FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 24, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–117.

Final · OT · Box score
Bullets105
Hawks117
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Magic121
Celtics117
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks104
Hornets113
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Kings107
Sixers92
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Suns105
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 1995–96Jan 24, 1996: 11 games. Top scorer: Patrick Ewing (Knicks-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Magic-Celtics

Orlando needs overtime to survive Boston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-120+50+4ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic2029332316121
Celtics3217282812117
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 16, 10, 26, 17, 19, 19, 23, 28ORL28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 8, 6, 3, 2, 18, 11, 2, 24ORL24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 17, 10, 23, 12, 16, 14, 19, 28BOS28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 19, 26, 13, 23, 5, 21, 6, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Lakers by 17.

LAC over DEN3ORL over BOS4CHH over NYK9POR over PHX10SAS over DAL10ATL over WSB12SAC over PHI15LAL over GSW17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Magic-Celtics combined for 238, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CelticsMagic 121, Celtics 117
238
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 111, Clippers 114
225
Bullets-HawksBullets 105, Hawks 117
222
Blazers-SunsBlazers 115, Suns 105
220
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 104, Hornets 113
217
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 114
211
Kings-SixersKings 107, Sixers 92
199
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 97
184
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 111, Clippers 114
+3 LAC
Magic-CelticsMagic 121, Celtics 117
+4 ORL
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 104, Hornets 113
+9 CHH
Blazers-SunsBlazers 115, Suns 105
+10 POR
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 97
+10 SAS
Bullets-HawksBullets 105, Hawks 117
+12 ATL
Kings-SixersKings 107, Sixers 92
+15 SAC
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 114
+17 LAL
ORL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-CelticsORL won · Magic 121, Celtics 117
12 pts
Kings-SixersSAC won · Kings 107, Sixers 92
7 pts
Bullets-HawksATL won · Bullets 105, Hawks 117
5 pts
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 97, Lakers 114
3 pts
Vaught shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughtLAC · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (15-18)
ChapmanPHX · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
TrentPOR · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
KnightLAL · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
OutlawLAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 111Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets20243730111
Clippers29243625114
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 114-111 behind 31 points and 10 rebounds from Loy Vaught

LaPhonso Ellis paced Denver: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 15-18 FG

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +9+9+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 121Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2029332316121
Celtics3217282812117
The story
Nick Anderson had 24 points as Orlando beat Boston 121-117 in OT

Antoine Walker led Boston with 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Magic took the second 29-17.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −120+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rick Fox led the game in fantasy with 58.1 FPTS (28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 104Hornets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks261828239104
Hornets3230181518113
The story
Vlade Divac's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past New York, 113-104 in OT

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-18, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +6+18+80+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 37 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 34

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35, 33, 33, 42, 34Hornets-Knicks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 34, 23, 34, 24, 33, 18, 14, 33Lakers-Warriors · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 19, 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33Kings-Sixers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 12, 10, 13, 21, 8, 0, 31Clippers-Nuggets · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 26, 4, 24, 19, 14, 23, 38, 29Sixers-Kings · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 17, 10, 23, 12, 16, 14, 19, 28Celtics-Magic · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+7.7 31.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Kendall GillNJN+6.0 27.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.1 22.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Wesley PersonPHX+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Horace GrantORL+4.6 17.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tom HammondsDEN−2.9 3.0 last 10 · 5.9 season
Tyrone HillCLE−2.8 9.1 last 10 · 11.9 season