FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 27, 1996Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed GSW by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–91.

Final · Box score
Sixers105
Hornets110
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Heat102
Cavs85
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Mavs103
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Nuggets93
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Rockets105
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Magic79
Pacers102
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Clippers87
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Nets98
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Jazz108
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies77
Bullets102
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB +4; Q3 WSB +18; Q4 WSB +25
The lead · Warriors-Jazz

Utah handles Golden State by 17

Elden Campbell goes for 20 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4+12+17UTA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2328211991
Jazz19283724108
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 23, 23, 37, 21, 29, 25, 23, 25UTA25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 2, 0, 10, 11, 11, 11, 7, 15UTA15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 25, 26, 19, 17, 20, 13, 26, 21GSW21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 13, 18, 18, 19, 21, 3, 11, 11GSW11 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Hornets combined for 215
Points by game
Sixers-HornetsSixers 105, Hornets 110
215
Blazers-MavsBlazers 112, Mavs 103
215
Warriors-JazzWarriors 91, Jazz 108
199
Wolves-KnicksWolves 95, Knicks 104
199
Lakers-NetsLakers 100, Nets 98
198
Pistons-RocketsPistons 85, Rockets 105
190
Heat-CavsHeat 102, Cavs 85
187
Sonics-ClippersSonics 96, Clippers 87
183
Magic-PacersMagic 79, Pacers 102
181
Grizzlies-BulletsGrizzlies 77, Bullets 102
179
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 82, Nuggets 93
175
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-NetsLakers 100, Nets 98
+2 LAL
Sixers-HornetsSixers 105, Hornets 110
+5 CHH
Wolves-KnicksWolves 95, Knicks 104
+9 NYK
Blazers-MavsBlazers 112, Mavs 103
+9 POR
Sonics-ClippersSonics 96, Clippers 87
+9 SEA
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 82, Nuggets 93
+11 DEN
Warriors-JazzWarriors 91, Jazz 108
+17 UTA
Heat-CavsHeat 102, Cavs 85
+17 MIA
Pistons-RocketsPistons 85, Rockets 105
+20 HOU
Magic-PacersMagic 79, Pacers 102
+23 IND
Grizzlies-BulletsGrizzlies 77, Bullets 102
+25 WSB
UTA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 91, Jazz 108
4 pts
Raptors-NuggetsDEN won · Raptors 82, Nuggets 93
3 pts
Sonics-ClippersSEA won · Sonics 96, Clippers 87
2 pts
Muresan shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MuresanWSB · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
92% (11-12)
OwensMIA · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
ZoMIA · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
HawkinsSEA · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BarryLAC · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 100Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31182724100
Nets2216283298
The story
Cedric Ceballos had 29 points as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 100-98

Shawn Bradley led New Jersey with 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB · 14-25 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+11+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 105Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30241932105
Hornets37222031110
The story
Charlotte beat Philadelphia 110-105 behind 24 points from Dell Curry

Jerry Stackhouse paced Philadelphia: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 37-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +7+5+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clar. Weatherspoon topped the game at 49.1 FPTS: 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pistons-Rockets
Pistons 85Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1919212685
Rockets19233330105
The story
Clyde Drexler's a 24-10-10 triple-double carried Houston past Detroit, 105-85

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-21, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+4+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Nuggets

Denver takes care of Toronto

An 11-point win, 93–82. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf led Denver with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over NJN2CHH over PHI5POR over DAL9SEA over LAC9NYK over MIN9DEN over TOR11MIA over CLE17UTA over GSW17HOU over DET20IND over ORL23WSB over VAN25Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over TOR.
Top performances

Rex Chapman leads the day with 29

Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 8, 18, 20, 6, 25, 11, 7, 29Heat-Cavs · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 23, 29, 41, 20, 21, 24, 18, 29Blazers-Mavs · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 28, 15, 29, 25, 15, 10, 31, 29Lakers-Nets · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 29, 13, 22, 41, 23, 10, 37, 28Knicks-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 26, 21, 19, 20, 24, 21, 13, 26Pistons-Rockets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 23, 23, 37, 21, 29, 25, 23, 25Jazz-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dell CurryCHH+6.3 20.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Eddie JonesLAL+5.5 17.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jason KiddDAL+5.0 20.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.7 15.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Latrell SprewellGSW+4.7 21.8 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tim HardawayGSW−5.1 9.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Terry PorterMIN−4.9 4.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Willie AndersonTOR−4.5 8.4 last 10 · 12.9 season