FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 25, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by VAN (vs TOR) and DET (vs DAL).

Final · Box score
Pistons93
Mavs92
Q1 DET -5; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Clippers94
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +1
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies106
Raptors101
Q1 VAN -2; Q2 VAN -7; Q3 VAN +4; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +5
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Bullets120
Q1 WSB +13; Q2 WSB +23; Q3 WSB +31; Q4 WSB +35
The lead · Pistons-Mavs

Detroit takes over late to edge Dallas

Oliver Miller goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50-7+1DET AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2427202293
Mavs2922271492
Who led
Terry MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 12, 19, 3, 4, 5, 2, 13, 24DET24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 26, 24, 11, 28, 21, 19, 14, 20DET20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 25, 10, 18, 27, 18, 29, 10, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 19, 21, 13, 29, 31, 16, 30, 18DAL18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Raptors

Vancouver needs overtime to survive Toronto

Tied 91–91 after regulation. Vancouver won the final period 15–10 for a 106–101 win. Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Raptors
Bryant Reeves · VANDamon Stoudamire · TORPTS2522REB76AST212Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Raptors combined for 207, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 106, Raptors 101
207
Rockets-BulletsRockets 85, Bullets 120
205
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 93, Clippers 94
187
Pistons-MavsPistons 93, Mavs 92
185
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 93, Clippers 94
+1 LAC
Pistons-MavsPistons 93, Mavs 92
+1 DET
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 106, Raptors 101
+5 VAN
Rockets-BulletsRockets 85, Bullets 120
+35 WSB
VAN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-RaptorsVAN won · Grizzlies 106, Raptors 101
7 pts
Pistons-MavsDET won · Pistons 93, Mavs 92
7 pts
Vaught shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughtLAC · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
ThorpeDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
MillsDET · 24 PTS, 9 REB
63% (10-16)
MassenburgTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
ReevesVAN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 93Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2416312293
Clippers2826202094
The story
Terry Dehere had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 94-93

Jalen Rose led Denver with 16 AST, 12 PTS, 4 REB 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the second 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4+14+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (23 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 93Mavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2427202293
Mavs2922271492
The story
Detroit beat Dallas 93-92 behind 20 points from Allan Houston

Jason Kidd paced Dallas: 12 AST, 11 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −50−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

George McCloud topped the game at 50.7 FPTS: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Raptors
Grizzlies 106Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2719242115106
Raptors2924132510101
The story
Bryant Reeves' 25 points carried Vancouver past Toronto, 106-101 in OT

For Toronto, Tracy Murray had 12 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 24-13.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −2−7+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Loy Vaught leads the day with 26

Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 2, 12, 18, 19, 15, 28, 6, 26Clippers-Nuggets · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Brent PricePoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 9, 11, 30, 27, 16, 9, 12, 25Bullets-Rockets · W
7.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 11, 14, 2, 17, 14, 22, 23, 25Grizzlies-Raptors · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Terry MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 12, 19, 3, 4, 5, 2, 13, 24Pistons-Mavs · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 9, 10, 8, 12, 31, 13, 16, 23Nuggets-Clippers · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 25, 10, 18, 27, 18, 29, 10, 23Mavs-Pistons · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddDAL+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jim JacksonDAL+4.8 23.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.5 30.2 last 10 · 25.7 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
Joe DumarsDET−4.4 7.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jerry StackhousePHI−4.2 14.6 last 10 · 18.8 season