FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 22, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 2 after three quarters and won 98–97.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers127
Celtics125
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Nuggets94
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Suns99
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Kings97
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Nets103
Spurs95
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Sonics98
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +1
On this day · 1995–96Jan 22, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Steven Smith (Hawks-Rockets), 26 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sonics

Seattle takes over late to edge Portland

Karl Malone goes for 41 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-1-2+1SEA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2328262097
Sonics2921252398
Who led
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 18, 8, 12, 20, 26SEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 14, 26, 17, 25, 27, 23, 23SEA23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 12, 14, 10, 17, 9, 1, 13, 24POR24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 0, 1, 0, 10, 1, 2, 4, 20POR20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Celtics

Philadelphia outlasts Boston in overtime

117–117 at the end of regulation. Philadelphia took the last extra period 10–8. Final: 127–125. Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Celtics
Jerry Stackhouse · PHITodd Day · BOSPTS3827REB96AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sixers-Celtics combined for 252, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CelticsSixers 127, Celtics 125
252
Jazz-SunsJazz 111, Suns 99
210
Nets-SpursNets 103, Spurs 95
198
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 97, Sonics 98
195
Pistons-KingsPistons 92, Kings 97
189
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 84, Nuggets 94
178
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 97, Sonics 98
+1 SEA
Sixers-CelticsSixers 127, Celtics 125
+2 PHI
Pistons-KingsPistons 92, Kings 97
+5 SAC
Nets-SpursNets 103, Spurs 95
+8 NJN
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 84, Nuggets 94
+10 DEN
Jazz-SunsJazz 111, Suns 99
+12 UTA
Trent shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TrentPOR · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
O'NealPOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
SchrempfSEA · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WaltersPHI · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
ReevesVAN · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 97Sonics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2328262097
Sonics2921252398
The story
Seattle beat Portland 98-97 behind 20 points and 12 assists from Gary Payton

Jermaine O'Neal paced Portland: 20 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 6 STL · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6−1−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 127Celtics 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers3026263510127
Celtics262530368125
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 38 points as Philadelphia beat Boston 127-125 in OT

Dee Brown led Boston with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 38 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 30-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+5+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rex Walters led the game in fantasy with 58.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB)

Final · Pistons-Kings
Pistons 92Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2122232692
Kings2320252997
The story
Mitch Richmond's a 38-10-10 triple-double carried Sacramento past Detroit, 97-92

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 33 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 38 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 9-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-26, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +20+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg21.8Last 3

21.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg48.5Today

48 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 41

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 24, 19, 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41Jazz-Suns · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 24, 19, 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38Kings-Pistons · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 21, 26, 4, 24, 19, 14, 23, 38Sixers-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 24, 19, 19, 20, 31, 34, 19, 33Pistons-Kings · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 16, 30, 41, 30, 29, 24, 30, 32Nets-Spurs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rex WaltersPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 6, 9, 10, 0, 11, 14, 12, 27Sixers-Celtics · W
7.9 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+7.2 31.2 last 10 · 24.0 season
Kendall GillNJN+6.2 27.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
Wesley PersonPHX+4.9 17.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
LaPhonso EllisDEN+4.7 25.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+4.7 21.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.7 8.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.5 11.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Matt MaloneyHOU−3.1 6.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season