FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 8, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bullets92
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Kings105
Hornets115
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +10; Q4 CHH +10
Final · 2OT · Box score
Jazz133
Mavs136
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Nets102
Suns107
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +5
The lead · Jazz-Mavs

Jim Jackson scores 38, Dallas wins in double overtime

Charles Barkley goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+2+8+900+3DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz27243230713133
Mavs29303321716136
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 18, 23, 27, 15, 15, 21, 15, 38DAL38 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 23, 19, 17, 23, 12, 17, 36, 32DAL32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 25, 40, 28, 27, 39, 31, 22, 36UTA36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 10, 19, 17, 31, 18, 8, 18, 28UTA28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 269, 49 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 133, Mavs 136
269
Kings-HornetsKings 105, Hornets 115
220
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 95, Nuggets 115
210
Nets-SunsNets 102, Suns 107
209
Bullets-HawksBullets 92, Hawks 98
190
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-MavsJazz 133, Mavs 136
+3 DAL
Nets-SunsNets 102, Suns 107
+5 PHX
Bullets-HawksBullets 92, Hawks 98
+6 ATL
Kings-HornetsKings 105, Hornets 115
+10 CHH
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 95, Nuggets 115
+20 DEN
Larry Johnson shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Larry JohnsonCHH · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
PolyniceSAC · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
DeleLAC · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RiceCHH · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
BenoitUTA · 24 PTS, 6 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 133Mavs 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz27243230713133
Mavs29303321716136
The story
Jason Kidd had 25 assists and 20 points as Dallas beat Utah 136-133 in OT

Karl Malone led Utah with 36 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 25 AST, 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL · 6-17 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2+8+900+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 102Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24262725102
Suns34232525107
The story
Michael Finley's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past New Jersey, 107-102

For New Jersey, Kendall Gill had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+7+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Hawks
Bullets 92Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2625202192
Hawks2923232398
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 98-92 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Grant Long

Juwan Howard paced Washington: 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+1+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Nets-Suns

Phoenix leads New Jersey wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 107–102. Best quarter: the first, 34–24. Charles Barkley led Phoenix with 30 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over UTA3PHX over NJN5ATL over WSB6CHH over SAC10DEN over LAC20Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over NJN.
Top performances

Jim Jackson leads the day with 38

Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 18, 23, 27, 15, 15, 21, 15, 38Mavs-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 25, 40, 28, 27, 39, 31, 22, 36Jazz-Mavs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 28, 34, 21, 9, 11, 26, 17, 33Hornets-Kings · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 23, 19, 17, 23, 12, 17, 36, 32Mavs-Jazz · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 20, 37, 18, 15, 31, 35, 30Suns-Nets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 36, 36, 10, 30, 34, 18, 25, 29Kings-Hornets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris ChildsNJN+6.4 17.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Brent BarryLAC+6.3 16.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Terry DehereLAC+6.1 18.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+5.7 18.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.8 3.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Chris MullinGSW−5.0 8.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.0 5.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season