FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 11, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 95–93.

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs82
Hawks87
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Bulls110
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +24
Final · Box score
Bullets98
Cavs85
Q1 WSB +8; Q2 WSB +19; Q3 WSB +13; Q4 WSB +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Pistons87
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Wolves95
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Nets106
Q1 TOR +31; Q2 TOR +32; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Knicks112
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +17; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Kings109
Grizzlies101
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 1995–96Jan 11, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Joe Smith (Warriors-Suns), 28 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota climbs out of a 12-point hole against Clippers

Mitch Richmond goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12-4+2MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2627172393
Wolves2021252995
Who led
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 22, 27, 17, 32, 25, 22, 26, 28MIN28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 27, 18, 13, 11, 14, 23, 22, 20MIN20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 6, 6, 38, 20, 9, 9, 18, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 11, 16, 13, 9, 16, 4, 5, 15LAC15 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Nets combined for 229, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NetsRaptors 123, Nets 106
229
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 99, Knicks 112
211
Kings-GrizzliesKings 109, Grizzlies 101
210
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 99, Mavs 104
203
Rockets-BullsRockets 86, Bulls 110
196
Clippers-WolvesClippers 93, Wolves 95
188
Bullets-CavsBullets 98, Cavs 85
183
Pacers-SonicsPacers 82, Sonics 92
174
Spurs-HawksSpurs 82, Hawks 87
169
Jazz-PistonsJazz 77, Pistons 87
164
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 93, Wolves 95
+2 MIN
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 99, Mavs 104
+5 DAL
Spurs-HawksSpurs 82, Hawks 87
+5 ATL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 109, Grizzlies 101
+8 SAC
Pacers-SonicsPacers 82, Sonics 92
+10 SEA
Jazz-PistonsJazz 77, Pistons 87
+10 DET
Bullets-CavsBullets 98, Cavs 85
+13 WSB
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 99, Knicks 112
+13 NYK
Raptors-NetsRaptors 123, Nets 106
+17 TOR
Rockets-BullsRockets 86, Bulls 110
+24 CHI
MIN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 93, Wolves 95
12 pts
Kings-GrizzliesSAC won · Kings 109, Grizzlies 101
9 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 99, Mavs 104
7 pts
Rockets-BullsCHI won · Rockets 86, Bulls 110
3 pts
Spurs-HawksATL won · Spurs 82, Hawks 87
3 pts
Cheaney shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CheaneyWSB · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
EwingNYK · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
HawkinsSEA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PerdueSAS · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Abdul-RaufSAC · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 93Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2627172393
Wolves2021252995
The story
Tom Gugliotta had 28 points as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 95-93

Lorenzen Wright led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 15 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 11-28 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 25-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6−12−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 82Hawks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs17251520582
Hawks172314231087
The story
Christian Laettner's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past San Antonio, 87-82 in OT

For San Antonio, Will Perdue had 19 PTS, 17 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hawks took it 10-5.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−2−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 47.2 FPTS on 21 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 109Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24322528109
Grizzlies33232322101
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 109-101 behind 20 points from Olden Polynice

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 30 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −90+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Kings-Grizzlies

Sacramento climbs back to beat Vancouver

Vancouver led by 9 after one. Sacramento won it 109–101. Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Grizzlies
Mitch Richmond · SACShareef Abdur-Rahim · VANPTS3237REB37AST131Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 37

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 20, 21, 20, 19, 12, 34, 17, 37Grizzlies-Kings · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 18, 27, 40, 32, 33, 24, 19, 32Kings-Grizzlies · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 23, 34, 45, 28, 22, 23, 33, 32Bulls-Rockets · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 31, 22, 23, 13, 28, 16, 16, 30Nets-Raptors · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 27, 16, 22, 16, 32, 18, 31, 30Knicks-Celtics · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 11, 13, 6, 13, 2, 21, 14, 30Grizzlies-Kings · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.9 22.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.1 18.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+4.9 19.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Rony SeikalyORL+4.5 20.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Glen RiceCHH+4.2 26.6 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Joe DumarsDET−4.3 10.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.6 18.0 last 10 · 21.6 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