FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 5, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed VAN by 6 after the first quarter and won 95–82.

Final · Box score
Suns102
Celtics109
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Knicks97
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Kings107
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Spurs84
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Grizzlies82
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 1995–96Jan 5, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Vin Baker (Bucks-Blazers), 41 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Shaquille O'Neal scores 31 as Lakers win in Vancouver

Derrick Coleman goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+7+9+13LAL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1433242495
Grizzlies2020222082
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 27, 41, 21, 26, 25, 28, 25, 31LAL31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 10, 24, 17, 20, 20, 12, 21LAL21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 25, 19, 27, 12, 30, 23, 24, 17VAN17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 8, 6, 12, 7, 20, 10, 8, 12VAN12 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Kings combined for 213, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-KingsSixers 106, Kings 107
213
Suns-CelticsSuns 102, Celtics 109
211
Bucks-KnicksBucks 92, Knicks 97
189
Clippers-SpursClippers 93, Spurs 84
177
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 95, Grizzlies 82
177
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-KingsSixers 106, Kings 107
+1 SAC
Bucks-KnicksBucks 92, Knicks 97
+5 NYK
Suns-CelticsSuns 102, Celtics 109
+7 BOS
Clippers-SpursClippers 93, Spurs 84
+9 LAC
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 95, Grizzlies 82
+13 LAL
LAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 95, Grizzlies 82
6 pts
Suns-CelticsBOS won · Suns 102, Celtics 109
2 pts
Clippers-SpursLAC won · Clippers 93, Spurs 84
1 pt
Bryant shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BryantPHX · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Abdul-RaufSAC · 25 PTS, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
62% (13-21)
ManningPHX · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
WeatherspoonPHI · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 106Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28292623106
Kings29302919107
The story
Mitch Richmond had 24 points as Sacramento beat Philadelphia 107-106

Clar. Weatherspoon led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 29-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+2+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 92Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2625152692
Knicks2728261697
The story
Patrick Ewing's 32 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Milwaukee, 97-92

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 13-24 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 26-15, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1+4+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 95Grizzlies 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1433242495
Grizzlies2020222082
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 95-82 behind 21 points from Eddie Jones

Anthony Peeler paced Vancouver: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6+7+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.7Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.7 in 28 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Suns-Celtics

Boston handles Phoenix by 7

The Celtics won the fourth quarter 33–24. Final: 109–102. Todd Day led Boston with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over PHI1NYK over MIL5BOS over PHX7LAC over SAS9LAL over VAN13Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over PHX.
Top performances

Derrick Coleman leads the day with 35

Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 11, 22, 18, 11, 19, 22, 24, 35Sixers-Kings · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 30, 17, 13, 27, 16, 22, 16, 32Knicks-Bucks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 27, 41, 21, 26, 25, 28, 25, 31Lakers-Grizzlies · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 42, 19, 24, 15, 11, 11, 20, 18, 25Bucks-Knicks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 14, 2, 12, 14, 24, 17, 3, 25Celtics-Suns · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 8, 6, 15, 11, 20, 8, 9, 25Kings-Sixers · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony PeelerVAN+6.3 20.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.6 20.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+5.4 29.7 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
Shawn KempSEA−3.4 18.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Armen GilliamMIL−3.3 6.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Johnny NewmanMIL−3.2 5.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Bryant ReevesVAN−3.1 9.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mark DavisPHI−3.1 4.3 last 10 · 7.4 season