FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 23, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 6 after the first quarter and won 87–71.

Final · Box score
Bulls87
Cavs71
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Warriors79
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Nets104
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Pacers90
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Magic96
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Heat99
Raptors87
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Grizzlies76
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +25; Q4 MIN +19
On this day · 1995–96Jan 23, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Suns), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Cavs

Michael Jordan scores 32 as Chicago wins in Cleveland

Tom Gugliotta goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+8+5+16CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1628162787
Cavs2214191671
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 33, 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51, 32CHI32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 19, 17, 25, 29, 20, 5, 15, 13CHI13 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 26, 19, 21, 15, 13, 22, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 7, 3, 13, 13, 21, 22, 7, 20CLE20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sonics-Clippers

Clippers win a tight one over Seattle

102–100. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Darrick Martin led Clippers with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over IND2LAC over SEA2ORL over MIL4HOU over NJN7MIA over TOR12DET over GSW15CHI over CLE16MIN over VAN19Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SEA.
The night in charts
Nets-Rockets combined for 215, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RocketsNets 104, Rockets 111
215
Sonics-ClippersSonics 100, Clippers 102
202
Bucks-MagicBucks 92, Magic 96
188
Heat-RaptorsHeat 99, Raptors 87
186
Knicks-PacersKnicks 92, Pacers 90
182
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 94, Warriors 79
173
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 95, Grizzlies 76
171
Bulls-CavsBulls 87, Cavs 71
158
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-ClippersSonics 100, Clippers 102
+2 LAC
Knicks-PacersKnicks 92, Pacers 90
+2 NYK
Bucks-MagicBucks 92, Magic 96
+4 ORL
Nets-RocketsNets 104, Rockets 111
+7 HOU
Heat-RaptorsHeat 99, Raptors 87
+12 MIA
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 94, Warriors 79
+15 DET
Bulls-CavsBulls 87, Cavs 71
+16 CHI
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 95, Grizzlies 76
+19 MIN
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CavsCHI won · Bulls 87, Cavs 71
6 pts
Sonics-ClippersLAC won · Sonics 100, Clippers 102
5 pts
Knicks-PacersNYK won · Knicks 92, Pacers 90
3 pts
Seikaly shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SeikalyORL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
RatliffDET · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
MarshallGSW · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WillisHOU · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Grant HillDET · 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sonics-Clippers
Sonics 100Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics29203021100
Clippers24312324102
The story
Darrick Martin had 31 points and 9 assists as Los Angeles beat Seattle 102-100

Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 26 PTS, 11 REB 31 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Clippers took the second 31-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5+6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 92Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1725252592
Pacers1827162990
The story
Patrick Ewing's 23 points carried New York past Indiana, 92-90

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 25-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1−3+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 92Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2120193292
Magic2519223096
The story
Orlando beat Milwaukee 96-92 behind 23 points from Anfernee Hardaway

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+3+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vin Baker topped the game at 50.4 FPTS: 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tom Gugliotta leads the day with 33

Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 28, 22, 15, 22, 18, 8, 33Wolves-Grizzlies · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 33, 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51, 32Bulls-Cavs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 9, 9, 18, 19, 15, 17, 10, 31Clippers-Sonics · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 26, 17, 36, 15, 22, 22, 30Bucks-Magic · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 30, 41, 30, 29, 24, 30, 32, 28Nets-Rockets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 14, 26, 17, 25, 27, 23, 23, 26Sonics-Clippers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 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+6.0 27.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Wesley PersonPHX+4.9 17.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
LaPhonso EllisDEN+4.7 25.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Isaiah RiderPOR+4.7 20.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.7 7.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−2.9 5.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Michael SmithSAC−2.8 3.8 last 10 · 6.6 season