FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 23, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed UTA by 10 at halftime and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Hawks85
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Warriors80
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN -4; Q3 VAN +3; Q4 VAN +8
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Pacers106
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Magic90
Heat102
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +12
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls100
Nets98
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Suns93
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Mavs75
Spurs81
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 1996–97Jan 23, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Tom Gugliotta (Wolves-Grizzlies), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 10 down to beat Utah

Scottie Pippen goes for 19 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10+1+4IND AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29272422102
Pacers22243525106
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 11, 2, 16, 16, 20, 25, 8, 25IND25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 14, 24, 25, 9, 20, 21, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27, 26UTA26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 5, 16, 22, 9, 21, 12, 6, 18UTA18 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 16.

CHI over NJN2BOS over ATL4IND over UTA4SAS over DAL6VAN over GSW8PHI over POR11MIA over ORL12PHX over DEN16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Jazz-Pacers combined for 208, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PacersJazz 102, Pacers 106
208
Bulls-NetsBulls 100, Nets 98
198
Magic-HeatMagic 90, Heat 102
192
Blazers-SixersBlazers 87, Sixers 98
185
Celtics-HawksCeltics 89, Hawks 85
174
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 77, Suns 93
170
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 88, Warriors 80
168
Mavs-SpursMavs 75, Spurs 81
156
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-NetsBulls 100, Nets 98
+2 CHI
Jazz-PacersJazz 102, Pacers 106
+4 IND
Celtics-HawksCeltics 89, Hawks 85
+4 BOS
Mavs-SpursMavs 75, Spurs 81
+6 SAS
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 88, Warriors 80
+8 VAN
Blazers-SixersBlazers 87, Sixers 98
+11 PHI
Magic-HeatMagic 90, Heat 102
+12 MIA
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 77, Suns 93
+16 PHX
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PacersIND won · Jazz 102, Pacers 106
10 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsVAN won · Grizzlies 88, Warriors 80
5 pts
Austin shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AustinMIA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
SmitsIND · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
HardawayMIA · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
McDyessPHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
HendersonATL · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 100Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls252821179100
Nets19242028798
The story
Toni Kukoc had 16 points and 9 assists as Chicago beat New Jersey 100-98 in OT

Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+10+110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 89Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2425231789
Hawks1914302285
The story
Chauncey Billups' 18 points and 8 assists carried Boston past Atlanta, 89-85

For Atlanta, Christian Laettner had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 STL, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-14, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+16+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 75Spurs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1322172375
Spurs1924221681
The story
San Antonio beat Dallas 81-75 behind 17 points and 13 rebounds from David Robinson

Shawn Bradley paced Dallas: 14 PTS, 2 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 19-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+8+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 32

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 44, 32, 40, 20, 27, 45, 33, 32Bulls-Nets · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 12, 6, 14, 14, 14, 6, 10, 30Blazers-Sixers · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 12, 20, 15, 12, 15, 16, 24, 27Heat-Magic · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27, 26Jazz-Pacers · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 30, 22, 26, 23, 16, 20, 24, 26Grizzlies-Warriors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 9, 13, 18, 13, 6, 25, 9, 25Heat-Magic · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+6.7 15.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
Joe DumarsDET+4.9 16.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cedric HendersonCLE+4.8 15.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Sam MackVAN+4.5 15.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Grant HillDET+4.3 25.6 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Ike AustinMIA−4.7 9.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Khalid ReevesDAL−3.9 5.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Bison DeleDET−3.8 13.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Howard EisleyUTA−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season