FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 17, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 7 after three quarters and won 88–78.

Final · Box score
Bucks73
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +27
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Mavs78
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Pacers91
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +7
Final · OT · Box score
Nets105
Sixers103
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Blazers92
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Kings76
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Sonics96
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Grizzlies68
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +33; Q4 UTA +38
Final · Box score
Heat103
Bullets92
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +11
On this day · 1995–96Jan 17, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Bullets), 38 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Houston makes it three straight

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 26 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-7+10HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1622203088
Mavs1624251378
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 25, 22, 22, 26, 29, 15, 26, 26HOU26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Sam MackPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 3, 9, 3, 9, 4, 2, 7, 13HOU13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 4, 7, 4, 9, 14, 6, 2, 17DAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derek HarperPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 2, 15, 6, 7, 13, 4, 12, 16DAL16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Sixers combined for 208, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 103
208
Heat-BulletsHeat 103, Bullets 92
195
Warriors-PacersWarriors 98, Pacers 91
189
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 94, Blazers 92
186
Cavs-SonicsCavs 84, Sonics 96
180
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 106, Grizzlies 68
174
Bucks-BullsBucks 73, Bulls 100
173
Kings-SpursKings 76, Spurs 96
172
Rockets-MavsRockets 88, Mavs 78
166
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 94, Blazers 92
+2 TOR
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 103
+2 NJN
Warriors-PacersWarriors 98, Pacers 91
+7 GSW
Rockets-MavsRockets 88, Mavs 78
+10 HOU
Heat-BulletsHeat 103, Bullets 92
+11 MIA
Cavs-SonicsCavs 84, Sonics 96
+12 SEA
Kings-SpursKings 76, Spurs 96
+20 SAS
Bucks-BullsBucks 73, Bulls 100
+27 CHI
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 106, Grizzlies 68
+38 UTA
HOU rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 88, Mavs 78
7 pts
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 105, Sixers 103
3 pts
Warriors-PacersGSW won · Warriors 98, Pacers 91
1 pt
Malone shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
LenardMIA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
HowardWSB · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
72% (13-18)
KempSEA · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
KukocCHI · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 105Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2125261914105
Sixers1928281612103
The story
Kendall Gill had 29 points as New Jersey beat Philadelphia 105-103 in OT

Clar. Weatherspoon led Philadelphia with 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 STL, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 19-16.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +2−1−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Blazers
Raptors 94Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2522281994
Blazers1532222392
The story
Marcus Camby's 16 points carried Toronto past Portland, 94-92

For Portland, Kenny Anderson had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-15, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +100+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 88Mavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1622203088
Mavs1624251378
The story
Houston beat Dallas 88-78 behind 12 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Willis

Oliver Miller paced Dallas: 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 PTS 12 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

A 30-13 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−2−7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
27.11995–96 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 1995–96 (76 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 38.

NJN over PHI2TOR over POR2GSW over IND7HOU over DAL10MIA over WSB11SEA over CLE12SAS over SAC20CHI over MIL27UTA over VAN38Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 36

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 26, 24, 22, 25, 21, 26, 17, 36Bucks-Bulls · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 28, 18, 14, 17, 31, 32, 20, 34Heat-Bullets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 16, 17, 24, 20, 18, 23, 17, 33Bullets-Heat · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 28, 27, 38, 24, 19, 28, 28, 30Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 2, 11, 15, 2, 16, 8, 17, 34, 29Sixers-Nets · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 13, 28, 16, 16, 30, 41, 30, 29Nets-Sixers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+6.7 29.6 last 10 · 22.9 season
Isaiah RiderPOR+6.1 21.7 last 10 · 15.6 season
Joe SmithGSW+5.9 26.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+5.8 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.2 18.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Joe DumarsDET−4.9 9.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Malik SealyLAC−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.2 9.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nick Van ExelLAL−3.2 10.8 last 10 · 14.0 season