FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 24, 1996Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Lakers124
Celtics107
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Bullets113
Hornets127
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Warriors89
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Heat79
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Bucks89
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Suns101
Wolves91
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Nets89
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Sixers88
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Spurs84
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets79
Sonics86
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +7
The lead · Pistons-Spurs

Detroit holds off San Antonio, 85–84

Charles Barkley goes for 22 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+4+1DET AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1825241885
Spurs2417222184
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 25, 21, 26, 21, 19, 20, 24, 21DET21 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 10, 4, 8, 0, 11, 14, 4, 15DET15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 13, 14, 16, 11, 8, 8, 19SAS19 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 28, 27, 27, 37, 21, 23, 25, 17SAS17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Wolves

Phoenix beats Minnesota, 101–91

Phoenix led 77–65 after three and won by 10. Charles Barkley led Phoenix with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over SAS1CLE over PHI3SEA over DEN7IND over MIL8NYK over MIA9HOU over NJN9PHX over MIN10UTA over GSW11CHH over WSB14LAL over BOS17CHI over VAN20Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MIN.
The night in charts
Bullets-Hornets combined for 240, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-HornetsBullets 113, Hornets 127
240
Lakers-CelticsLakers 124, Celtics 107
231
Suns-WolvesSuns 101, Wolves 91
192
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 100, Warriors 89
189
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 84, Bulls 104
188
Rockets-NetsRockets 98, Nets 89
187
Pacers-BucksPacers 97, Bucks 89
186
Cavs-SixersCavs 91, Sixers 88
179
Pistons-SpursPistons 85, Spurs 84
169
Knicks-HeatKnicks 88, Heat 79
167
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 79, Sonics 86
165
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SpursPistons 85, Spurs 84
+1 DET
Cavs-SixersCavs 91, Sixers 88
+3 CLE
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 79, Sonics 86
+7 SEA
Pacers-BucksPacers 97, Bucks 89
+8 IND
Rockets-NetsRockets 98, Nets 89
+9 HOU
Knicks-HeatKnicks 88, Heat 79
+9 NYK
Suns-WolvesSuns 101, Wolves 91
+10 PHX
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 100, Warriors 89
+11 UTA
Bullets-HornetsBullets 113, Hornets 127
+14 CHH
Lakers-CelticsLakers 124, Celtics 107
+17 LAL
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 84, Bulls 104
+20 CHI
DET rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SpursDET won · Pistons 85, Spurs 84
6 pts
Suns-WolvesPHX won · Suns 101, Wolves 91
5 pts
Jazz-WarriorsUTA won · Jazz 100, Warriors 89
5 pts
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 88, Heat 79
2 pts
Rockets-NetsHOU won · Rockets 98, Nets 89
1 pt
Pippen shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PippenCHI · 30 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
CampbellLAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
MillsCLE · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallaceWSB · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DouglasMIL · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 85Spurs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1825241885
Spurs2417222184
The story
Grant Hill's 21 points and 13 rebounds carried Detroit past San Antonio, 85-84

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 25-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6+2+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 91Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2519262191
Sixers2122271888
The story
Terrell Brandon had 18 points and 9 assists as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 91-88

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clar. Weatherspoon led the game in fantasy with 45.8 FPTS (25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 101Wolves 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27193124101
Wolves3021142691
The story
Phoenix beat Minnesota 101-91 behind 21 points and 11 assists from Kevin Johnson

Christian Laettner paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 31-14 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−5+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 37

Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 37, 29, 13, 22, 41, 23, 10, 37Knicks-Heat · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 24, 29, 28, 37, 51, 30, 20, 36Rockets-Nets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 29, 20, 27, 14, 16, 22, 19, 30Bulls-Grizzlies · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 25, 24, 19, 13, 23, 21, 17, 28Celtics-Lakers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 26, 21, 12, 13, 23, 28, 25, 28Hornets-Bullets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 24, 26, 27, 22, 23, 40, 27Pacers-Bucks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 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
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.4 30.2 last 10 · 25.8 season
Chris ChildsNJN+4.0 14.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tim HardawayGSW−5.1 9.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−4.6 18.5 last 10 · 23.1 season
Jerry StackhousePHI−4.2 14.6 last 10 · 18.8 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.2 6.5 last 10 · 10.7 season