FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 30, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Clippers101
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Rockets87
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Pacers107
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Lakers128
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Suns114
Heat99
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Wolves86
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Magic104
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Raptors75
Kings102
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +29; Q4 SAC +27
Final · Box score
Nets88
Sonics97
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +9
The lead · Clippers-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+7+4DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30222524101
Mavs20343021105
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 13, 29, 31, 16, 30, 18, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 13, 20, 23, 22, 29, 11, 7, 21DAL21 PTS · 16 REB · 16 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 18, 19, 15, 28, 6, 26, 16, 21LAC21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Pooh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 5, 21, 8, 11, 7, 4, 11, 17LAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 246, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 118, Lakers 128
246
Suns-HeatSuns 114, Heat 99
213
Clippers-MavsClippers 101, Mavs 105
206
Celtics-MagicCeltics 99, Magic 104
203
Hawks-PacersHawks 90, Pacers 107
197
Bulls-RocketsBulls 98, Rockets 87
185
Nets-SonicsNets 88, Sonics 97
185
Raptors-KingsRaptors 75, Kings 102
177
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 88, Wolves 86
174
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 88, Wolves 86
+2 DEN
Clippers-MavsClippers 101, Mavs 105
+4 DAL
Celtics-MagicCeltics 99, Magic 104
+5 ORL
Nets-SonicsNets 88, Sonics 97
+9 SEA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 118, Lakers 128
+10 LAL
Bulls-RocketsBulls 98, Rockets 87
+11 CHI
Suns-HeatSuns 114, Heat 99
+15 PHX
Hawks-PacersHawks 90, Pacers 107
+17 IND
Raptors-KingsRaptors 75, Kings 102
+27 SAC
DAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 101, Mavs 105
10 pts
Bulls-RocketsCHI won · Bulls 98, Rockets 87
6 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 99, Magic 104
5 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 88, Wolves 86
3 pts
Nets-SonicsSEA won · Nets 88, Sonics 97
2 pts
Ceballos shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CeballosLAL · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (15-18)
Oliver MillerTOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ShaqORL · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
70% (14-20)
CampbellLAL · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarkleyPHX · 37 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 88Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2125182488
Wolves2420212186
The story
Dikembe Mutombo's 17 rebounds and 12 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 88-86

For Minnesota, Christian Laettner had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 17 REB, 12 PTS, 9 BLK, 1 AST · 4-6 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 25-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 101Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30222524101
Mavs20343021105
The story
Jason Kidd had a 21-16-16 triple-double as Dallas beat Los Angeles 105-101

Brent Barry led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 16 REB, 16 AST · 8-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 34-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −10+2+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 99Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2124292599
Magic20203133104
The story
Orlando beat Boston 104-99 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Anfernee Hardaway

Rick Fox paced Boston: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 11-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−5−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Toronto by 27, the widest margin of 9 games.

DEN over MIN2DAL over LAC4ORL over BOS5SEA over NJN9LAL over GSW10CHI over HOU11PHX over MIA15IND over ATL17SAC over TOR27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 37

Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 17, 26, 22, 20, 22, 20, 20, 37Suns-Heat · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 15, 29, 25, 15, 10, 31, 29, 33Lakers-Warriors · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 37, 51, 30, 20, 36, 22, 17, 31Rockets-Bulls · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 33, 35, 19, 29, 20, 20, 23, 30Magic-Celtics · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 26, 4, 6, 12, 4, 12, 23, 29Kings-Raptors · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 14, 16, 22, 19, 30, 17, 21, 28Bulls-Rockets · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Patrick EwingNYK+5.1 27.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Dell CurryCHH+4.9 18.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Gheorghe MuresanWSB+4.5 18.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.5 30.1 last 10 · 25.6 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.4 15.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonTOR−5.0 7.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Billy OwensMIA−4.9 10.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Terry PorterMIN−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season