FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 15, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed NJN by 8 at halftime and won 116–104.

Final · Box score
Nets104
Hornets116
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 CHH -8; Q3 CHH -6; Q4 CHH +12
Final · Box score
Magic78
Mavs66
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Clippers93
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Wolves102
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Warriors128
Sixers111
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Spurs77
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Raptors78
Sonics122
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +27; Q3 SEA +34; Q4 SEA +44
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Grizzlies79
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +24
On this day · 1995–96Jan 15, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Bullets), 46 points.
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The lead · Nets-Hornets

Glen Rice goes for 35 in Charlotte win over New Jersey

Anthony Mason goes for 20 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-6+12CHH AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30252425104
Hornets27202643116
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 38, 37, 27, 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35CHH35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 12, 16, 18, 22, 17, 12, 12, 25CHH25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 23, 13, 28, 16, 16, 30, 41, 30NJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 29, 8, 27, 22, 4, 11, 28, 14, 33, 17NJN17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat Toronto by 44, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHI over MIN10CHH over NJN12ORL over DAL12IND over LAC15GSW over PHI17NYK over SAS17DET over VAN24SEA over TOR44Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Sixers combined for 239, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SixersWarriors 128, Sixers 111
239
Nets-HornetsNets 104, Hornets 116
220
Bulls-WolvesBulls 112, Wolves 102
214
Pacers-ClippersPacers 108, Clippers 93
201
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 78, Sonics 122
200
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 103, Grizzlies 79
182
Knicks-SpursKnicks 94, Spurs 77
171
Magic-MavsMagic 78, Mavs 66
144
CHI won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Bulls-WolvesBulls 112, Wolves 102
+10 CHI
Nets-HornetsNets 104, Hornets 116
+12 CHH
Magic-MavsMagic 78, Mavs 66
+12 ORL
Pacers-ClippersPacers 108, Clippers 93
+15 IND
Warriors-SixersWarriors 128, Sixers 111
+17 GSW
Knicks-SpursKnicks 94, Spurs 77
+17 NYK
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 103, Grizzlies 79
+24 DET
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 78, Sonics 122
+44 SEA
Weatherspoon shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WeatherspoonPHI · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
Grant HillDET · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
MullinGSW · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
PennyORL · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
CaffeyCHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Wolves
Bulls 112Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31262233112
Wolves25242627102
The story
Scottie Pippen's 29 points carried Chicago past Minnesota, 112-102

For Minnesota, Stephon Marbury had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+8+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 103Grizzlies 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30152929103
Grizzlies1516232579
The story
Grant Hill had 31 points and 11 rebounds as Detroit beat Vancouver 103-79

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 11-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 30-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
300 +15+14+20+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sonics
Raptors 78Sonics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1718261778
Sonics29333327122
The story
Seattle beat Toronto 122-78 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Doug Christie paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
500 +12+27+34+44 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 30 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg16.9Last 3

16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 38

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 17, 39, 26, 23, 27, 21, 32, 38Warriors-Sixers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 38, 37, 27, 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35Hornets-Nets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 2, 11, 15, 2, 16, 8, 17, 34Sixers-Warriors · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 25, 20, 6, 24, 19, 19, 20, 31Pistons-Grizzlies · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 23, 13, 28, 16, 16, 30, 41, 30Nets-Hornets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 18, 18, 16, 24, 19, 17, 25, 29Bulls-Wolves · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+6.7 29.6 last 10 · 22.9 season
Joe SmithGSW+5.8 26.0 last 10 · 20.2 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.7 19.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.2 21.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+4.9 22.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Joe DumarsDET−4.9 9.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Malik SealyLAC−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Nick Van ExelLAL−3.4 10.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Johnny NewmanMIL−3.3 5.0 last 10 · 8.3 season