FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 6, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed VAN by 9 at halftime and won 100–87.

Final · Box score
Celtics79
Bulls90
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Rockets70
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +30
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Mavs108
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Suns81
Pacers80
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Kings105
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Sonics102
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +21
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers95
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Grizzlies87
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 1996–97Jan 6, 1997: 3 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Lakers rally from 9 down to beat Vancouver

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-9+3+13LAL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21172834100
Grizzlies2126162487
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 34, 24, 14, 17, 26, 22, 26, 25LAL25 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 19, 17, 20, 6, 17, 23, 16, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 12, 8, 13, 14, 12, 6, 6, 24VAN24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 28, 23, 31, 24, 23, 30, 21, 21VAN21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Houston by 30, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHX over IND1UTA over PHI3CHI over BOS11LAL over VAN13SAC over LAC16DAL over DEN18SEA over CHH21CLE over HOU30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 198, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 90, Mavs 108
198
Clippers-KingsClippers 89, Kings 105
194
Sixers-JazzSixers 95, Jazz 98
193
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 87
187
Hornets-SonicsHornets 81, Sonics 102
183
Rockets-CavsRockets 70, Cavs 100
170
Celtics-BullsCeltics 79, Bulls 90
169
Suns-PacersSuns 81, Pacers 80
161
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PacersSuns 81, Pacers 80
+1 PHX
Sixers-JazzSixers 95, Jazz 98
+3 UTA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 79, Bulls 90
+11 CHI
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 87
+13 LAL
Clippers-KingsClippers 89, Kings 105
+16 SAC
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 90, Mavs 108
+18 DAL
Hornets-SonicsHornets 81, Sonics 102
+21 SEA
Rockets-CavsRockets 70, Cavs 100
+30 CLE
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 100, Grizzlies 87
9 pts
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 95, Jazz 98
5 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 90, Mavs 108
2 pts
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 79, Bulls 90
2 pts
Clippers-KingsSAC won · Clippers 89, Kings 105
1 pt
Divac shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DivacCHH · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
85% (11-13)
ScottDAL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
ReevesVAN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
FoxLAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
WilliamsonSAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 81Pacers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2916221481
Pacers2418191980
The story
Rex Chapman's 18 points carried Phoenix past Indiana, 81-80

For Indiana, Travis Best had 13 PTS, 5 AST 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+3+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 95Jazz 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers24182224795
Jazz192532121098
The story
Karl Malone had 21 points as Utah beat Philadelphia 98-95 in OT

Derrick Coleman led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 6-19 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the third 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5+2+120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Greg Ostertag led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (9 REB, 4 AST, 3 PTS)

Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 100Grizzlies 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21172834100
Grizzlies2126162487
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 100-87 behind 22 points from Eddie Jones

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 8-19 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−9+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dennis Scott leads the day with 28

Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 18, 7, 22, 18, 17, 12, 10, 28Mavs-Nuggets · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 7, 12, 17, 21, 29, 8, 31, 27Sixers-Jazz · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 34, 24, 14, 17, 26, 22, 26, 25Lakers-Grizzlies · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 2, 12, 23, 8, 4, 10, 2, 25Hornets-Sonics · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 12, 8, 13, 14, 12, 6, 6, 24Grizzlies-Lakers · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 26, 17, 27, 13, 18, 23, 23, 24Kings-Clippers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.8 28.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Derek AndersonCLE+5.3 17.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Lorenzen WrightLAC+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Michael JordanCHI+4.5 32.9 last 10 · 28.4 season
Jaren JacksonSAS+4.5 12.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−5.9 9.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Wesley PersonCLE−5.1 11.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
John WallaceTOR−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Malik SealyDET−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.3 11.7 last 10 · 15.0 season