FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 26, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs76
Bucks94
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Heat89
Knicks95
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Sonics103
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 1995–96Jan 26, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Kings-Warriors), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Sonics

Lakers edge Seattle by one

Gary Payton goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+11+3+1LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32302121104
Sonics22292923103
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 17, 9, 17, 10, 7, 24, 19, 25LAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 20, 25, 4, 23, 17, 21, 13, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 21, 10, 15, 23, 30, 20, 22, 25SEA25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 18, 8, 12, 20, 26, 16, 18SEA18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Knicks

New York handles Miami by 6

The Knicks won the first quarter 28–21. Final: 95–89. Patrick Ewing led New York with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over SEA1NYK over MIA6MIL over SAS18Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over MIA.
The night in charts
Lakers-Sonics combined for 207, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SonicsLakers 104, Sonics 103
207
Heat-KnicksHeat 89, Knicks 95
184
Spurs-BucksSpurs 76, Bucks 94
170
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Lakers-SonicsLakers 104, Sonics 103
+1 LAL
Heat-KnicksHeat 89, Knicks 95
+6 NYK
Spurs-BucksSpurs 76, Bucks 94
+18 MIL
Oakley shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OakleyNYK · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
HerreraSAS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
P.J. BrownMIA · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
SchrempfSEA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 104Sonics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32302121104
Sonics22292923103
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Seattle 104-103

Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+11+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 89Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2126231989
Knicks2821212595
The story
Patrick Ewing's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Miami, 95-89

For Miami, Tim Hardaway had 12 AST, 11 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 76Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1818301076
Bucks2326242194
The story
Milwaukee beat San Antonio 94-76 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Glenn Robinson

Carl Herrera paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 21-10 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+13+7+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 25

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 17, 9, 17, 10, 7, 24, 19, 25Lakers-Sonics · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 21, 10, 15, 23, 30, 20, 22, 25Sonics-Lakers · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 13, 18, 28, 22, 19, 23, 26, 24Knicks-Heat · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 20, 25, 4, 23, 17, 21, 13, 23Lakers-Sonics · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 34, 24, 33, 18, 14, 33, 22Lakers-Sonics · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carl HerreraPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 13, 2, 9, 14, 4, 3, 2, 22Spurs-Bucks · L
5.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 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