FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 2, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed PHI by 3 at halftime and won 96–82.

Final · Box score
Mavs97
Hornets107
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Suns94
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Pistons99
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Rockets96
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Nets91
Heat101
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors94
Magic96
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Kings83
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz80
Spurs83
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Sonics96
Q1 SEA +13; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Bullets80
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +12
On this day · 1995–96Jan 2, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Mavs), 29 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Sonics

Philadelphia's skid reaches three

Damon Stoudamire goes for 32 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13-3+1+14SEA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1626182282
Sonics2910223596
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 12, 22, 7, 12, 20, 24, 18, 23SEA23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 24, 19, 24, 31, 20, 28, 21, 21SEA21 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 21, 27, 11, 22, 18, 11, 19, 22PHI22 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 8, 11, 22, 32, 31, 15, 21, 20PHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 208, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 112, Rockets 96
208
Mavs-HornetsMavs 97, Hornets 107
204
Suns-CavsSuns 94, Cavs 103
197
Nets-HeatNets 91, Heat 101
192
Raptors-MagicRaptors 94, Magic 96
190
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 87, Pistons 99
186
Sixers-SonicsSixers 82, Sonics 96
178
Lakers-KingsLakers 90, Kings 83
173
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 92, Bullets 80
172
Jazz-SpursJazz 80, Spurs 83
163
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 94, Magic 96
+2 ORL
Jazz-SpursJazz 80, Spurs 83
+3 SAS
Lakers-KingsLakers 90, Kings 83
+7 LAL
Suns-CavsSuns 94, Cavs 103
+9 CLE
Nets-HeatNets 91, Heat 101
+10 MIA
Mavs-HornetsMavs 97, Hornets 107
+10 CHH
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 92, Bullets 80
+12 NYK
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 87, Pistons 99
+12 DET
Sixers-SonicsSixers 82, Sonics 96
+14 SEA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 112, Rockets 96
+16 POR
SEA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-SonicsSEA won · Sixers 82, Sonics 96
3 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 94, Magic 96
2 pts
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 80, Spurs 83
2 pts
Mavs-HornetsCHH won · Mavs 97, Hornets 107
2 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 90, Kings 83
1 pt
Mills shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsCLE · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
EarlTOR · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
TrentPOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BarkleyHOU · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HornacekUTA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 94Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors16282422494
Magic31112919696
The story
Rony Seikaly had 31 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Toronto 96-94 in OT

Acie Earl led Toronto with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 31-16, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +15−2+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 80Spurs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1519262080
Spurs1820202583
The story
Avery Johnson's 22 points carried San Antonio past Utah, 83-80

For Utah, Karl Malone had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 25-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Sonics
Sixers 82Sonics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1626182282
Sonics2910223596
The story
Seattle beat Philadelphia 96-82 behind 21 points and 10 assists from Gary Payton

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 10-27 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +13−3+1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Coleman topped the game at 61.5 FPTS: 22 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
25.21995–96 avg6.9Last 3

6.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 1995–96 (81 games). Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 0 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 16.

ORL over TOR2SAS over UTA3LAL over SAC7CLE over PHX9CHH over DAL10MIA over NJN10DET over BOS12NYK over WSB12SEA over PHI14POR over HOU16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 37

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 15, 23, 13, 25, 18, 17, 38, 37Hornets-Mavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 28, 17, 19, 14, 8, 18, 16, 32Raptors-Magic · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 32, 31, 37, 23, 18, 27, 40, 32Kings-Lakers · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 30, 13, 33, 11, 9, 15, 31Magic-Raptors · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 23, 18, 8, 4, 19, 20, 19, 31Blazers-Rockets · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 7, 26, 26, 16, 20, 16, 25, 30Rockets-Blazers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondSAC+6.1 30.1 last 10 · 24.0 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.9 20.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.7 21.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+5.3 19.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+4.8 21.0 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−3.4 18.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Blue EdwardsVAN−3.1 7.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mark DavisPHI−3.1 4.6 last 10 · 7.7 season
Walt WilliamsTOR−3.0 13.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season