FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 25, 1998Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz101
Bulls94
Q1 Jazz +4; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 Jazz +4; Q4 Jazz +7
On this day · 1996–97Jan 25, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Jazz), 41 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bulls

Karl Malone scores 35 as Utah wins in Chicago

Michael Jordan goes for 32 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+40+4+7Jazz AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26232824101
Bulls2227242194
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27, 26, 35Jazz35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 7, 2, 4, 4, 6, 4, 7, 14Jazz14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 32, 40, 20, 27, 45, 33, 32, 32Bulls32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 8 games: 12, 11, 22, 21, 23, 14, 19, 16Bulls16 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Final · Jazz-Bulls
Jazz 101Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26232824101
Bulls2227242194
The story
Howard Eisley had 14 points as Utah beat Chicago 101-94

Luc Longley led Chicago with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +40+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27, 26, 35Jazz-Bulls · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 32, 40, 20, 27, 45, 33, 32, 32Bulls-Jazz · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 8 games: 12, 11, 22, 21, 23, 14, 19, 16Bulls-Jazz · L
17.2 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 7, 2, 4, 4, 6, 4, 7, 14Jazz-Bulls · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 6, 8, 9, 15, 10, 8, 2, 12Bulls-Jazz · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 12, 10, 6, 5, 4, 9, 16, 12Bulls-Jazz · L
13.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
12 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerMavs+6.4 15.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cedric HendersonCavs+4.6 14.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Theo RatliffSixers+4.4 12.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Damon StoudamireRaptors+4.3 23.9 last 10 · 19.6 season
Joe DumarsPistons+3.7 14.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLakers−5.9 7.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ike AustinHeat−4.7 9.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Bison DelePistons−4.7 12.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Dikembe MutomboHawks−3.8 10.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Sean ElliottSpurs−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season