FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 8, 1998Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by UTA (vs MIL) and NJN (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Sonics109
Cavs84
Q1 SEA +17; Q2 SEA +26; Q3 SEA +34; Q4 SEA +25
Final · Box score
Kings103
Mavs92
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Rockets80
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Magic87
Nets89
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 1996–97Jan 8, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Bucks), 38 points.
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The lead · Magic-Nets

New Jersey takes over late to edge Orlando

Karl Malone goes for 39 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2-3+2NJN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2424231687
Nets2624182189
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 16, 19, 7, 10, 14, 15, 12, 27NJN27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 26, 32, 17, 29, 15, 12, 19NJN19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 16, 25, 9, 9, 28, 12, 7, 25ORL25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 2 games: 18, 15ORL15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Jazz

Utah extends win streak to 5

116–109 over Milwaukee. Record: 22–11. Karl Malone led Utah with 39 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · UTA
W@ ORL85–73L@ CLE101–106W@ ATL101–99Wvs HOU107–103Lvs POR91–102W@ VAN89–88W@ DEN132–99Wvs ATL97–82Wvs PHI98–95Wvs MIL116–109
The night in charts
Bucks-Jazz combined for 225, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-JazzBucks 109, Jazz 116
225
Kings-MavsKings 103, Mavs 92
195
Sonics-CavsSonics 109, Cavs 84
193
Magic-NetsMagic 87, Nets 89
176
Pacers-RocketsPacers 87, Rockets 80
167
NJN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Magic-NetsMagic 87, Nets 89
+2 NJN
Pacers-RocketsPacers 87, Rockets 80
+7 IND
Bucks-JazzBucks 109, Jazz 116
+7 UTA
Kings-MavsKings 103, Mavs 92
+11 SAC
Sonics-CavsSonics 109, Cavs 84
+25 SEA
UTA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 109, Jazz 116
3 pts
Magic-NetsNJN won · Magic 87, Nets 89
3 pts
Kings-MavsSAC won · Kings 103, Mavs 92
2 pts
Malone shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
PaytonSEA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
HornacekUTA · 20 PTS, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
Samaki WalkerDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
BakerSEA · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 87Nets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2424231687
Nets2624182189
The story
Kerry Kittles had 27 points and 12 rebounds as New Jersey beat Orlando 89-87

Rony Seikaly led Orlando with 25 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 21-16.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +2+2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 109Jazz 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22342429109
Jazz26272835116
The story
Greg Ostertag's 10 rebounds and 6 points carried Utah past Milwaukee, 116-109

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 10 REB, 6 PTS, 6 BLK · 2-3 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-29, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4−3+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 103Mavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25281832103
Mavs2715222892
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 103-92 behind 26 points and 16 rebounds from Olden Polynice

Shawn Bradley paced Dallas: 15 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

A 28-15 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+11+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 39

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 20, 24, 26, 18, 20, 21, 39Jazz-Bucks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 25, 26, 18, 33, 7, 20, 12, 32Rockets-Pacers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 17, 11, 18, 24, 17, 16, 15, 29Bucks-Jazz · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 16, 19, 7, 10, 14, 15, 12, 27Nets-Magic · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 8, 11, 11, 8, 15, 18, 6, 26Kings-Mavs · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 16, 25, 9, 9, 28, 12, 7, 25Magic-Nets · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.0 27.6 last 10 · 22.6 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
Corliss WilliamsonSAC+4.2 20.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.2 9.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 11.3 last 10 · 16.1 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