FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 9, 1998Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed POR by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Wizards77
Hawks82
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics111
Celtics92
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +20; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Heat98
Nuggets79
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Warriors72
Pistons101
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +29
Final · Box score
Lakers125
Clippers115
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Wolves96
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Knicks89
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Spurs79
Suns100
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Grizzlies90
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +8
On this day · 1996–97Jan 9, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Robert Pack (Nets-Wolves), 28 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wolves

Portland's skid reaches three

Michael Jordan goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+8+5MIN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3019152791
Wolves2420282496
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 35, 22, 19, 23, 12, 14, 16, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 9, 18, 12, 4, 21, 18, 9, 20MIN20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 19, 14, 10, 2, 27, 17, 19, 32POR32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 16, 14, 10, 5, 20, 12, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Knicks

Chicago wins a tight one over New York

90–89. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over NYK1ATL over WAS5MIN over POR5CHH over VAN8LAL over LAC10SEA over BOS19MIA over DEN19PHX over SAS21DET over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
The night in charts
Lakers-Clippers combined for 240, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ClippersLakers 125, Clippers 115
240
Sonics-CelticsSonics 111, Celtics 92
203
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 98, Grizzlies 90
188
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 91, Wolves 96
187
Spurs-SunsSpurs 79, Suns 100
179
Bulls-KnicksBulls 90, Knicks 89
179
Heat-NuggetsHeat 98, Nuggets 79
177
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 72, Pistons 101
173
Wizards-HawksWizards 77, Hawks 82
159
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 90, Knicks 89
+1 CHI
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 91, Wolves 96
+5 MIN
Wizards-HawksWizards 77, Hawks 82
+5 ATL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 98, Grizzlies 90
+8 CHH
Lakers-ClippersLakers 125, Clippers 115
+10 LAL
Heat-NuggetsHeat 98, Nuggets 79
+19 MIA
Sonics-CelticsSonics 111, Celtics 92
+19 SEA
Spurs-SunsSpurs 79, Suns 100
+21 PHX
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 72, Pistons 101
+29 DET
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 91, Wolves 96
6 pts
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 90, Knicks 89
4 pts
Ellis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisSEA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ReevesVAN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
ZoMIA · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
McDyessPHX · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 90Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2022262290
Knicks2224241989
The story
Ron Harper had 15 points as Chicago beat New York 90-89

Larry Johnson led New York with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 22-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−4−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 91Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3019152791
Wolves2420282496
The story
Stephon Marbury's 27 points carried Minnesota past Portland, 96-91

For Portland, Kenny Anderson had 14 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-15.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6−5+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Rider was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 77Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1621241677
Hawks2325171782
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 82-77 behind 22 points from Steven Smith

Juwan Howard paced Washington: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+11+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber topped the game at 47.9 FPTS: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 44

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 47, 41, 33, 44, 34, 19, 26, 44Bulls-Knicks · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 19, 14, 10, 2, 27, 17, 19, 32Blazers-Wolves · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 14, 17, 26, 22, 26, 25, 38, 32Lakers-Clippers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 35, 22, 19, 23, 12, 14, 16, 27Wolves-Blazers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 6, 17, 23, 16, 22, 17, 27Lakers-Clippers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 9, 2, 2, 3, 15, 5, 25, 26Clippers-Lakers · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael JordanCHI+5.2 33.9 last 10 · 28.7 season
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+4.3 14.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−7.1 7.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 11.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.4 11.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Malik SealyDET−3.2 6.8 last 10 · 10.0 season