FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 4, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sonics trailed Grizzlies by 9 at halftime and won 120–108.

Final · Box score
Sixers113
Lakers107
Q1 Sixers +8; Q2 Sixers +5; Q3 Sixers +7; Q4 Sixers +6
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Kings106
Q1 Kings +15; Q2 Kings +27; Q3 Kings +29; Q4 Kings +16
Final · Box score
Sonics120
Grizzlies108
Q1 Sonics -7; Q2 Sonics -9; Q3 Sonics +14; Q4 Sonics +12
Final · Box score
Suns99
Wizards109
Q1 Wizards +8; Q2 Wizards +10; Q3 Wizards +2; Q4 Wizards +10
On this day · 1996–97Jan 4, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Arvydas Sabonis (Blazers-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Grizzlies

Vin Baker scores 30 as Seattle wins in Vancouver

Rod Strickland goes for 26 points

Game flow · Sonics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-9+14+12Sonics AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28284321120
Grizzlies35302023108
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 18, 19, 19, 25, 20, 16, 11, 30Sonics30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 16, 20, 15, 17, 25, 14, 13, 22Sonics22 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 28, 23, 31, 24, 23, 30, 21Grizzlies21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Sam MackPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 4, 10, 8, 14, 10, 28, 21Grizzlies21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Lakers

Philadelphia leads Lakers wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 113–107. Best quarter: the first, 33–25. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Sixers over Lakers6Wizards over Suns10Sonics over Grizzlies12Kings over Hornets16Final margin, points. Pink = Sixers over Lakers.
The night in charts
Sonics-Grizzlies combined for 228, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 120, Grizzlies 108
228
Sixers-LakersSixers 113, Lakers 107
220
Suns-WizardsSuns 99, Wizards 109
208
Hornets-KingsHornets 90, Kings 106
196
Sixers won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-LakersSixers 113, Lakers 107
+6 Sixers
Suns-WizardsSuns 99, Wizards 109
+10 Wizards
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 120, Grizzlies 108
+12 Sonics
Hornets-KingsHornets 90, Kings 106
+16 Kings
Schrempf shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchrempfSonics · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
BakerSonics · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
StricklandWizards · 26 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
RatliffSixers · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PolyniceKings · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 113Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33242729113
Lakers25272530107
The story
Allen Iverson had 31 points and 11 assists as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 113-107

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 10-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +8+5+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff led the game in fantasy with 56.0 FPTS (20 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Suns-Wizards
Suns 99Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1927322199
Wizards27292429109
The story
Juwan Howard's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Phoenix, 109-99

For Phoenix, Antonio McDyess had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +8+10+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 120Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28284321120
Grizzlies35302023108
The story
Seattle beat Vancouver 120-108 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Gary Payton

George Lynch paced Vancouver: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 43-20 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −7−9+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
Sam MackGrizzlies
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Rex Chapman leads the day with 33

Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 9, 12, 14, 14, 26, 10, 18, 33Suns-Wizards · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 12, 7, 12, 17, 21, 29, 8, 31Sixers-Lakers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 18, 19, 19, 25, 20, 16, 11, 30Sonics-Grizzlies · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 15, 25, 20, 20, 20, 10, 19, 29Wizards-Suns · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 13, 20, 17, 13, 12, 21, 8, 28Sixers-Lakers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 37, 34, 24, 14, 17, 26, 22, 26Lakers-Sixers · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glenn RobinsonBucks+6.1 29.0 last 10 · 22.9 season
Michael JordanBulls+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Derek AndersonCavs+4.9 17.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Corliss WilliamsonKings+4.7 20.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Lorenzen WrightClippers+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCavs−6.0 10.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Ike AustinHeat−5.9 9.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
John WallaceRaptors−4.6 10.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Malik SealyPistons−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal MashburnHeat−3.3 11.7 last 10 · 15.0 season