FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 1, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by PHI (vs MIL) and DAL (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Heat71
Cavs66
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Mavs100
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Kings113
Nuggets107
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Clippers110
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Bucks100
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Nets75
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Suns86
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +24
On this day · 1995–96Feb 1, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Mavs-Sonics), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of an 11-point hole against Utah

Walt Williams goes for 33 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+4-11+3DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1429361897
Mavs26212132100
Who led
Derek HarperPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 4, 6, 7, 14, 8, 5, 29DAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 8, 16, 21, 19, 25, 8, 29, 19DAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28, 32, 36UTA36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 4, 16, 7, 10, 16, 13, 11, 12UTA12 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Milwaukee led by 11 after one. Philadelphia won it 109–100. Don MacLean led Philadelphia with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Bucks
Don MacLean · PHIVin Baker · MILPTS2922REB410AST27Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 220, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 113, Nuggets 107
220
Sixers-BucksSixers 109, Bucks 100
209
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 98, Clippers 110
208
Jazz-MavsJazz 97, Mavs 100
197
Suns-RaptorsSuns 86, Raptors 110
196
Pistons-NetsPistons 90, Nets 75
165
Heat-CavsHeat 71, Cavs 66
137
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-MavsJazz 97, Mavs 100
+3 DAL
Heat-CavsHeat 71, Cavs 66
+5 MIA
Kings-NuggetsKings 113, Nuggets 107
+6 SAC
Sixers-BucksSixers 109, Bucks 100
+9 PHI
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 98, Clippers 110
+12 LAC
Pistons-NetsPistons 90, Nets 75
+15 DET
Suns-RaptorsSuns 86, Raptors 110
+24 TOR
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 109, Bucks 100
11 pts
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 97, Mavs 100
11 pts
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 71, Cavs 66
1 pt
Thorpe shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeDET · 23 PTS, 10 REB
83% (10-12)
MacLeanPHI · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
RogersLAC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
PierceDEN · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ZoMIA · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 97Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1429361897
Mavs26212132100
The story
Derek Harper had 29 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Utah 100-97

Karl Malone led Utah with 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 32-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +12+4−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 109Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24322033109
Bucks35221627100
The story
Allen Iverson's 23 points and 14 assists carried Philadelphia past Milwaukee, 109-100

For Milwaukee, Elliot Perry had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 8-23 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −11−1+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vin Baker was the fantasy play: 51.5 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 86Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns242924986
Raptors31332521110
The story
Toronto beat Phoenix 110-86 behind 17 points from Marcus Camby

Wesley Person paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 BLK, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 21-9 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +7+11+12+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg45.7Today

46 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 40

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 25, 46, 18, 27, 33, 14, 18, 40Warriors-Clippers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28, 32, 36Jazz-Mavs · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35Kings-Nuggets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 17, 15, 32, 23, 19, 24, 8, 33Raptors-Suns · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Derek HarperPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 4, 6, 7, 14, 8, 5, 29Mavs-Jazz · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Don MacLeanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 5, 2, 14, 0, 24, 21, 24, 29Sixers-Bucks · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+7.8 32.7 last 10 · 24.9 season
Darrick MartinLAC+5.6 16.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+4.9 19.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Gary TrentPOR+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−4.6 9.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.6 3.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tyus EdneySAC−3.3 3.9 last 10 · 7.2 season