FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 25, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Celtics90
Hawks95
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Hornets73
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +33
Final · Box score
Nets81
Mavs92
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Pistons104
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +9
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz105
Rockets100
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Pacers86
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Blazers101
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Grizzlies82
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Kings105
Bullets113
Q1 Bullets 0; Q2 WSB -2; Q3 WSB +3; Q4 WSB +8
On this day · 1995–96Jan 25, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Loy Vaught (Clippers-Nuggets), 26 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Rockets

Utah pulls away in overtime to beat Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9000+5UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz1924202814105
Rockets281520289100
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 19, 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27UTA27 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 12, 12, 12, 6, 11, 5, 23, 26UTA26 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 29, 15, 26, 26, 32, 26, 20, 41HOU41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 31, 7, 19, 12, 9, 17, 39, 20, 21HOU21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Charlotte by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

DEN over VAN1MIL over IND2ATL over BOS5UTA over HOU5POR over MIN7WSB over SAC8DET over PHI9DAL over NJN11CHI over TOR12CLE over CHH33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Bullets combined for 218, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BulletsKings 105, Bullets 113
218
Raptors-BullsRaptors 98, Bulls 110
208
Jazz-RocketsJazz 105, Rockets 100
205
Sixers-PistonsSixers 95, Pistons 104
199
Wolves-BlazersWolves 94, Blazers 101
195
Celtics-HawksCeltics 90, Hawks 95
185
Hornets-CavsHornets 73, Cavs 106
179
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 86
174
Nets-MavsNets 81, Mavs 92
173
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 83, Grizzlies 82
165
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 83, Grizzlies 82
+1 DEN
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 86
+2 MIL
Celtics-HawksCeltics 90, Hawks 95
+5 ATL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 105, Rockets 100
+5 UTA
Wolves-BlazersWolves 94, Blazers 101
+7 POR
Kings-BulletsKings 105, Bullets 113
+8 WSB
Sixers-PistonsSixers 95, Pistons 104
+9 DET
Nets-MavsNets 81, Mavs 92
+11 DAL
Raptors-BullsRaptors 98, Bulls 110
+12 CHI
Hornets-CavsHornets 73, Cavs 106
+33 CLE
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 105, Rockets 100
9 pts
Bucks-PacersMIL won · Bucks 88, Pacers 86
7 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 94, Blazers 101
7 pts
Kings-BulletsWSB won · Kings 105, Bullets 113
2 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 83, Grizzlies 82
2 pts
Tyrone Hill shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrone HillCLE · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
WebberWSB · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
72% (13-18)
MacLeanPHI · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Jim JacksonDAL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
PerryMIL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 83Grizzlies 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2615251783
Grizzlies2320172282
The story
Mark Jackson's 13 points and 10 assists carried Denver past Vancouver, 83-82

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 23 PTS, 9 REB 13 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 6-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 25-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−2+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 43.8 FPTS on 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 88Pacers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2319212588
Pacers2821181986
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 88-86 behind 17 points from Vin Baker

Dale Davis paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 14 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5−7−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 105Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz1924202814105
Rockets281520289100
The story
John Stockton had 26 points and 11 assists as Utah beat Houston 105-100 in OT

Clyde Drexler led Houston with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 1 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Jazz took the second 24-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −9000+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 41

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 29, 15, 26, 26, 32, 26, 20, 41Rockets-Jazz · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38Kings-Bullets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 14, 22, 21, 27, 20, 17, 14, 32Wolves-Blazers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 19, 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27Jazz-Rockets · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 15, 33, 4, 25, 17, 16, 23, 27Bullets-Kings · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 28, 19, 6, 24, 34, 12, 22, 26Raptors-Bulls · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kendall GillNJN+6.7 28.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Glen RiceCHH+5.7 29.8 last 10 · 24.1 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.1 22.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Clar. WeatherspoonPHI+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Wesley PersonPHX+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dale EllisDEN−3.5 14.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Tom HammondsDEN−3.2 2.6 last 10 · 5.8 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season