FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 21, 1998Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 12 at halftime and won 119–109.

Final · Box score
Hornets79
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +31
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Nuggets67
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Heat92
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Wolves104
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +9
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets112
Nets117
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Knicks97
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Magic84
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Lakers119
Suns109
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -12; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Kings98
Raptors99
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Wizards87
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 1996–97Jan 21, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Knicks), 51 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Suns

Lakers climb back to beat Phoenix

Antoine Walker goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-12+1+10LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21263339119
Suns31282030109
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 38, 32, 32, 34, 24, 35, 26LAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 16, 17, 15, 6, 14, 21, 16, 25LAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 13, 16, 5, 15, 16, 4, 7, 21PHX21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 14, 4, 17, 5, 23, 15, 16, 17PHX17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Nets combined for 229, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NetsRockets 112, Nets 117
229
Lakers-SunsLakers 119, Suns 109
228
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 95, Wolves 104
199
Kings-RaptorsKings 98, Raptors 99
197
Hornets-BullsHornets 79, Bulls 110
189
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 100, Wizards 87
187
Pacers-KnicksPacers 89, Knicks 97
186
Warriors-JazzWarriors 85, Jazz 98
183
Sixers-HeatSixers 87, Heat 92
179
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 84
175
Hawks-SpursHawks 76, Spurs 90
166
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 87, Nuggets 67
154
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-RaptorsKings 98, Raptors 99
+1 TOR
Sixers-HeatSixers 87, Heat 92
+5 MIA
Rockets-NetsRockets 112, Nets 117
+5 NJN
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 84
+7 MIL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 89, Knicks 97
+8 NYK
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 95, Wolves 104
+9 MIN
Lakers-SunsLakers 119, Suns 109
+10 LAL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 85, Jazz 98
+13 UTA
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 100, Wizards 87
+13 POR
Hawks-SpursHawks 76, Spurs 90
+14 SAS
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 87, Nuggets 67
+20 DET
Hornets-BullsHornets 79, Bulls 110
+31 CHI
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SunsLAL won · Lakers 119, Suns 109
12 pts
Rockets-NetsNJN won · Rockets 112, Nets 117
8 pts
Pistons-NuggetsDET won · Pistons 87, Nuggets 67
5 pts
Sixers-HeatMIA won · Sixers 87, Heat 92
4 pts
Celtics-WolvesMIN won · Celtics 95, Wolves 104
3 pts
Zo shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 AST, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
RhodesHOU · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 98Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2623282198
Raptors3025222299
The story
Marcus Camby's 18 rebounds and 15 points carried Toronto past Sacramento, 99-98

For Sacramento, Billy Owens had 22 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 18 REB, 15 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-26, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 112Nets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets361431238112
Nets2830232313117
The story
Jayson Williams had 25 points and 19 rebounds as New Jersey beat Houston 117-112 in OT

Kevin Willis led Houston with 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 11-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Nets took the second 30-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −8+800+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 87Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2917152687
Heat2524251892
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 92-87 behind 24 points and 11 assists from Tim Hardaway

Derrick Coleman paced Philadelphia: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 11-24 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4+3+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Charlotte by 31, the widest margin of 12 games.

TOR over SAC1MIA over PHI5NJN over HOU5MIL over ORL7NYK over IND8MIN over BOS9LAL over PHX10UTA over GSW13POR over WAS13SAS over ATL14DET over DEN20CHI over CHH31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 36

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 12, 26, 34, 19, 36, 16, 22, 36Raptors-Kings · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 26, 44, 32, 40, 20, 27, 45, 33Bulls-Hornets · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 49, 14, 21, 17, 22, 16, 15, 30Celtics-Wolves · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 19, 32, 12, 14, 28, 2, 24, 29Blazers-Wizards · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 15, 26, 18, 21, 34, 16, 18, 28Rockets-Nets · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27Jazz-Warriors · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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
Joe DumarsDET+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Sherman DouglasNJN+4.5 15.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.2 13.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−5.9 8.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Elden CampbellLAL−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bison DeleDET−3.8 13.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Sean ElliottSAS−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Howard EisleyUTA−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season