FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 2, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by WSB (vs POR) and NJN (vs VAN).

Final · Box score
Suns85
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +25; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Pacers116
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Lakers84
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Magic108
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Jazz122
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Nets93
Grizzlies84
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Bullets113
Q1 WSB +2; Q2 WSB -2; Q3 WSB +18; Q4 WSB +16
The lead · Nets-Grizzlies

New Jersey tops Vancouver in Vancouver

Karl Malone posts a triple-double

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1+11+9NJN AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1823282493
Grizzlies2022162684
Who led
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 32, 23, 14, 16, 22, 16, 20, 29NJN29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 12, 9, 11, 15, 30, 13, 25, 22NJN22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Byron ScottPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 6, 7, 0, 16, 6, 15, 16, 27VAN27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 14, 18, 13, 22, 10, 18, 9, 19VAN19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Jazz combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-JazzClippers 113, Jazz 122
235
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 111, Warriors 114
225
Celtics-PacersCeltics 108, Pacers 116
224
Blazers-BulletsBlazers 97, Bullets 113
210
Hawks-MagicHawks 95, Magic 108
203
Suns-CavsSuns 85, Cavs 107
192
Wolves-SpursWolves 90, Spurs 101
191
Bulls-LakersBulls 99, Lakers 84
183
Nets-GrizzliesNets 93, Grizzlies 84
177
GSW won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 111, Warriors 114
+3 GSW
Celtics-PacersCeltics 108, Pacers 116
+8 IND
Clippers-JazzClippers 113, Jazz 122
+9 UTA
Nets-GrizzliesNets 93, Grizzlies 84
+9 NJN
Wolves-SpursWolves 90, Spurs 101
+11 SAS
Hawks-MagicHawks 95, Magic 108
+13 ORL
Bulls-LakersBulls 99, Lakers 84
+15 CHI
Blazers-BulletsBlazers 97, Bullets 113
+16 WSB
Suns-CavsSuns 85, Cavs 107
+22 CLE
WSB rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-BulletsWSB won · Blazers 97, Bullets 113
2 pts
Nets-GrizzliesNJN won · Nets 93, Grizzlies 84
2 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 108, Pacers 116
1 pt
Hornacek shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
RobinsonSAS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
ScottVAN · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Joe SmithGSW · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
StocktonUTA · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (11-15)
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 111Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25282830111
Warriors32322921114
The story
Joe Smith had 28 points as Golden State beat Toronto 114-111

Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 25 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the first 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+11+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 113Jazz 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22282439113
Jazz32243630122
The story
Jeff Hornacek's 27 points carried Utah past Los Angeles, 122-113

For Los Angeles, Terry Dehere had 31 PTS, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 11-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-24, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +10+6+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 90Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2219292090
Spurs25262525101
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 101-90 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from David Robinson

Tom Gugliotta paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 3 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

A 26-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+10+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Bullets

Washington makes it three straight

Washington beat Portland 113–97 and moved to 22–21. Juwan Howard led Washington with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · WSB
Wvs SAC117–88L@ TOR100–106Lvs CHI109–116L@ MIA89–96Wvs NJN93–87L@ IND96–106L@ CHH113–127Wvs HOU120–85Wvs VAN102–77Wvs POR113–97
Top performances

John Stockton leads the day with 31

John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 14, 5, 9, 12, 10, 19, 17, 31Jazz-Clippers · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 29, 25, 25, 24, 18, 17, 21, 31Pacers-Celtics · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Terry DeherePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 9, 17, 15, 18, 18, 14, 13, 31Clippers-Jazz · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 22, 19, 30, 17, 21, 28, 11, 30Bulls-Lakers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 32, 23, 14, 16, 22, 16, 20, 29Nets-Grizzlies · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 18, 19, 21, 3, 11, 11, 23, 28Warriors-Raptors · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris ChildsNJN+5.6 15.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jason KiddDAL+5.6 21.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Gheorghe MuresanWSB+5.1 19.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Brent BarryLAC+4.9 14.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.6 30.4 last 10 · 25.8 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.1 4.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Terry PorterMIN−5.2 3.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Dennis ScottORL−5.1 14.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.1 5.3 last 10 · 10.4 season