FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 8, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed GSW by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–95.

Final · Box score
Spurs83
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Cavs78
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sonics109
Nuggets99
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Warriors95
Q1 VAN -9; Q2 VAN +2; Q3 VAN +8; Q4 VAN +14
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz112
Bucks119
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Sixers93
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Heat85
Blazers81
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Suns113
Bullets115
Q1 WSB -7; Q2 WSB -6; Q3 WSB +2; Q4 Bullets 0; OT1 WSB +2
On this day · 1995–96Jan 8, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Heat), 32 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scores 34 in Vancouver win over Golden State

Karl Malone goes for 38 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+2+8+14VAN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies21302731109
Warriors3019212595
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 17, 24, 20, 21, 20, 19, 12, 34VAN34 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 4, 10, 11, 13, 6, 13, 2, 21VAN21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 3, 30, 24, 30, 27, 28, 23, 38GSW38 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 43, 26, 25, 27, 27, 17, 39, 26, 23GSW23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Celtics rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat San Antonio by 24.

WSB over PHX2HOU over CLE3LAL over CHH4MIA over POR4MIL over UTA7SEA over DEN10VAN over GSW14DAL over PHI18BOS over SAS24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Jazz-Bucks combined for 231, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BucksJazz 112, Bucks 119
231
Suns-BulletsSuns 113, Bullets 115
228
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 109, Nuggets 99
208
Mavs-SixersMavs 111, Sixers 93
204
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 109, Warriors 95
204
Hornets-LakersHornets 97, Lakers 101
198
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 83, Celtics 107
190
Heat-BlazersHeat 85, Blazers 81
166
Rockets-CavsRockets 81, Cavs 78
159
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-BulletsSuns 113, Bullets 115
+2 WSB
Rockets-CavsRockets 81, Cavs 78
+3 HOU
Heat-BlazersHeat 85, Blazers 81
+4 MIA
Hornets-LakersHornets 97, Lakers 101
+4 LAL
Jazz-BucksJazz 112, Bucks 119
+7 MIL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 109, Nuggets 99
+10 SEA
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 109, Warriors 95
+14 VAN
Mavs-SixersMavs 111, Sixers 93
+18 DAL
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 83, Celtics 107
+24 BOS
VAN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WarriorsVAN won · Grizzlies 109, Warriors 95
9 pts
Mavs-SixersDAL won · Mavs 111, Sixers 93
7 pts
Suns-BulletsWSB won · Suns 113, Bullets 115
7 pts
Heat-BlazersMIA won · Heat 85, Blazers 81
7 pts
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 112, Bucks 119
5 pts
Fox shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxBOS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
82% (9-11)
SchrempfSEA · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
77% (10-13)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
McCloudDAL · 23 PTS, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
FinleyDAL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Bullets
Suns 113Bullets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns303519236113
Bullets233627218115
The story
Rod Strickland had 22 points and 12 assists as Washington beat Phoenix 115-113 in OT

Danny Manning led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Bullets took the third 27-19.

WSB lead by quarter
200 −7−6+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Johnson led the game in fantasy with 54.3 FPTS (34 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 81Cavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2015232381
Cavs1321242078
The story
Houston beat Cleveland 81-78 behind 22 points from Hakeem Olajuwon

Chris Mills paced Cleveland: 14 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 20-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon topped the game at 50.4 FPTS: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 112Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2315322913112
Bucks1828272620119
The story
Glenn Robinson's 38 points carried Milwaukee past Utah, 119-112 in OT

For Utah, Jeff Hornacek had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 13-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 28-15.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5+8+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
27.81995–96 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 1995–96 (65 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 38

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 22, 24, 29, 22, 26, 28, 27, 38Jazz-Bucks · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 3, 30, 24, 30, 27, 28, 23, 38Warriors-Grizzlies · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 15, 11, 11, 20, 18, 25, 18, 38Bucks-Jazz · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 13, 10, 28, 25, 30, 15, 13, 34Suns-Bullets · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 17, 24, 20, 21, 20, 19, 12, 34Grizzlies-Warriors · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 11, 25, 26, 36, 18, 15, 28, 28Heat-Blazers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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+5.7 21.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.1 18.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Rony SeikalyORL+4.8 20.8 last 10 · 16.0 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.3 28.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Cold
Armen GilliamMIL−3.9 5.2 last 10 · 9.1 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.2 18.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Walt WilliamsTOR−3.0 13.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Eric WilliamsBOS−2.9 8.1 last 10 · 11.0 season