FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 18, 1998Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIL by 14 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Pacers103
Celtics96
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +6
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs98
Bucks92
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -14; Q3 SAS -8; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat87
Suns96
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Blazers94
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +12
On this day · 1996–97Jan 18, 1997: 7 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Bucks

David Robinson scores 30, San Antonio wins in overtime

Michael Jordan goes for 45 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-14-80+6SAS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs161527251598
Bucks21242117992
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 12, 22, 15, 24, 36, 22, 9, 30SAS30 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 20, 20, 15, 28, 10, 28, 21, 20SAS20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 16, 15, 29, 15, 9, 18, 21, 19MIL19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 14, 13, 8, 9, 10, 0, 9, 16MIL16 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Bulls combined for 206, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BullsRockets 100, Bulls 106
206
Pacers-CelticsPacers 103, Celtics 96
199
Spurs-BucksSpurs 98, Bucks 92
190
Heat-SunsHeat 87, Suns 96
183
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 82, Blazers 94
176
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-BucksSpurs 98, Bucks 92
+6 SAS
Rockets-BullsRockets 100, Bulls 106
+6 CHI
Pacers-CelticsPacers 103, Celtics 96
+7 IND
Heat-SunsHeat 87, Suns 96
+9 PHX
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 82, Blazers 94
+12 POR
SAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 98, Bucks 92
14 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 82, Blazers 94
1 pt
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 103, Celtics 96
1 pt
Barkley shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarkleyHOU · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
TrentPOR · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
RoseIND · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Bobby JacksonDEN · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
PippenCHI · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 98Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs161527251598
Bucks21242117992
The story
Tim Duncan had 20 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Milwaukee 98-92 in OT

Terrell Brandon led Milwaukee with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 25-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5−14−80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 100Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets18272530100
Bulls34222624106
The story
Scottie Pippen's 23 points and 10 assists carried Chicago past Houston, 106-100

For Houston, Charles Barkley had 35 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-18, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +16+11+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 82Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2216232182
Blazers2215302794
The story
Portland beat Denver 94-82 behind 20 rebounds and 14 points from Arvydas Sabonis

Bobby Jackson paced Denver: 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 20 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL · 2-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−1+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Celtics

Indiana extends win streak to 5

103–96 over Boston. Record: 26–11. Rik Smits led Indiana with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · IND
L@ MIA90–101Wvs NJN109–91W@ WAS99–81Wvs TOR89–77Lvs PHX80–81W@ HOU87–80W@ DAL84–79Wvs DET100–93Wvs SAC117–92W@ BOS103–96
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 45

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 44, 34, 19, 26, 44, 32, 40, 20, 27, 45Bulls-Rockets · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 14, 21, 12, 13, 3, 13, 29, 35Rockets-Bulls · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 12, 22, 15, 24, 36, 22, 9, 30Spurs-Bucks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 11, 17, 13, 14, 13, 15, 28, 27Nuggets-Blazers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 3, 15, 13, 0, 8, 12, 12, 27Blazers-Nuggets · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 17, 18, 9, 13, 18, 13, 6, 25Heat-Suns · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+6.1 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Sherman DouglasNJN+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Sam MackVAN+5.6 15.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Larry JohnsonNYK+4.8 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Armen GilliamMIL+4.6 14.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.1 8.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Howard EisleyUTA−3.6 4.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Toni KukocCHI−3.6 9.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Malik SealyDET−3.5 6.5 last 10 · 10.0 season