FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 20, 1998Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 103–93.

Final · Box score
Bucks93
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -13; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Cavs84
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns87
Warriors69
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Grizzlies88
Q1 VAN +5; Q2 VAN +8; Q3 VAN +19; Q4 VAN +11
On this day · 1996–97Jan 20, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: LaPhonso Ellis (Nuggets-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hawks

Atlanta climbs out of a 13-point hole against Milwaukee

Shawn Kemp goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-2+4+10ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2423222493
Hawks11342830103
Who led
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 18, 18, 9, 7, 8, 15, 13, 18ATL18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 19, 6, 12, 0, 21, 8, 12, 16ATL16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 15, 29, 15, 9, 18, 21, 19, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 13, 8, 9, 10, 0, 9, 16, 13MIL13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Mavs combined for 205, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-MavsSonics 98, Mavs 107
205
Bucks-HawksBucks 93, Hawks 103
196
Blazers-CavsBlazers 86, Cavs 84
170
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 77, Grizzlies 88
165
Suns-WarriorsSuns 87, Warriors 69
156
POR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-CavsBlazers 86, Cavs 84
+2 POR
Sonics-MavsSonics 98, Mavs 107
+9 DAL
Bucks-HawksBucks 93, Hawks 103
+10 ATL
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 77, Grizzlies 88
+11 VAN
Suns-WarriorsSuns 87, Warriors 69
+18 PHX
Rasheed Wallace shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
StricklandDAL · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
BakerSEA · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
PaytonSEA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
53% (10-19)
FinleyDAL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
52% (12-23)
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 86Cavs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3022171786
Cavs2020202484
The story
Isaiah Rider had 24 points as Portland beat Cleveland 86-84

Cedric Henderson led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +10+12+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 93Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2423222493
Hawks11342830103
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 103-93 behind 15 points and 8 assists from Mookie Blaylock

Tyrone Hill paced Milwaukee: 13 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 8 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −13−2+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon topped the game at 49.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 77Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2319122377
Grizzlies2822231588
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 24 points carried Vancouver past Denver, 88-77

For Denver, Tony Battie had 17 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-12, was where the Grizzlies built it.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +5+8+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 44 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Cavs

Portland leads Cleveland wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 86–84. Best quarter: the first, 30–20. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over CLE2DAL over SEA9ATL over MIL10VAN over DEN11PHX over GSW18Final margin, points. Pink = POR over CLE.
Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 31

Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 14, 9, 16, 18, 12, 19, 17, 31Cavs-Blazers · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 5, 7, 0, 5, 3, 7, 10, 30Mavs-Sonics · W
7.0 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 20, 16, 13, 16, 25, 29, 29Mavs-Sonics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 21, 30, 22, 26, 23, 16, 20, 24Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 2, 27, 17, 19, 32, 12, 14, 28, 2, 24Blazers-Cavs · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 22, 4, 17, 19, 20, 12, 10, 23Warriors-Suns · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+6.4 15.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Sam MackVAN+6.0 16.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Sherman DouglasNJN+5.1 15.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+4.2 27.2 last 10 · 23.0 season
Joe DumarsDET+4.1 14.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.1 8.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Elden CampbellLAL−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Danny FortsonDEN−3.8 5.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Sean ElliottSAS−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Howard EisleyUTA−3.7 4.5 last 10 · 8.2 season