FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 19, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 12 at halftime and won 98–89.

Final · Box score
Raptors88
Hornets109
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +21
Final · Box score
Sonics114
Rockets80
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +29; Q4 SEA +34
Final · Box score
Magic89
Lakers92
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Wolves117
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Nets95
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +17; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Kings85
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 1996–97Jan 19, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 30, Utah rallies past Detroit

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 35 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-120+9UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2724152389
Jazz1821273298
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 20, 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30UTA30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 17, 16, 5, 16, 22, 9, 21, 12UTA12 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 29, 11, 31, 14, 33, 37, 30, 26DET26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 26, 10, 12, 12, 10, 15, 18DET18 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Lakers

Lakers edge Orlando by three

Orlando won the fourth 22–17, but Lakers held on, 92–89. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over ORL3MIN over LAC8UTA over DET9NJN over SAS11PHI over SAC13NYK over BOS16CHH over TOR21SEA over HOU34Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over ORL.
The night in charts
Clippers-Wolves combined for 226, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WolvesClippers 109, Wolves 117
226
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 88, Hornets 109
197
Sonics-RocketsSonics 114, Rockets 80
194
Pistons-JazzPistons 89, Jazz 98
187
Kings-SixersKings 85, Sixers 98
183
Magic-LakersMagic 89, Lakers 92
181
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 82, Knicks 98
180
Spurs-NetsSpurs 84, Nets 95
179
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-LakersMagic 89, Lakers 92
+3 LAL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 109, Wolves 117
+8 MIN
Pistons-JazzPistons 89, Jazz 98
+9 UTA
Spurs-NetsSpurs 84, Nets 95
+11 NJN
Kings-SixersKings 85, Sixers 98
+13 PHI
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 82, Knicks 98
+16 NYK
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 88, Hornets 109
+21 CHH
Sonics-RocketsSonics 114, Rockets 80
+34 SEA
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 89, Jazz 98
12 pts
Magic-LakersLAL won · Magic 89, Lakers 92
5 pts
Polynice shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PolyniceSAC · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
TabakTOR · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
BakerSEA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GeigerCHH · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
74% (14-19)
PaytonSEA · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 89Lakers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2224212289
Lakers2714341792
The story
Nick Van Exel had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Orlando 92-89

Bo Outlaw led Orlando with 12 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 5-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5−5+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 89Jazz 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2724152389
Jazz1821273298
The story
Utah beat Detroit 98-89 behind 13 assists and 12 points from John Stockton

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 26 PTS, 4 REB 13 AST, 12 PTS, 4 REB · 4-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −9−120+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Nets
Spurs 84Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1721202684
Nets2126222695
The story
Kerry Kittles' 19 points carried New Jersey past San Antonio, 95-84

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-21, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+9+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 55.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 38

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 42, 15, 19, 25, 26, 21, 10, 14, 11, 38Hornets-Raptors · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 26, 25, 38, 32, 32, 34, 24, 35Lakers-Magic · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 20, 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30Jazz-Pistons · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 0, 2, 2, 9, 7, 13, 22, 28Hornets-Raptors · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 29, 11, 31, 14, 33, 37, 30, 26Pistons-Jazz · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 15, 28, 10, 28, 21, 20, 24Spurs-Nets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+6.1 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Sam MackVAN+5.6 15.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Sherman DouglasNJN+5.1 15.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Armen GilliamMIL+4.6 14.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+4.2 27.2 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.1 8.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Elden CampbellLAL−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Sean ElliottSAS−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Howard EisleyUTA−3.7 4.5 last 10 · 8.2 season