FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 29, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Cavs by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Cavs86
Hornets88
Q1 Hornets -8; Q2 Hornets -2; Q3 Hornets -2; Q4 Hornets +2
Final · Box score
Heat85
Knicks94
Q1 Knicks +3; Q2 Knicks +6; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 Knicks +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Sixers103
Q1 Sixers +11; Q2 Sixers +5; Q3 Sixers +14; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Blazers88
Q1 Sonics +5; Q2 Sonics +1; Q3 Sonics -4; Q4 Sonics +4
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Jazz106
Q1 Jazz +18; Q2 Jazz +23; Q3 Jazz +10; Q4 Jazz +9
The lead · Cavs-Hornets

Charlotte rallies from 8 down to beat Cleveland

Karl Malone goes for 40 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-2+2Hornets AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3016221886
Hornets2222222288
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 20, 29, 12, 19, 13, 12, 20Hornets20 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 8, 9, 8, 16, 17, 12, 13, 18Hornets18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 24, 29, 19, 26, 17, 18, 11, 22Cavs22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Antonio LangPoints, last 9 games: 2, 2, 2, 7, 4, 9, 4, 1, 14Cavs14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sonics-Blazers

Seattle extends win streak to 5

92–88 over Portland. Record: 31–11. Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · Sonics
L@ Bulls87–113Wvs Heat113–81W@ Warriors104–95Wvs Cavs99–90Lvs Knicks97–100Wvs Mavs108–101Wvs Nuggets86–79Wvs Jazz94–93W@ Clippers96–87W@ Blazers92–88
The night in charts
Pistons-Jazz combined for 203, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-JazzPistons 97, Jazz 106
203
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 92, Sixers 103
195
Sonics-BlazersSonics 92, Blazers 88
180
Heat-KnicksHeat 85, Knicks 94
179
Cavs-HornetsCavs 86, Hornets 88
174
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HornetsCavs 86, Hornets 88
+2 Hornets
Sonics-BlazersSonics 92, Blazers 88
+4 Sonics
Pistons-JazzPistons 97, Jazz 106
+9 Jazz
Heat-KnicksHeat 85, Knicks 94
+9 Knicks
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 92, Sixers 103
+11 Sixers
Hornets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HornetsHornets won · Cavs 86, Hornets 88
8 pts
Sonics-BlazersSonics won · Sonics 92, Blazers 88
4 pts
Payton shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSonics · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
HigginsSixers · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
Larry JohnsonHornets · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
MaloneJazz · 40 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
SabonisBlazers · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 86Hornets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3016221886
Hornets2222222288
The story
Larry Johnson had 20 points and 17 rebounds as Charlotte beat Cleveland 88-86

Terrell Brandon led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Hornets took the second 22-16.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −8−2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 97Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1224352697
Jazz30292225106
The story
Utah beat Detroit 106-97 behind 19 points and 14 assists from John Stockton

Allan Houston paced Detroit: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
300 +18+23+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 92Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1928162992
Sixers30222526103
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 29 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Vancouver, 103-92

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 16 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 BLK, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +11+5+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 40

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 23, 37, 21, 29, 25, 23, 25, 40Jazz-Pistons · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 13, 22, 41, 23, 10, 37, 28, 35Knicks-Heat · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 21, 19, 20, 24, 21, 13, 26, 34Pistons-Jazz · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 16, 13, 20, 12, 18, 5, 17, 29Sixers-Grizzlies · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Sean HigginsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 13, 0, 11, 5, 0, 2, 16, 27Sixers-Grizzlies · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 29, 41, 20, 21, 24, 18, 29, 25Blazers-Sonics · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie JonesLakers+5.5 17.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Patrick EwingKnicks+5.1 27.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Jason KiddMavs+5.0 20.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Dell CurryHornets+4.9 18.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Latrell SprewellWarriors+4.7 21.8 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNets−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tim HardawayWarriors−5.1 9.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Terry PorterWolves−4.9 4.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Benoit BenjaminBucks−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Willie AndersonRaptors−4.5 8.4 last 10 · 12.9 season