
220
Magic-JazzMagic 99, Jazz 111
210
Lakers-ClippersLakers 106, Clippers 100
206
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 100, Sonics 97
197
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 92, Wolves 100
192
Suns-BlazersSuns 84, Blazers 101
185
Nets-BulletsNets 87, Bullets 93
180
Pistons-PacersPistons 81, Pacers 89
170
Hawks-SixersHawks 82, Sixers 77
159
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 100, Sonics 97
+3 NYK
Celtics-MavsCeltics 124, Mavs 129
+5 DAL
Hawks-SixersHawks 82, Sixers 77
+5 ATL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 106, Clippers 100
+6 LAL
Nets-BulletsNets 87, Bullets 93
+6 WSB
Hornets-HeatHornets 114, Heat 106
+8 CHH
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 92, Wolves 100
+8 MIN
Pistons-PacersPistons 81, Pacers 89
+8 IND
Magic-JazzMagic 99, Jazz 111
+12 UTA
Suns-BlazersSuns 84, Blazers 101
+17 POR
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 84, Blazers 101
7 pts
Magic-JazzUTA won · Magic 99, Jazz 111
7 pts
Knicks-SonicsNYK won · Knicks 100, Sonics 97
3 pts
Hawks-SixersATL won · Hawks 82, Sixers 77
3 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 106, Clippers 100
2 pts
Sabonis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Nick AndersonORL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
77% (10-13)
WillisMIA · 19 PTS, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
BarrosBOS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
DeleLAC · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 100Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2325211813100
Sonics262019221097
The story
John Starks had 17 points as New York beat Seattle 100-97 in OT

Gary Payton led Seattle with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 4-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Knicks took the second 25-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3+2+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 124Mavs 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25203346124
Mavs23343438129
The story
Dallas beat Boston 129-124 behind 23 points and 12 assists from Jason Kidd

Rick Fox paced Boston: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 23 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2+12+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bullets
Nets 87Bullets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2421182487
Bullets3016202793
The story
Chris Webber's 25 points and 8 assists carried Washington past New Jersey, 93-87

For New Jersey, Armen Gilliam had 32 PTS, 14 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 11-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Bullets built it.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +6+1+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 41

Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 40, 2, 9, 23, 37, 29, 13, 22, 41Knicks-Sonics · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 47, 21, 24, 29, 14, 21, 32, 23, 23, 37Jazz-Magic · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 38, 22, 33, 29, 17, 28, 38, 32Heat-Hornets · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 22 REB · 3 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 26, 26, 22, 18, 20, 24, 32Nets-Bullets · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 33, 32, 30, 19, 21, 13, 29, 31Mavs-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 38, 4, 16, 24, 21, 20, 20, 29Hornets-Heat · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+5.5 24.4 last 10 · 18.9 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 19.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.5 23.0 last 10 · 18.5 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
Todd DayBOS−3.7 8.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Terry PorterMIN−3.4 6.5 last 10 · 9.9 season