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Wednesday, January 7, 1998Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed NJN by 13 at halftime and won 89–88.

Final · Box score
Hawks106
Warriors86
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Clippers110
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Bulls72
Heat99
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Suns92
Wolves77
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +15
Final · OT · Box score
Nets88
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -13; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Blazers89
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -9; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Magic83
Raptors81
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Wizards110
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +2
On this day · 1996–97Jan 7, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (Rockets-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Knicks

New York needs overtime to survive New Jersey

Antoine Walker goes for 49 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-13-100+1NYK AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets2431189688
Knicks28142119789
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 18, 19, 26, 21, 10, 22, 24NYK24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 19, 21, 16, 18, 15, 11, 16NYK16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 15, 28, 31, 25, 19, 18, 15, 34NJN34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 14, 26, 32, 17, 29, 15, 12NJN12 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 218, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 108, Wizards 110
218
Bucks-LakersBucks 102, Lakers 114
216
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 102, Clippers 110
212
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 106, Warriors 86
192
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 89, Spurs 96
185
Hornets-BlazersHornets 91, Blazers 89
180
Nets-KnicksNets 88, Knicks 89
177
Bulls-HeatBulls 72, Heat 99
171
Suns-WolvesSuns 92, Wolves 77
169
Magic-RaptorsMagic 83, Raptors 81
164
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 88, Knicks 89
+1 NYK
Hornets-BlazersHornets 91, Blazers 89
+2 CHH
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 108, Wizards 110
+2 WAS
Magic-RaptorsMagic 83, Raptors 81
+2 ORL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 89, Spurs 96
+7 SAS
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 102, Clippers 110
+8 LAC
Bucks-LakersBucks 102, Lakers 114
+12 LAL
Suns-WolvesSuns 92, Wolves 77
+15 PHX
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 106, Warriors 86
+20 ATL
Bulls-HeatBulls 72, Heat 99
+27 MIA
NYK erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 88, Knicks 89
13 pts
Hornets-BlazersCHH won · Hornets 91, Blazers 89
9 pts
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 72, Heat 99
8 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 102, Clippers 110
6 pts
Nuggets-SpursSAS won · Nuggets 89, Spurs 96
2 pts
Mutombo shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboATL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
WebberWAS · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Steven SmithATL · 35 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
AustinMIA · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 88Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2431189688
Knicks28142119789
The story
Larry Johnson had 24 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat New Jersey 89-88 in OT

Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 19-9.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4−13−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 108Wizards 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25173036108
Wizards29262728110
The story
Chris Webber's 30 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Boston, 110-108

For Boston, Chauncey Billups had 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 13-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+13+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 83Raptors 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2718201883
Raptors1923211881
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 83-81 behind 14 points and 11 rebounds from Bo Outlaw

Doug Christie paced Toronto: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 27-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire topped the game at 54.6 FPTS: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−30.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.4Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Heat rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Chicago by 27.

NYK over NJN1CHH over POR2ORL over TOR2WAS over BOS2SAS over DEN7LAC over VAN8LAL over MIL12PHX over MIN15ATL over GSW20MIA over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 49

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 10, 21, 28, 28, 27, 32, 18, 49Celtics-Wizards · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high49 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 24, 14, 17, 26, 22, 26, 25, 38Lakers-Bucks · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 25, 23, 18, 10, 18, 21, 20, 35Hawks-Warriors · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 15, 28, 31, 25, 19, 18, 15, 34Nets-Knicks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 17, 26, 22, 22, 21, 22, 26, 30Wizards-Celtics · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 23, 31, 24, 23, 30, 21, 21, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derek AndersonCLE+5.3 17.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.0 27.7 last 10 · 22.7 season
Lorenzen WrightLAC+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.4 22.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Sam MackVAN+4.2 14.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.2 9.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Wesley PersonCLE−5.1 11.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Malik SealyDET−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.4 11.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season