FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 13, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NJN by 8 after the first quarter and won 114–111.

Final · Box score
Hawks93
Cavs79
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Suns105
Mavs98
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +7
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets102
Nuggets100
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Bullets95
Heat98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Magic114
Nets111
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz97
Sixers96
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +1
On this day · 1995–96Jan 13, 1996: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Sixers), 48 points.
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The lead · Magic-Nets

Orlando fights back from 8 down against New Jersey

Kendall Gill goes for 41 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1-7+3ORL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35271735114
Nets43202325111
Who led
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 9, 15, 31, 20, 23, 22, 21, 29ORL29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 24, 15, 15, 13, 10, 4, 27ORL27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 22, 23, 13, 28, 16, 16, 30, 41NJN41 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 8, 27, 22, 4, 11, 28, 14, 33NJN33 PTS · 7 REB · 18 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Nets combined for 225, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NetsMagic 114, Nets 111
225
Suns-MavsSuns 105, Mavs 98
203
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 102, Nuggets 100
202
Jazz-SixersJazz 97, Sixers 96
193
Bullets-HeatBullets 95, Heat 98
193
Hawks-CavsHawks 93, Cavs 79
172
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SixersJazz 97, Sixers 96
+1 UTA
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 102, Nuggets 100
+2 CHH
Magic-NetsMagic 114, Nets 111
+3 ORL
Bullets-HeatBullets 95, Heat 98
+3 MIA
Suns-MavsSuns 105, Mavs 98
+7 PHX
Hawks-CavsHawks 93, Cavs 79
+14 ATL
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 114, Nets 111
8 pts
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 93, Cavs 79
7 pts
Hornets-NuggetsCHH won · Hornets 102, Nuggets 100
4 pts
Mason shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Mark DavisPHI · 24 PTS, 7 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB
75% (12-16)
MuresanWSB · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
KittlesNJN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HowardWSB · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 97Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz25252019897
Sixers18202526796
The story
Karl Malone had 28 points as Utah beat Philadelphia 97-96 in OT

Clar. Weatherspoon led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+12+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mark Davis led the game in fantasy with 56.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 102Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets233321232102
Nuggets272329210100
The story
Charlotte beat Denver 102-100 in OT behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Anthony Mason

LaPhonso Ellis paced Denver: 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

A 33-23 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −4+6−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 114Nets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35271735114
Nets43202325111
The story
Horace Grant's 26 points and 15 rebounds carried Orlando past New Jersey, 114-111

For New Jersey, Jayson Williams had 19 REB, 13 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 35-25.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−1−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 29 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Atlanta by 14.

UTA over PHI1CHH over DEN2MIA over WSB3ORL over NJN3PHX over DAL7ATL over CLE14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kendall Gill leads the day with 41

Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 22, 23, 13, 28, 16, 16, 30, 41Nets-Magic · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 8, 27, 22, 4, 11, 28, 14, 33Nets-Magic · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 18 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 13, 12, 28, 18, 14, 17, 31, 32Heat-Bullets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 9, 15, 31, 20, 23, 22, 21, 29Magic-Nets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 22, 26, 28, 27, 38, 24, 19, 28Jazz-Sixers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 26, 36, 18, 15, 28, 28, 14, 28Heat-Bullets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 9 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
Glen RiceCHH+5.4 27.9 last 10 · 22.5 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+4.6 21.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Joe DumarsDET−4.3 10.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.6 18.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Johnny NewmanMIL−3.3 5.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season