FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 10, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIL by 10 after the first quarter and won 116–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks111
Celtics98
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Nuggets89
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Spurs78
Pistons84
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Heat85
Lakers94
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Bucks101
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Rockets120
Sixers99
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Suns102
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Bullets102
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +11; Q4 WSB +4
On this day · 1995–96Jan 10, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Sonics), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Bucks

Michael Jordan scores 33, Chicago rallies past Milwaukee

Charles Barkley goes for 25 rebounds

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+3+15CHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22352930116
Bucks32292218101
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 24, 23, 34, 45, 28, 22, 23, 33CHI33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 31, 5, 10, 13, 14, 18, 15, 20CHI20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 11, 11, 20, 18, 25, 18, 38, 35MIL35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 23, 23, 26, 24, 22, 25, 21, 26MIL26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Houston by 21.

WSB over LAC4DET over SAS6LAL over MIA9PHX over CHH12NYK over BOS13CHI over MIL15IND over DEN19HOU over PHI21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Rockets-Sixers combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SixersRockets 120, Sixers 99
219
Bulls-BucksBulls 116, Bucks 101
217
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 111, Celtics 98
209
Clippers-BulletsClippers 98, Bullets 102
200
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 108, Nuggets 89
197
Hornets-SunsHornets 90, Suns 102
192
Heat-LakersHeat 85, Lakers 94
179
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 78, Pistons 84
162
WSB won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Clippers-BulletsClippers 98, Bullets 102
+4 WSB
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 78, Pistons 84
+6 DET
Heat-LakersHeat 85, Lakers 94
+9 LAL
Hornets-SunsHornets 90, Suns 102
+12 PHX
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 111, Celtics 98
+13 NYK
Bulls-BucksBulls 116, Bucks 101
+15 CHI
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 108, Nuggets 89
+19 IND
Rockets-SixersRockets 120, Sixers 99
+21 HOU
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 116, Bucks 101
10 pts
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 111, Celtics 98
2 pts
Heat-LakersLAL won · Heat 85, Lakers 94
2 pts
Cheaney shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CheaneyWSB · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
Grant HillDET · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
76% (16-21)
RodmanCHI · 26 REB, 16 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DrexlerHOU · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Clippers-Bullets
Clippers 98Bullets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2725192798
Bullets31282320102
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 102-98 behind 25 points from Chris Webber

Loy Vaught paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +4+7+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 116Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22352930116
Bucks32292218101
The story
Dennis Rodman's 26 rebounds and 16 points carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 116-101

For Milwaukee, Ray Allen had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 REB, 16 PTS, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-18, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−4+3+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Sixers
Rockets 120Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27343227120
Sixers2521223199
The story
Clyde Drexler had 31 points as Houston beat Philadelphia 120-99

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 13-18 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +2+15+25+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 35

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 11, 11, 20, 18, 25, 18, 38, 35Bucks-Bulls · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 26, 25, 28, 25, 31, 34, 23, 34Lakers-Heat · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 24, 23, 34, 45, 28, 22, 23, 33Bulls-Bucks · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 13, 27, 16, 22, 16, 32, 18, 31Knicks-Celtics · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 32, 13, 12, 28, 18, 14, 17, 31Heat-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 20, 21, 14, 17, 14, 37, 9, 31Rockets-Sixers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony PeelerVAN+6.1 20.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.1 20.7 last 10 · 15.6 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.1 18.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Rony SeikalyORL+4.5 20.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.3 28.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Cold
Joe DumarsDET−4.0 11.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.4 11.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Armen GilliamMIL−3.4 5.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−3.3 4.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.2 18.5 last 10 · 21.8 season