FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 3, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHX by 8 after the first quarter and won 117–104.

Final · Box score
Wolves94
Celtics84
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Magic89
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Nuggets91
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers114
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Suns104
Pacers117
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Kings93
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Nets85
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Sonics108
Grizzlies94
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +14
On this day · 1995–96Jan 3, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Rockets), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pacers

Reggie Miller scores 33, Indiana rallies past Phoenix

Tom Gugliotta goes for 32 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2+8+13IND AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36202028104
Pacers28302633117
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 34, 18, 21, 23, 15, 37, 13, 33IND33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 10, 2, 9, 0, 8, 7, 12, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 12, 12, 13, 13, 10, 28, 25, 30PHX30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 16, 12, 14, 15, 19, 23, 22, 14PHX14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Nuggets

San Antonio takes over late to edge Denver

Down 3 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 19–14. Final: 93–91. Vernon Maxwell led San Antonio with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over DEN2LAL over SAC7GSW over PHI8MIN over BOS10ATL over NJN10IND over PHX13SEA over VAN14CHI over ORL21Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DEN.
The night in charts
Sixers-Warriors combined for 236, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 114, Warriors 122
236
Suns-PacersSuns 104, Pacers 117
221
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 108, Grizzlies 94
202
Magic-BullsMagic 89, Bulls 110
199
Kings-LakersKings 93, Lakers 100
193
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 93, Nuggets 91
184
Hawks-NetsHawks 95, Nets 85
180
Wolves-CelticsWolves 94, Celtics 84
178
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 93, Nuggets 91
+2 SAS
Kings-LakersKings 93, Lakers 100
+7 LAL
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 114, Warriors 122
+8 GSW
Hawks-NetsHawks 95, Nets 85
+10 ATL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 94, Celtics 84
+10 MIN
Suns-PacersSuns 104, Pacers 117
+13 IND
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 108, Grizzlies 94
+14 SEA
Magic-BullsMagic 89, Bulls 110
+21 CHI
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PacersIND won · Suns 104, Pacers 117
8 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 93, Nuggets 91
3 pts
Wolves-CelticsMIN won · Wolves 94, Celtics 84
3 pts
Mullin shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MullinGSW · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
KempSEA · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
KGMIN · 16 PTS, 8 BLK, 6 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
KukocCHI · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
GillNJN · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
60% (12-20)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 93Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2625231993
Nuggets2223321491
The story
Vernon Maxwell's 24 points carried San Antonio past Denver, 93-91

For Denver, LaPhonso Ellis had 30 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-20 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 19-14.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+6−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ervin Johnson was the fantasy play: 61.8 FPTS on 19 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 114Warriors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers232732266114
Warriors2929242614122
The story
Joe Smith had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Philadelphia 122-114 in OT

Derrick Coleman led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 12-24 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the overtime 14-6.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+800+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 94Celtics 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2317332194
Celtics1231192284
The story
Minnesota beat Boston 94-84 behind 16 points from Kevin Garnett

Rick Fox paced Boston: 14 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 16 PTS, 8 BLK, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 33-19 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +11−3+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 39

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 22, 43, 26, 25, 27, 27, 17, 39Warriors-Sixers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 34, 18, 21, 23, 15, 37, 13, 33Pacers-Suns · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 31, 37, 23, 18, 27, 40, 32, 33Kings-Lakers · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 20, 33, 17, 16, 22, 27, 17, 32Wolves-Celtics · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 12, 12, 13, 13, 10, 28, 25, 30Suns-Pacers · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 19, 12, 21, 23, 12, 21, 19, 30Nuggets-Spurs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+6.4 21.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+6.4 20.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+5.8 30.1 last 10 · 24.3 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.1 20.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Joe SmithGSW+3.5 22.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
Blue EdwardsVAN−3.5 7.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mark DavisPHI−3.4 4.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.4 18.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Walt WilliamsTOR−3.0 13.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season