FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 29, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 after three quarters and won 99–92.

Final · Box score
Pacers106
Hornets95
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Knicks75
Cavs65
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Pistons98
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Sonics111
Warriors86
Q1 SEA +18; Q2 SEA +17; Q3 SEA +28; Q4 SEA +25
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Heat103
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Suns105
Magic112
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Sixers101
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Spurs92
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 1995–96Jan 29, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Lakers make it five straight

Alonzo Mourning goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-1-7+7LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3213223299
Spurs2620281892
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 4, 23, 17, 21, 13, 23, 6, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 24, 33, 18, 14, 33, 22, 31, 21LAL21 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 11, 17, 16, 9, 20, 24, 10, 28SAS28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 17, 14, 19, 14, 13, 16, 11, 23SAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Magic combined for 217, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MagicSuns 105, Magic 112
217
Pacers-HornetsPacers 106, Hornets 95
201
Raptors-SixersRaptors 99, Sixers 101
200
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 111, Warriors 86
197
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 92
191
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 89, Pistons 98
187
Celtics-HeatCeltics 83, Heat 103
186
Knicks-CavsKnicks 75, Cavs 65
140
PHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 99, Sixers 101
+2 PHI
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 92
+7 LAL
Suns-MagicSuns 105, Magic 112
+7 ORL
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 89, Pistons 98
+9 DET
Knicks-CavsKnicks 75, Cavs 65
+10 NYK
Pacers-HornetsPacers 106, Hornets 95
+11 IND
Celtics-HeatCeltics 83, Heat 103
+20 MIA
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 111, Warriors 86
+25 SEA
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 99, Spurs 92
7 pts
Blazers-PistonsDET won · Blazers 89, Pistons 98
6 pts
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 75, Cavs 65
5 pts
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 99, Sixers 101
3 pts
Kevin Johnson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 22 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ZoMIA · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
69% (11-16)
MacLeanPHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
ReggieIND · 40 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
AustinMIA · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 99Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2532182499
Sixers30242522101
The story
Allen Iverson had 31 points as Philadelphia beat Toronto 101-99

Doug Christie led Toronto with 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the 76ers took the third 25-18.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5−3+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 106Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26242531106
Hornets2125262395
The story
Rik Smits' 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Charlotte, 106-95

For Charlotte, Malik Rose had 14 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-23, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+4+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glen Rice was the fantasy play: 56.5 FPTS on 34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 83Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2021261683
Heat27302719103
The story
Miami beat Boston 103-83 behind 20 points from Voshon Lenard

David Wesley paced Boston: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+16+17+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 40 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Pistons

Detroit keeps rolling, beats Portland

That is four in a row. Final: 98–89. Grant Hill led Detroit with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DET
Wvs UTA87–77L@ POR86–95W@ VAN103–79W@ LAL100–97L@ PHX86–89L@ SAC92–97W@ GSW94–79Wvs PHI104–95W@ MIL93–84Wvs POR98–89
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 40

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 25, 16, 20, 14, 21, 24, 26, 40Pacers-Hornets · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 35, 33, 33, 42, 34, 18, 30, 34Hornets-Pacers · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 26, 17, 19, 19, 23, 28, 22, 32Magic-Suns · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 12, 27, 37, 31, 26, 16, 19, 31Sixers-Raptors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 11, 17, 16, 9, 20, 24, 10, 28Spurs-Lakers · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 31, 34, 19, 33, 13, 21, 22, 27Pistons-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kendall GillNJN+7.0 28.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Glen RiceCHH+6.5 31.0 last 10 · 24.5 season
Darrick MartinLAC+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Clar. WeatherspoonPHI+5.0 17.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jamal MashburnDAL+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.7 7.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Tom HammondsDEN−3.5 2.2 last 10 · 5.7 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.4 6.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.1 9.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Blue EdwardsVAN−3.1 6.3 last 10 · 9.4 season