FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 14, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed WAS by 5 after the first quarter and won 89–79.

Final · Box score
Mavs82
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +26
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Pacers100
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Lakers132
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +18
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Bucks101
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Magic96
Kings108
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Raptors109
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Wizards79
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 1996–97Jan 14, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Bullets), 39 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Wizards

San Antonio makes it three straight

Grant Hill goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+5+10SAS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2428191889
Wizards2920171379
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 8, 22, 20, 20, 15, 28, 10, 28SAS28 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 22, 27, 12, 22, 15, 24, 36, 22SAS22 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 22, 21, 22, 26, 30, 20, 25, 27WAS27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 10, 19, 29, 26, 10, 19, 17, 21WAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 246, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 132
246
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 101, Raptors 109
210
Magic-KingsMagic 96, Kings 108
204
Warriors-BucksWarriors 95, Bucks 101
196
Pistons-PacersPistons 93, Pacers 100
193
Mavs-HawksMavs 82, Hawks 108
190
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 89, Wizards 79
168
MIL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-BucksWarriors 95, Bucks 101
+6 MIL
Pistons-PacersPistons 93, Pacers 100
+7 IND
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 101, Raptors 109
+8 TOR
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 89, Wizards 79
+10 SAS
Magic-KingsMagic 96, Kings 108
+12 SAC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 132
+18 LAL
Mavs-HawksMavs 82, Hawks 108
+26 ATL
SAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WizardsSAS won · Spurs 89, Wizards 79
5 pts
Warriors-BucksMIL won · Warriors 95, Bucks 101
2 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 93, Pacers 100
2 pts
Shaq shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
Steven SmithATL · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST
63% (12-19)
Maurice TaylorLAC · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
CambyTOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 95Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1427322295
Bucks28251830101
The story
Armen Gilliam's 20 points carried Milwaukee past Golden State, 101-95

For Golden State, Donyell Marshall had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-14, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +14+12−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 93Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2427222093
Pacers34152724100
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 100-93 behind 25 points from Reggie Miller

Joe Dumars paced Detroit: 23 PTS 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10−2+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 89Wizards 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2428191889
Wizards2920171379
The story
Tim Duncan had 28 points and 17 rebounds as San Antonio beat Washington 89-79

Chris Webber led Washington with 27 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Spurs took the second 28-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+3+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson led the game in fantasy with 50.8 FPTS (22 PTS, 14 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

MIL over GSW6IND over DET7TOR over LAC8SAS over WAS10SAC over ORL12LAL over DEN18ATL over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 37

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 15, 27, 29, 11, 31, 14, 33, 37Pistons-Pacers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 19, 11, 17, 12, 26, 34, 19, 36Raptors-Clippers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 22, 26, 25, 38, 32, 32, 34Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 42, 35, 26, 13, 20, 20, 33, 31Bucks-Warriors · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 18, 21, 20, 35, 22, 22, 35, 29Hawks-Mavs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 8, 22, 20, 20, 15, 28, 10, 28Spurs-Wizards · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael JordanCHI+6.9 36.0 last 10 · 29.1 season
Armen GilliamMIL+6.2 15.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Sam MackVAN+5.8 16.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Chuck PersonSAS+5.4 11.7 last 10 · 6.3 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.0 28.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−7.5 7.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Bison DeleDET−4.0 14.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Danny FortsonDEN−3.5 6.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.4 12.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season