FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 21, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Bucks by 5 after the first quarter and won 92–89.

Final · Box score
Rockets108
Hornets114
Q1 Hornets +2; Q2 Hornets +12; Q3 Hornets +6; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bulls88
Q1 Bulls +10; Q2 Bulls +8; Q3 Bulls +13; Q4 Bulls +1
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Warriors105
Q1 Warriors +2; Q2 Warriors +3; Q3 Warriors +2; Q4 Warriors +12
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Heat94
Q1 Heat +10; Q2 Heat +4; Q3 Heat +9; Q4 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Bucks89
Q1 Pacers -5; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +2; Q4 Pacers +3
Final · Box score
Bullets88
Magic93
Q1 Magic +4; Q2 Magic -2; Q3 Magic +4; Q4 Magic +5
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Blazers100
Q1 Blazers +1; Q2 Blazers +10; Q3 Blazers +17; Q4 Blazers +18
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Raptors118
Q1 Raptors +7; Q2 Raptors +8; Q3 Raptors +17; Q4 Raptors +12
On this day · 1995–96Jan 21, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Pistons), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bucks

Indiana holds off Milwaukee, 92–89

Latrell Sprewell goes for 46 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+2+3Pacers AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2323202692
Bucks2815212589
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 8 games: 2, 16, 20, 4, 14, 8, 20, 25Pacers25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 14, 6, 5, 12, 5, 4, 17, 14Pacers14 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 18, 38, 35, 10, 14, 14, 29, 29Bucks29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 25, 21, 26, 17, 36, 15, 22, 22Bucks22 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 18.

Bulls over Knicks1Heat over Hawks3Pacers over Bucks3Magic over Bullets5Hornets over Rockets6Warriors over Mavs12Raptors over Wolves12Blazers over Clippers18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Wolves-Raptors combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 106, Raptors 118
224
Rockets-HornetsRockets 108, Hornets 114
222
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 93, Warriors 105
198
Hawks-HeatHawks 91, Heat 94
185
Clippers-BlazersClippers 82, Blazers 100
182
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 89
181
Bullets-MagicBullets 88, Magic 93
181
Knicks-BullsKnicks 87, Bulls 88
175
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 87, Bulls 88
+1 Bulls
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 89
+3 Pacers
Hawks-HeatHawks 91, Heat 94
+3 Heat
Bullets-MagicBullets 88, Magic 93
+5 Magic
Rockets-HornetsRockets 108, Hornets 114
+6 Hornets
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 93, Warriors 105
+12 Warriors
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 106, Raptors 118
+12 Raptors
Clippers-BlazersClippers 82, Blazers 100
+18 Blazers
Pacers rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BucksPacers won · Pacers 92, Bucks 89
5 pts
Bullets-MagicMagic won · Bullets 88, Magic 93
2 pts
Clifford Robinson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Clifford RobinsonBlazers · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
GarrettMIN · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
GatlingMavs · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RogersRaptors · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
DrexlerRockets · 39 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 87Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2323152687
Bulls3321201488
The story
Scottie Pippen had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat New York 88-87

Charles Oakley led New York with 13 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +10+8+13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 108Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28173330108
Hornets30272730114
The story
Glen Rice's 42 points carried Charlotte past Houston, 114-108

For Houston, Clyde Drexler had 39 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 42 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 13-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-17, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +2+12+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 93Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2419252593
Warriors26202435105
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 105-93 behind 18 points from Chris Mullin

Jim Jackson paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +2+3+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Glen RiceHornets
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
Doug WestWolves
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 51

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 23, 33, 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51Bulls-Knicks · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 23, 27, 21, 32, 38, 26, 25, 46Warriors-Mavs · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35, 33, 33, 42Hornets-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 37, 9, 31, 7, 19, 12, 9, 17, 39Rockets-Hornets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 0, 17, 28, 22, 12, 17, 15, 32Raptors-Wolves · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 18, 38, 35, 10, 14, 14, 29, 29Bucks-Pacers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceHornets+7.2 31.2 last 10 · 24.0 season
LaPhonso EllisNuggets+5.6 26.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Isaiah RiderBlazers+5.2 20.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Arvydas SabonisBlazers+4.7 18.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Voshon LenardHeat+4.7 14.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsMagic−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Nick AndersonMagic−4.7 8.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Joe DumarsPistons−3.5 11.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Matt MaloneyRockets−3.1 6.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
John StocktonJazz−3.0 10.7 last 10 · 13.7 season