FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 4, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 108–86.

Final · Box score
Wolves101
Hornets115
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Kings96
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Warriors85
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +23; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Clippers108
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +22
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Bucks78
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Nets111
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Knicks99
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Magic111
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +24
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Blazers84
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +4
On this day · 1995–96Feb 4, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Clippers

Clippers upset Lakers

Anthony Peeler goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+7+11+22LAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2815281586
Clippers21293226108
Who led
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 8, 14, 4, 12, 9, 10, 19, 24LAC24 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 21, 8, 0, 31, 12, 28, 25, 22LAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 19, 17, 5, 2, 4, 10, 15, 20LAL20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 7, 24, 19, 25, 19, 14, 17, 20LAL20 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Magic rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Indiana by 24.

CLE over MIL1NYK over HOU4CHI over POR4NJN over VAN6DAL over SAC8CHH over MIN14ATL over GSW22LAC over LAL22ORL over IND24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nets combined for 216
Points by game
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 105, Nets 111
216
Wolves-HornetsWolves 101, Hornets 115
216
Kings-MavsKings 96, Mavs 104
200
Pacers-MagicPacers 87, Magic 111
198
Lakers-ClippersLakers 86, Clippers 108
194
Rockets-KnicksRockets 95, Knicks 99
194
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 107, Warriors 85
192
Bulls-BlazersBulls 88, Blazers 84
172
Cavs-BucksCavs 79, Bucks 78
157
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 79, Bucks 78
+1 CLE
Rockets-KnicksRockets 95, Knicks 99
+4 NYK
Bulls-BlazersBulls 88, Blazers 84
+4 CHI
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 105, Nets 111
+6 NJN
Kings-MavsKings 96, Mavs 104
+8 DAL
Wolves-HornetsWolves 101, Hornets 115
+14 CHH
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 107, Warriors 85
+22 ATL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 86, Clippers 108
+22 LAC
Pacers-MagicPacers 87, Magic 111
+24 ORL
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ClippersLAC won · Lakers 86, Clippers 108
7 pts
Bulls-BlazersCHI won · Bulls 88, Blazers 84
5 pts
Rockets-KnicksNYK won · Rockets 95, Knicks 99
3 pts
Wolves-HornetsCHH won · Wolves 101, Hornets 115
3 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 87, Magic 111
2 pts
Vaught shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughtLAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
SeikalyORL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TrentPOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Steven SmithATL · 36 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
BoguesCHH · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 79Bucks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1724241479
Bucks1712292078
The story
Terrell Brandon's 23 points carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 79-78

For Milwaukee, Elliot Perry had 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-12, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+12+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 88Blazers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2521142888
Blazers3019152084
The story
Chicago beat Portland 88-84 behind 36 points from Michael Jordan

Kenny Anderson paced Portland: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 15-30 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5−3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 105Nets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26262330105
Nets24362724111
The story
Kerry Kittles had 32 points as New Jersey beat Vancouver 111-105

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 36-26.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+8+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Peeler leads the day with 40

Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 11, 13, 21, 8, 13, 18, 13, 40Grizzlies-Nets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 22, 20, 18, 12, 41, 24, 14, 36Hawks-Warriors · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 51, 32, 24, 28, 32, 18, 45, 36Bulls-Blazers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 18, 8, 33, 25, 17, 22, 27, 35Wolves-Hornets · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 23, 15, 9, 5, 20, 10, 15, 32Nets-Grizzlies · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35, 26, 31Kings-Mavs · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glen RiceCHH+7.9 33.1 last 10 · 25.2 season
Gary TrentPOR+6.0 17.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+5.4 18.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Todd DayBOS+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+5.1 19.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−3.9 9.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.7 3.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Danny FerryCLE−3.0 6.3 last 10 · 9.3 season