FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 12, 1998Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–90.

Final · Box score
Clippers95
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Wolves103
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Suns90
Kings96
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -8; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Nets108
Raptors100
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 1996–97Jan 12, 1997: 3 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Kings), 26 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

Mitch Richmond scores 35, Sacramento rallies past Phoenix

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5-8+6SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2916222390
Kings1921193796
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 29, 15, 23, 23, 19, 18, 8, 35SAC35 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 13, 18, 23, 23, 24, 14, 17, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 4, 18, 13, 13, 15, 10, 3, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 11, 12, 13, 15, 10, 14, 4, 17PHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Jazz

Utah leads Cleveland wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 106–99. Best quarter: the second, 28–27. Jeff Hornacek led Utah with 23 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over PHX6UTA over CLE7NJN over TOR8MIL over LAC15MIN over GSW16Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over CLE.
The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 208, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 108, Raptors 100
208
Cavs-JazzCavs 99, Jazz 106
205
Clippers-BucksClippers 95, Bucks 110
205
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 87, Wolves 103
190
Suns-KingsSuns 90, Kings 96
186
SAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 90, Kings 96
+6 SAC
Cavs-JazzCavs 99, Jazz 106
+7 UTA
Nets-RaptorsNets 108, Raptors 100
+8 NJN
Clippers-BucksClippers 95, Bucks 110
+15 MIL
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 87, Wolves 103
+16 MIN
Jayson Williams shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HornacekUTA · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Ervin JohnsonMIL · 21 REB, 20 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KGMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Lamond MurrayLAC · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 90Kings 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2916222390
Kings1921193796
The story
Corliss Williamson had 25 points as Sacramento beat Phoenix 96-90

Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 37-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −10−5−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 99Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2227232799
Jazz26282824106
The story
John Stockton's 22 points and 12 assists carried Utah past Cleveland, 106-99

For Cleveland, Derek Anderson had 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 7-9 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+5+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 95Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2426192695
Bucks33292424110
The story
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 110-95 behind 33 points from Glenn Robinson

Lamond Murray paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 10 REB 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 14-23 FG

The swing

A 33-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +9+12+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
4.51996–97 avg14.0Last 2

14.0 points a game over his last two games, against 4.5 in 1996–97 (22 games). Today: 7 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 35

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 29, 15, 23, 23, 19, 18, 8, 35Kings-Suns · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 32, 42, 35, 26, 13, 20, 20, 33Bucks-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 10, 14, 15, 12, 27, 22, 31Nets-Raptors · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 11, 6, 10, 8, 8, 10, 10, 26Cavs-Jazz · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 13, 18, 23, 23, 24, 14, 17, 25Kings-Suns · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 4, 18, 13, 13, 15, 10, 3, 23Suns-Kings · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael JordanCHI+5.6 34.4 last 10 · 28.8 season
Sam MackVAN+5.5 15.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.2 28.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Armen GilliamMIL+4.7 14.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Larry JohnsonNYK+4.0 18.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.9 7.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.0 11.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Isaiah RiderPOR−3.3 16.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Malik SealyDET−3.2 7.0 last 10 · 10.2 season