FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 31, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIL by 6 after the first quarter and won 81–71.

Final · Box score
Suns120
Hawks84
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +36
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Celtics131
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Bucks71
Cavs81
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Blazers94
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Spurs115
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +9
The lead · Bucks-Cavs

Milwaukee's skid reaches four

Terrell Brandon goes for 23 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+8+10CLE AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2511152071
Cavs1914262281
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 29, 19, 26, 17, 18, 11, 22, 23CLE23 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 19, 10, 8, 11, 14, 16, 7, 14CLE14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 31, 20, 37, 22, 16, 25, 15, 21MIL21 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 29, 30, 22, 24, 24, 11, 30, 18MIL18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Celtics combined for 229, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 131
229
Clippers-SpursClippers 106, Spurs 115
221
Suns-HawksSuns 120, Hawks 84
204
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 94
192
Bucks-CavsBucks 71, Cavs 81
152
UTA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 94
+4 UTA
Clippers-SpursClippers 106, Spurs 115
+9 SAS
Bucks-CavsBucks 71, Cavs 81
+10 CLE
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 131
+33 BOS
Suns-HawksSuns 120, Hawks 84
+36 PHX
Tisdale shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TisdalePHX · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
LangATL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RichardsonLAC · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
WesleyBOS · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 98Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2430291598
Blazers2413263194
The story
Karl Malone had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Portland 98-94

Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 10 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 12-26 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 30-13, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+17+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 106Spurs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers32232229106
Spurs33302329115
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 115-106 behind 26 points and 8 assists from Avery Johnson

Brent Barry paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 30-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+8+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 71Cavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2511152071
Cavs1914262281
The story
Bobby Phills' 14 points carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 81-71

For Milwaukee, Terry Cummings had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 5-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 26-15.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6−3+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Blazers

Utah beats Portland, 98–94

Utah led 83–63 after three and won by 4. Karl Malone led Utah with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over POR4SAS over LAC9CLE over MIL10BOS over VAN33PHX over ATL36Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over POR.
Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 33

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 41, 20, 21, 24, 18, 29, 25, 33Blazers-Jazz · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 37, 21, 29, 25, 23, 25, 40, 28Jazz-Blazers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 14, 16, 11, 8, 8, 19, 6, 26Spurs-Clippers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Pooh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 21, 8, 11, 7, 4, 11, 17, 24Clippers-Spurs · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 2, 12, 8, 12, 14, 7, 26, 24Celtics-Grizzlies · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 29, 19, 26, 17, 18, 11, 22, 23Cavs-Bucks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 9 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
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.8 16.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Gheorghe MuresanWSB+4.5 18.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.5 30.1 last 10 · 25.6 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
Elliot PerryPHX−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season