FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 20, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 84–80.

Final · Box score
Heat78
Hawks98
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Hornets102
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Kings115
Nuggets110
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Clippers82
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Lakers82
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +11
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves97
Nets103
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Grizzlies84
Q1 VAN -7; Q2 VAN +4; Q3 VAN +10; Q4 VAN +4
The lead · Knicks-Grizzlies

Vancouver upsets New York

Patrick Ewing goes for 23 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+10+4VAN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2916152080
Grizzlies2227211484
Who led
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 10, 16, 18, 11, 14, 2, 17, 14VAN14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 32, 25, 8, 19, 14, 21, 27, 14VAN14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 2, 9, 23, 37, 29, 13, 22, 41, 23NYK23 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 17, 7, 2, 18, 8, 5, 4, 14NYK14 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Warriors-Hornets

Golden State takes care of Charlotte

An 8-point win, 110–102. Joe Smith led Golden State with 21 points, 20 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over NYK4SAC over DEN5NJN over MIN6GSW over CHH8CLE over LAL11ATL over MIA20UTA over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over CHH.
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 225, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 110
225
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 110, Hornets 102
212
Wolves-NetsWolves 97, Nets 103
200
Jazz-ClippersJazz 106, Clippers 82
188
Heat-HawksHeat 78, Hawks 98
176
Cavs-LakersCavs 93, Lakers 82
175
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 80, Grizzlies 84
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 80, Grizzlies 84
+4 VAN
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 110
+5 SAC
Wolves-NetsWolves 97, Nets 103
+6 NJN
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 110, Hornets 102
+8 GSW
Cavs-LakersCavs 93, Lakers 82
+11 CLE
Heat-HawksHeat 78, Hawks 98
+20 ATL
Jazz-ClippersJazz 106, Clippers 82
+24 UTA
VAN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-GrizzliesVAN won · Knicks 80, Grizzlies 84
7 pts
Warriors-HornetsGSW won · Warriors 110, Hornets 102
4 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 78, Hawks 98
3 pts
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 115, Nuggets 110
1 pt
Wolves-NetsNJN won · Wolves 97, Nets 103
1 pt
Benoit shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BenoitUTA · 15 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
FerryCLE · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
GugliottaMIN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
MaloneUTA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL
60% (9-15)
CeballosLAL · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Knicks-Grizzlies
Knicks 80Grizzlies 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2916152080
Grizzlies2227211484
The story
Vancouver beat New York 84-80 behind 14 points from Greg Anthony

Bryant Reeves backed him with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 4-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Grizzlies.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −7+4+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 97Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves21252521597
Nets2622222211103
The story
Chris Childs had 30 points and 10 assists as New Jersey beat Minnesota 103-97 in OT

Christian Laettner led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 10-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the overtime 11-5.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5+2−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Armen Gilliam led the game in fantasy with 49.9 FPTS (23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 110Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29263124110
Hornets28312221102
The story
Joe Smith's 21 points and 20 rebounds carried Golden State past Charlotte, 110-102

For Charlotte, Dell Curry had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 31-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−4+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf leads the day with 36

Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 15, 33, 25, 12, 22, 2, 26, 36Nuggets-Kings · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 3, 0, 21, 5, 17, 15, 18, 30Nets-Wolves · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 21, 19, 29, 24, 20, 12, 11, 25Wolves-Nets · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 13, 26, 21, 12, 13, 23, 28, 25Hornets-Warriors · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 2, 9, 23, 37, 29, 13, 22, 41, 23Knicks-Grizzlies · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 26, 26, 22, 18, 20, 24, 32, 23Nets-Wolves · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 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
Chris MullinGSW−4.0 10.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kevin GambleMIA−4.0 3.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Todd DayBOS−3.7 8.0 last 10 · 11.7 season