FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 23, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 84–72.

Final · Box score
Hawks84
Cavs72
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Suns102
Pacers117
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Knicks79
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Magic105
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Kings109
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Nets79
Raptors86
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Blazers72
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +24
The lead · Hawks-Cavs

Atlanta climbs back to beat Cleveland

Karl Malone goes for 29 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-9-2+12ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2312242584
Cavs2123171172
Who led
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 24, 20, 21, 16, 23, 16, 20, 23ATL23 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 11, 27, 31, 19, 17, 10, 26, 20ATL20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 15, 18, 24, 29, 19, 26, 17CLE17 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 9, 15, 13, 3, 3, 19, 29, 17CLE17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 109
220
Suns-PacersSuns 102, Pacers 117
219
Sixers-MagicSixers 90, Magic 105
195
Bulls-KnicksBulls 99, Knicks 79
178
Blazers-JazzBlazers 72, Jazz 96
168
Nets-RaptorsNets 79, Raptors 86
165
Hawks-CavsHawks 84, Cavs 72
156
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 109
+2 DAL
Nets-RaptorsNets 79, Raptors 86
+7 TOR
Hawks-CavsHawks 84, Cavs 72
+12 ATL
Sixers-MagicSixers 90, Magic 105
+15 ORL
Suns-PacersSuns 102, Pacers 117
+15 IND
Bulls-KnicksBulls 99, Knicks 79
+20 CHI
Blazers-JazzBlazers 72, Jazz 96
+24 UTA
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 84, Cavs 72
9 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 79, Raptors 86
4 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 72, Jazz 96
2 pts
Reggie shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 40 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
ShaqORL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BradleyNJN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK
67% (8-12)
LongleyCHI · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Jim JacksonDAL · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 111Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35262129111
Kings27232534109
The story
Jason Kidd had a 29-10-10 triple-double as Dallas beat Sacramento 111-109

Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 36 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+11+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 102Pacers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26212629102
Pacers31333122117
The story
Dale Davis' 16 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Phoenix, 117-102

For Phoenix, Kevin Johnson had 17 PTS, 5 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB · 6-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 33-21, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +5+17+22+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 72Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers248231772
Jazz2230133196
The story
Utah beat Portland 96-72 behind 23 points from Jeff Hornacek

Rod Strickland paced Portland: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-8 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 −2+20+10+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 24.

DAL over SAC2TOR over NJN7ATL over CLE12IND over PHX15ORL over PHI15CHI over NYK20UTA over POR24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 40

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 16, 24, 26, 27, 22, 23, 40Pacers-Suns · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 31, 4, 32, 21, 38, 22, 21, 36Kings-Mavs · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 32, 35, 48, 46, 32, 38, 36, 33Bulls-Knicks · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 30, 19, 21, 13, 29, 31, 16, 30Mavs-Kings · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 29, 16, 33, 13, 20, 23, 22, 29Mavs-Kings · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 14, 21, 32, 23, 23, 37, 21, 29Jazz-Blazers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jim JacksonDAL+6.3 25.4 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jason KiddDAL+5.2 20.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Michael JordanCHI+4.8 36.5 last 10 · 31.7 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Joe SmithGSW+4.4 19.7 last 10 · 15.3 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