FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 18, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Bucks71
Hawks94
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Bullets112
Celtics106
Q1 WSB -11; Q2 WSB +8; Q3 WSB +8; Q4 WSB +6
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Nuggets104
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons100
Lakers97
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET -6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons 0; OT2 DET +3
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Wolves108
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Nets92
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Suns105
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -13; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 1995–96Jan 18, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Celtics), 51 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Suns

Cedric Ceballos scores 32, Phoenix rallies past New York

Grant Hill posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-13+3+7PHX AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2434202098
Suns21243624105
Who led
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 2, 13, 22, 4, 26, 23, 16, 32PHX32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 15, 13, 34, 20, 22, 25, 21, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 32, 18, 31, 30, 13, 18, 28NYK28 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 9, 15, 14, 13, 12, 13, 20, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Bullets-Celtics combined for 218, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-CelticsBullets 112, Celtics 106
218
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 107, Nuggets 104
211
Knicks-SunsKnicks 98, Suns 105
203
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 93, Wolves 108
201
Pistons-LakersPistons 100, Lakers 97
197
Hornets-NetsHornets 102, Nets 92
194
Bucks-HawksBucks 71, Hawks 94
165
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 107, Nuggets 104
+3 DAL
Pistons-LakersPistons 100, Lakers 97
+3 DET
Bullets-CelticsBullets 112, Celtics 106
+6 WSB
Knicks-SunsKnicks 98, Suns 105
+7 PHX
Hornets-NetsHornets 102, Nets 92
+10 CHH
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 93, Wolves 108
+15 MIN
Bucks-HawksBucks 71, Hawks 94
+23 ATL
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SunsPHX won · Knicks 98, Suns 105
13 pts
Bullets-CelticsWSB won · Bullets 112, Celtics 106
11 pts
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 93, Wolves 108
8 pts
Pistons-LakersDET won · Pistons 100, Lakers 97
6 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDAL won · Mavs 107, Nuggets 104
1 pt
KG shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
ShaqLAL · 19 REB, 18 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
MullinGSW · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
CheaneyWSB · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
FoxBOS · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Pistons-Lakers
Pistons 100Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons22201028614100
Lakers1920192261197
The story
Otis Thorpe had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Detroit beat Los Angeles 100-97 in OT

Elden Campbell led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 28-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+3−600+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 107Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26292626107
Nuggets27272822104
The story
Dallas beat Denver 107-104 behind 27 points from Jamal Mashburn

Ervin Johnson paced Denver: 18 PTS, 17 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Celtics
Bullets 112Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets25372624112
Celtics36182626106
The story
Chris Webber's 25 points carried Washington past Boston, 112-106

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 14 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Bullets trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 37-18.

WSB lead by quarter
200 −11+8+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Wesley was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.8Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Bullets-Celtics

Washington climbs out of an 11-point hole against Boston

Down 11 after one, the Bullets won the second quarter 37–18 and the game 112–106. Chris Webber led Washington with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bullets-Celtics
Chris Webber · WSBDavid Wesley · BOSPTS2522REB95AST714Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 34

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 20, 6, 24, 19, 19, 20, 31, 34Pistons-Lakers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 27, 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35, 33Hornets-Nets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 2, 13, 22, 4, 26, 23, 16, 32Suns-Knicks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 32, 18, 31, 30, 13, 18, 28Knicks-Suns · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 7, 4, 9, 14, 6, 2, 17, 27Mavs-Nuggets · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 16, 22, 8, 15, 14, 22, 21, 27Wolves-Warriors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+8.0 31.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Isaiah RiderPOR+6.1 21.7 last 10 · 15.6 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.2 18.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Vernon MaxwellSAS+5.1 17.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+5.0 22.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Joe DumarsDET−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Malik SealyLAC−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Nick Van ExelLAL−3.4 10.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.2 9.4 last 10 · 12.6 season