FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 4, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed CHH by 8 at halftime and won 104–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks71
Hawks88
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Bullets104
Hornets93
Q1 WSB -5; Q2 WSB -8; Q3 WSB +13; Q4 WSB +11
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Mavs104
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Raptors74
Pistons118
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +22; Q3 DET +33; Q4 DET +44
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Rockets91
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Bucks91
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Heat80
Jazz83
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +3
On this day · 1995–96Jan 4, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Kings-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Bullets-Hornets

Washington climbs out of an 8-point hole against Charlotte

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8+13+11WSB AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets27262823104
Hornets322972593
Who led
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 23, 17, 10, 16, 19, 17, 28WSB28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 7, 3, 18, 11, 6, 12, 4, 20WSB20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 23, 13, 25, 18, 17, 38, 37, 27CHH27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 20, 6, 19, 10, 23, 5, 12, 18CHH18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 214, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 110, Mavs 104
214
Bullets-HornetsBullets 104, Hornets 93
197
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 74, Pistons 118
192
Pacers-CavsPacers 91, Cavs 99
190
Wolves-BucksWolves 97, Bucks 91
188
Clippers-RocketsClippers 95, Rockets 91
186
Heat-JazzHeat 80, Jazz 83
163
Knicks-HawksKnicks 71, Hawks 88
159
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-JazzHeat 80, Jazz 83
+3 UTA
Clippers-RocketsClippers 95, Rockets 91
+4 LAC
Wolves-BucksWolves 97, Bucks 91
+6 MIN
Blazers-MavsBlazers 110, Mavs 104
+6 POR
Pacers-CavsPacers 91, Cavs 99
+8 CLE
Bullets-HornetsBullets 104, Hornets 93
+11 WSB
Knicks-HawksKnicks 71, Hawks 88
+17 ATL
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 74, Pistons 118
+44 DET
WSB rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-HornetsWSB won · Bullets 104, Hornets 93
8 pts
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 95, Rockets 91
4 pts
Wolves-BucksMIN won · Wolves 97, Bucks 91
3 pts
Heat-JazzUTA won · Heat 80, Jazz 83
1 pt
Mills shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsCLE · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SabonisPOR · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
79% (11-14)
Tyrone HillCLE · 14 PTS, 9 REB
70% (7-10)
HarperDAL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Kenny AndersonPOR · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 80Jazz 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2418152380
Jazz2326211383
The story
Karl Malone had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Utah beat Miami 83-80

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-22 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Jazz took the second 26-18.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+7+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning led the game in fantasy with 49.0 FPTS (18 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 95Rockets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2330222095
Rockets2037221291
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 95-91 behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Loy Vaught

Charles Barkley paced Houston: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 20-12 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3−4−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hakeem Olajuwon topped the game at 59.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 97Bucks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2324222897
Bucks2624221991
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Minnesota past Milwaukee, 97-91

For Milwaukee, Vin Baker had 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 9-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 28-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−3−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
27.81995–96 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.8 in 1995–96 (65 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Toronto by 44, the widest margin of 8 games.

UTA over MIA3LAC over HOU4POR over DAL6MIN over MIL6CLE over IND8WSB over CHH11ATL over NYK17DET over TOR44Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Arvydas Sabonis leads the day with 33

Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 9, 8, 23, 26, 15, 15, 18, 33Blazers-Mavs · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 19, 33, 20, 30, 16, 31, 14, 32Cavs-Pacers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 20, 20, 22, 24, 29, 22, 26, 28Jazz-Heat · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 23, 17, 10, 16, 19, 17, 28Bullets-Hornets · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 23, 13, 25, 18, 17, 38, 37, 27Hornets-Bullets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 7, 11, 12, 10, 25, 13, 23, 25Blazers-Mavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 11 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
Arvydas SabonisPOR+4.0 17.3 last 10 · 13.3 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
Johnny NewmanMIL−3.1 5.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Walt WilliamsTOR−3.0 13.0 last 10 · 16.0 season