FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 30, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAC by 1 at halftime and won 111–93.

Final · Box score
Wolves92
Mavs82
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Rockets109
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Clippers100
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Suns101
Nets113
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Kings93
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 1995–96Jan 30, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Charles Barkley (Suns-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Michael Jordan scores 32 as Chicago wins in Sacramento

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 48 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1+6+18CHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24242736111
Kings2029202493
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51, 32, 24, 28, 32CHI32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 29, 20, 5, 15, 13, 12, 24, 22CHI22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28SAC28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 17, 10, 8, 23, 13, 6, 6, 19SAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Rockets

Denver never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–109. Ricky Pierce led Denver with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over HOU4LAC over VAN6UTA over ATL6MIN over DAL10NJN over PHX12CHI over SAC18Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over HOU.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 222, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 113, Rockets 109
222
Suns-NetsSuns 101, Nets 113
214
Bulls-KingsBulls 111, Kings 93
204
Hawks-JazzHawks 96, Jazz 102
198
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 94, Clippers 100
194
Wolves-MavsWolves 92, Mavs 82
174
DEN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 113, Rockets 109
+4 DEN
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 94, Clippers 100
+6 LAC
Hawks-JazzHawks 96, Jazz 102
+6 UTA
Wolves-MavsWolves 92, Mavs 82
+10 MIN
Suns-NetsSuns 101, Nets 113
+12 NJN
Bulls-KingsBulls 111, Kings 93
+18 CHI
Sam Mitchell shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Sam MitchellMIN · 21 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
EllisDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KukocCHI · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
AnthonyVAN · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 7 STL, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
GillNJN · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 113Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33312326113
Rockets30272923109
The story
LaPhonso Ellis had 23 points as Denver beat Houston 113-109

Matt Maloney led Houston with 10 AST, 6 PTS, 3 REB 23 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+7+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 96Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2220312396
Jazz33212721102
The story
Karl Malone's 32 points and 15 rebounds carried Utah past Atlanta, 102-96

For Atlanta, Steven Smith had 41 PTS, 2 REB 32 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 14-25 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-22, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +11+12+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 94Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2022242894
Clippers28262620100
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 100-94 behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from Loy Vaught

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+12+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Anthony topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.4Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 48

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 15, 26, 26, 32, 26, 20, 41, 48Rockets-Nuggets · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 17, 17, 31, 22, 20, 18, 12, 41Hawks-Jazz · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28, 32Jazz-Hawks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 29, 24, 30, 32, 28, 23, 19, 32Nets-Suns · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51, 32, 24, 28, 32Bulls-Kings · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 11, 8, 16, 21, 19, 25, 8, 29Mavs-Wolves · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kendall GillNJN+7.0 28.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Glen RiceCHH+6.5 31.0 last 10 · 24.5 season
Darrick MartinLAC+5.5 16.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Clar. WeatherspoonPHI+5.0 17.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Voshon LenardMIA+4.5 14.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.7 7.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
George McCloudDAL−4.2 9.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Tom HammondsDEN−3.7 1.9 last 10 · 5.6 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.4 6.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Tyus EdneySAC−3.3 4.1 last 10 · 7.4 season