FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 26, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CHH by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Magic84
Hawks96
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Celtics90
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Heat80
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +24; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Kings118
Warriors124
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Suns107
Bucks97
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Nets115
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Sixers88
Q1 LAL +20; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Spurs87
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Sonics94
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +1
The lead · Hornets-Nets

Kendall Gill scores 30, New Jersey rallies past Charlotte

David Robinson goes for 21 rebounds

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+20+8NJN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets35281331107
Nets27402919115
Who led
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 17, 12, 19, 12, 9, 11, 15, 30NJN30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 20, 24, 32, 23, 14, 16, 22NJN22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 21, 12, 13, 23, 28, 25, 28, 34CHH34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 27, 13, 18, 23, 16, 23, 21, 19CHH19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 242, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 118, Warriors 124
242
Hornets-NetsHornets 107, Nets 115
222
Suns-BucksSuns 107, Bucks 97
204
Pacers-CelticsPacers 107, Celtics 90
197
Lakers-SixersLakers 100, Sixers 88
188
Jazz-SonicsJazz 93, Sonics 94
187
Heat-BullsHeat 80, Bulls 102
182
Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 96
180
Blazers-SpursBlazers 83, Spurs 87
170
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SonicsJazz 93, Sonics 94
+1 SEA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 83, Spurs 87
+4 SAS
Kings-WarriorsKings 118, Warriors 124
+6 GSW
Hornets-NetsHornets 107, Nets 115
+8 NJN
Suns-BucksSuns 107, Bucks 97
+10 PHX
Lakers-SixersLakers 100, Sixers 88
+12 LAL
Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 96
+12 ATL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 107, Celtics 90
+17 IND
Heat-BullsHeat 80, Bulls 102
+22 CHI
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsNJN won · Hornets 107, Nets 115
8 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 84, Hawks 96
5 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 107, Celtics 90
3 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 83, Spurs 87
2 pts
Jazz-SonicsSEA won · Jazz 93, Sonics 94
1 pt
Douglas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DouglasMIL · 17 PTS, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
BakerMIL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
SeikalyGSW · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
CeballosLAL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (14-20)
HornacekUTA · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 93Sonics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2722242093
Sonics2919262094
The story
Gary Payton's 24 points carried Seattle past Utah, 94-93

For Utah, Jeff Hornacek had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-27, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2−1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 41.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 83Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1815262483
Spurs1619252787
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 87-83 behind 21 points and 18 rebounds from Chuck Person

Rod Strickland paced Portland: 13 AST, 12 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 19-15 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 118Warriors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings17263936118
Warriors30333625124
The story
Joe Smith had 14 rebounds and 11 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 124-118

Walt Williams led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 14 REB, 11 PTS, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 4-14 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the first 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +13+20+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hawks

Atlanta makes it ten straight

Atlanta beat Orlando 96–84 and moved to 24–17. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
Wvs SAC104–88W@ TOR87–79Wvs BOS108–105Wvs DET96–88Wvs IND102–93W@ PHI82–77Wvs MIA98–78Wvs HOU105–96W@ CLE84–72Wvs ORL96–84
Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 36

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 4, 32, 21, 38, 22, 21, 36, 36Kings-Warriors · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 21, 12, 13, 23, 28, 25, 28, 34Hornets-Nets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 15, 28, 15, 29, 25, 15, 10, 31Lakers-Sixers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 23, 29, 30, 22, 24, 24, 11, 30Bucks-Suns · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 17, 12, 19, 12, 9, 11, 15, 30Nets-Hornets · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 1, 15, 16, 29, 13, 23, 9, 23, 11, 27Jazz-Sonics · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 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
Eddie JonesLAL+5.0 17.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jim JacksonDAL+4.8 23.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.6 16.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tim HardawayGSW−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Joe DumarsDET−4.4 7.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jerry StackhousePHI−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season