FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 10, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DAL by 15 at halftime and won 84–79.

Final · Box score
Warriors82
Bulls87
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Cavs93
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Mavs79
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -15; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Rockets84
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +27
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers90
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Nets101
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Magic90
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Kings67
Spurs109
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +42
On this day · 1996–97Jan 10, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Bulls), 35 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Mavs

Indiana erases 15-point lead, steals one from Dallas

Rasheed Wallace goes for 23 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-5+5IND AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1614292584
Mavs2025191579
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 11, 19, 23, 16, 13, 15, 14, 24IND24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 20, 8, 20, 22, 24, 11, 2, 16IND16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 18, 11, 10, 10, 7, 15, 17DAL17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Samaki WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 8, 5, 6, 15, 20, 14, 20, 14DAL14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Nets combined for 209, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NetsWolves 108, Nets 101
209
Raptors-CavsRaptors 102, Cavs 93
195
Jazz-RocketsJazz 111, Rockets 84
195
Blazers-BucksBlazers 90, Bucks 95
185
Kings-SpursKings 67, Spurs 109
176
Celtics-MagicCeltics 82, Magic 90
172
Warriors-BullsWarriors 82, Bulls 87
169
Pacers-MavsPacers 84, Mavs 79
163
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-MavsPacers 84, Mavs 79
+5 IND
Blazers-BucksBlazers 90, Bucks 95
+5 MIL
Warriors-BullsWarriors 82, Bulls 87
+5 CHI
Wolves-NetsWolves 108, Nets 101
+7 MIN
Celtics-MagicCeltics 82, Magic 90
+8 ORL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 102, Cavs 93
+9 TOR
Jazz-RocketsJazz 111, Rockets 84
+27 UTA
Kings-SpursKings 67, Spurs 109
+42 SAS
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-MavsIND won · Pacers 84, Mavs 79
15 pts
Warriors-BullsCHI won · Warriors 82, Bulls 87
9 pts
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 102, Cavs 93
1 pt
Gilliam shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GilliamMIL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
MaloneUTA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
DouglasNJN · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
John WallaceTOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 90Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers19212320790
Bucks261721191295
The story
Terrell Brandon had 15 points and 8 assists as Milwaukee beat Portland 95-90 in OT

Kenny Anderson led Portland with 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 7 STL · 6-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+3+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 84Mavs 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1614292584
Mavs2025191579
The story
Reggie Miller's 24 points carried Indiana past Dallas, 84-79

For Dallas, Samaki Walker had 14 PTS, 12 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 29-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4−15−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Bradley was the fantasy play: 43.8 FPTS on 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 67Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2714121467
Spurs27292726109
The story
San Antonio beat Sacramento 109-67 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Billy Owens paced Sacramento: 11 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 28 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

A 29-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
500 0+15+30+42 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.5points, today vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
4.51996–97 avg21Today

21 points today in 23 minutes, against 4.5 a game in 1996–97 (22 games).

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: San Antonio by 42.

CHI over GSW5IND over DAL5MIL over POR5MIN over NJN7ORL over BOS8TOR over CLE9UTA over HOU27SAS over SAC42Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 34

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 30, 36, 19, 11, 17, 12, 26, 34Raptors-Cavs · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 47, 41, 33, 44, 34, 19, 26, 44, 32Bulls-Warriors · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 12, 11, 16, 7, 12, 10, 14, 31Blazers-Bucks · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 13, 22, 8, 22, 20, 20, 15, 28Spurs-Kings · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 20, 24, 26, 18, 20, 21, 39, 24Jazz-Rockets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 34, 16, 7, 22, 27, 12, 22, 15, 24Spurs-Kings · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael JordanCHI+5.6 34.4 last 10 · 28.8 season
Lorenzen WrightLAC+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+4.4 26.9 last 10 · 22.5 season
Sam MackVAN+4.3 14.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Derek AndersonCLE+4.1 16.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−7.1 7.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.4 11.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Isaiah RiderPOR−3.3 16.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season