FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 7, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 95–90.

Final · OT · Box score
Suns103
Hawks105
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Pistons76
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Pacers95
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Wolves95
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Spurs74
Nets90
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Mavs72
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +26; Q3 NYK +39; Q4 NYK +30
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Magic109
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Kings96
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Heat85
Sonics94
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Raptors80
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 1995–96Jan 7, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (Blazers-Wolves), 41 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 22 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-3+5IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2122232490
Pacers1418313295
Who led
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 10, 13, 6, 13, 11, 10, 18, 21IND21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 6, 4, 20, 15, 7, 5, 4, 19IND19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 33, 20, 30, 16, 31, 14, 32, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 5, 16, 15, 16, 17, 14, 11, 15CLE15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Wolves

Houston fights back late to top Minnesota

Minnesota led 75–67 after three. Houston won the fourth 37–20 and the game 104–95. Clyde Drexler led Houston with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Wolves
Clyde Drexler · HOUStephon Marbury · MINPTS3723REB51AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Hawks combined for 208, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HawksSuns 103, Hawks 105
208
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 109, Kings 96
205
Rockets-WolvesRockets 104, Wolves 95
199
Sixers-MagicSixers 88, Magic 109
197
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 95
185
Heat-SonicsHeat 85, Sonics 94
179
Mavs-KnicksMavs 72, Knicks 102
174
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 87, Raptors 80
167
Spurs-NetsSpurs 74, Nets 90
164
Bucks-PistonsBucks 86, Pistons 76
162
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-HawksSuns 103, Hawks 105
+2 ATL
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 95
+5 IND
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 87, Raptors 80
+7 LAC
Heat-SonicsHeat 85, Sonics 94
+9 SEA
Rockets-WolvesRockets 104, Wolves 95
+9 HOU
Bucks-PistonsBucks 86, Pistons 76
+10 MIL
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 109, Kings 96
+13 DEN
Spurs-NetsSpurs 74, Nets 90
+16 NJN
Sixers-MagicSixers 88, Magic 109
+21 ORL
Mavs-KnicksMavs 72, Knicks 102
+30 NYK
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 90, Pacers 95
11 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 104, Wolves 95
8 pts
Clippers-RaptorsLAC won · Clippers 87, Raptors 80
7 pts
Bucks-PistonsMIL won · Bucks 86, Pistons 76
3 pts
Mark Jackson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mark JacksonDEN · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB
75% (9-12)
Horace GrantORL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
LaPhonso EllisDEN · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
Dale EllisDEN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
BrandonCLE · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 103Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2420242312103
Hawks2922182214105
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 22 points and 21 rebounds as Atlanta beat Phoenix 105-103 in OT

Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 32 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 21 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the first 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+7+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 90Pacers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2122232490
Pacers1418313295
The story
Dale Davis' 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting carried Indiana past Cleveland, 95-90

For Cleveland, Danny Ferry had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB · 9-9 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 31-23.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−11−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon was the fantasy play: 54.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 88Magic 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1919272388
Magic22292929109
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 109-88 behind 23 points and 15 rebounds from Rony Seikaly

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +3+13+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 37

Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 19, 12, 20, 21, 14, 17, 14, 37Rockets-Wolves · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 12, 21, 23, 12, 21, 19, 30, 33Nuggets-Kings · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 18, 15, 15, 12, 13, 12, 13, 32Suns-Hawks · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 16, 24, 13, 37, 25, 24, 17, 30Hawks-Suns · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 24, 31, 20, 28, 21, 21, 29, 30Sonics-Heat · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 24, 18, 11, 25, 26, 36, 18, 15, 28Heat-Sonics · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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
Rony SeikalyORL+4.8 20.8 last 10 · 16.0 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+4.3 17.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.3 28.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−4.5 17.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Armen GilliamMIL−3.6 5.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Johnny NewmanMIL−3.5 4.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Bryant ReevesVAN−3.1 9.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mark DavisPHI−3.0 4.1 last 10 · 7.1 season