FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 21, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CLE by 9 after the first quarter and won 88–81.

Final · Box score
Bulls111
Pistons96
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Magic97
Rockets96
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Bullets96
Pacers106
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Sixers88
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Kings97
Suns111
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Blazers88
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +2
The lead · Cavs-Blazers

Portland rallies from 9 down to beat Cleveland

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-6+7POR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2618172081
Blazers1721173388
Who led
James RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 16, 18, 6, 13, 4, 13, 14, 22POR22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 8, 2, 3, 12, 8, 18, 8, 21POR21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 15, 9, 15, 13, 3, 3, 19, 29CLE29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18, 24, 29, 19, 26CLE26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Philadelphia by 30, the widest margin of 8 games.

ORL over HOU1TOR over BOS2POR over CLE7SEA over DAL7IND over WSB10PHX over SAC14CHI over DET15SAS over PHI30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Mavs-Sonics combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SonicsMavs 101, Sonics 108
209
Kings-SunsKings 97, Suns 111
208
Bulls-PistonsBulls 111, Pistons 96
207
Spurs-SixersSpurs 118, Sixers 88
206
Bullets-PacersBullets 96, Pacers 106
202
Magic-RocketsMagic 97, Rockets 96
193
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 95, Raptors 97
192
Cavs-BlazersCavs 81, Blazers 88
169
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-RocketsMagic 97, Rockets 96
+1 ORL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 95, Raptors 97
+2 TOR
Mavs-SonicsMavs 101, Sonics 108
+7 SEA
Cavs-BlazersCavs 81, Blazers 88
+7 POR
Bullets-PacersBullets 96, Pacers 106
+10 IND
Kings-SunsKings 97, Suns 111
+14 PHX
Bulls-PistonsBulls 111, Pistons 96
+15 CHI
Spurs-SixersSpurs 118, Sixers 88
+30 SAS
POR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BlazersPOR won · Cavs 81, Blazers 88
9 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 95, Raptors 97
5 pts
Robinson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
BryantHOU · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RobertsonTOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
FerryCLE · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
KempSEA · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 97Rockets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2327222597
Rockets2223242796
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 28 points and 13 assists as Orlando beat Houston 97-96

Robert Horry led Houston with 10 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 95Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1826321995
Raptors3015262697
The story
Alvin Robertson's 18 points carried Toronto past Boston, 97-95

For Boston, Dino Radja had 17 PTS, 14 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +12+1−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rick Fox was the fantasy play: 50.0 FPTS on 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 111Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31233126111
Pistons2415263196
The story
Chicago beat Detroit 111-96 behind 22 points from Scottie Pippen

Otis Thorpe paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+15+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 36

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 27, 32, 35, 48, 46, 32, 38, 36Bulls-Pistons · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 22, 25, 24, 29, 28, 37, 51, 30Rockets-Magic · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 22, 25, 26, 38, 33, 35, 19, 29Magic-Rockets · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 21, 28, 25, 10, 18, 27, 18, 29Mavs-Sonics · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 15, 9, 15, 13, 3, 3, 19, 29Cavs-Blazers · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 8, 26, 8, 22, 23, 21, 22, 29Sonics-Mavs · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+5.9 24.7 last 10 · 18.8 season
Jason KiddDAL+5.0 20.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael JordanCHI+4.8 36.5 last 10 · 31.7 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.6 23.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Todd DayBOS−4.1 7.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Chris MullinGSW−4.0 10.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kevin GambleMIA−4.0 3.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Joe DumarsDET−4.0 7.8 last 10 · 11.8 season