FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 20, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Hornets97
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Nets123
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +20; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Bullets79
Knicks95
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Bucks114
Sixers104
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Suns89
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Sonics112
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +16
Final · Box score
Cavs74
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +29; Q4 UTA +20
On this day · 1995–96Jan 20, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Nuggets-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Suns

Phoenix climbs back to beat Detroit

Mark Jackson goes for 22 assists

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8-5+3PHX AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2219212486
Suns1716243289
Who led
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 13, 34, 20, 22, 25, 21, 21, 19PHX19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 13, 22, 4, 26, 23, 16, 32, 18PHX18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 15, 4, 11, 19, 12, 16, 14, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 6, 24, 19, 19, 20, 31, 34, 19DET19 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Hornets-Hawks

Atlanta leads Charlotte wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 106–97. Best quarter: the first, 29–22. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over DET3ATL over CHH9DEN over NJN9LAL over DAL10MIL over PHI10MIN over SAS13NYK over WSB16SEA over VAN16UTA over CLE20Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over CHH.
The night in charts
Nets-Nuggets combined for 255, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-NuggetsNets 123, Nuggets 132
255
Bucks-SixersBucks 114, Sixers 104
218
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 96, Sonics 112
208
Mavs-LakersMavs 99, Lakers 109
208
Hornets-HawksHornets 97, Hawks 106
203
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 83, Wolves 96
179
Pistons-SunsPistons 86, Suns 89
175
Bullets-KnicksBullets 79, Knicks 95
174
Cavs-JazzCavs 74, Jazz 94
168
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-SunsPistons 86, Suns 89
+3 PHX
Hornets-HawksHornets 97, Hawks 106
+9 ATL
Nets-NuggetsNets 123, Nuggets 132
+9 DEN
Bucks-SixersBucks 114, Sixers 104
+10 MIL
Mavs-LakersMavs 99, Lakers 109
+10 LAL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 83, Wolves 96
+13 MIN
Bullets-KnicksBullets 79, Knicks 95
+16 NYK
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 96, Sonics 112
+16 SEA
Cavs-JazzCavs 74, Jazz 94
+20 UTA
Payton shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
EllisDEN · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
DivacCHH · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Jim JacksonDAL · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Monty WilliamsSAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 86Suns 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2219212486
Suns1716243289
The story
Kevin Johnson had 19 points as Phoenix beat Detroit 89-86

Lindsey Hunter led Detroit with 23 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 32-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−8−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 51.9 FPTS (19 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 114Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25352628114
Sixers25282031104
The story
Glenn Robinson's 29 points carried Milwaukee past Philadelphia, 114-104

For Philadelphia, Clar. Weatherspoon had 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-26 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-28, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+7+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 83Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1721202583
Wolves3722181996
The story
Minnesota beat San Antonio 96-83 behind 20 points and 13 assists from Stephon Marbury

Monty Williams paced San Antonio: 20 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +20+21+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.9Season avg27.7Last 3

27.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LaPhonso Ellis leads the day with 36

LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 23, 14, 28, 23, 33, 27, 18, 36Nuggets-Nets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35, 33, 33Hornets-Hawks · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 38, 24, 19, 28, 28, 30, 17, 32Jazz-Cavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 25, 22, 26, 23, 12, 27, 37, 31Sixers-Bucks · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 18, 27, 15, 8, 26, 17, 17, 31Hawks-Hornets · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 21, 29, 30, 21, 10, 15, 23, 30Sonics-Grizzlies · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+7.2 30.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Isaiah RiderPOR+6.2 21.9 last 10 · 15.7 season
LaPhonso EllisDEN+5.6 26.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Horace GrantORL+4.6 17.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+4.6 18.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−4.1 9.0 last 10 · 13.1 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.8 8.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Malik SealyLAC−3.7 9.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Matt MaloneyHOU−3.6 6.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.5 11.1 last 10 · 14.6 season