FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 26, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIA by 13 after the first quarter and won 94–93.

Final · Box score
Suns96
Hawks91
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Celtics94
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Heat93
Q1 CLE -13; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Kings111
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Spurs115
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Raptors91
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +4
On this day · 1996–97Jan 26, 1997: 3 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Lakers-Sonics), 25 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Heat

Cleveland fights back from 13 down against Miami

David Robinson goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-7+5+1CLE AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2323232594
Heat3617112993
Who led
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 26, 23, 10, 6, 14, 14, 16, 23CLE23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Vitaly PotapenkoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 5, 2, 6, 10, 0, 14, 10, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 20, 15, 12, 15, 16, 24, 27, 33MIA33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 17, 2, 17, 5, 17, 20, 10, 23MIA23 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Suns-Hawks

Phoenix turns it around against Atlanta

From 9 down after one to a 5-point win: 96–91. Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Hawks
Rex Chapman · PHXSteven Smith · ATLPTS2626REB85AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 205, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 90, Spurs 115
205
Sonics-KingsSonics 92, Kings 111
203
Suns-HawksSuns 96, Hawks 91
187
Cavs-HeatCavs 94, Heat 93
187
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 85, Celtics 94
179
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 87, Raptors 91
178
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HeatCavs 94, Heat 93
+1 CLE
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 87, Raptors 91
+4 TOR
Suns-HawksSuns 96, Hawks 91
+5 PHX
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 85, Celtics 94
+9 BOS
Sonics-KingsSonics 92, Kings 111
+19 SAC
Rockets-SpursRockets 90, Spurs 115
+25 SAS
CLE erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HeatCLE won · Cavs 94, Heat 93
13 pts
Suns-HawksPHX won · Suns 96, Hawks 91
9 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 87, Raptors 91
5 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 85, Celtics 94
2 pts
Robinson shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
87% (13-15)
IlgauskasCLE · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Steven SmithATL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
ManningPHX · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
ChapmanPHX · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 94Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2323232594
Heat3617112993
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 23 points as Cleveland beat Miami 94-93

Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 23 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 23-11.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −13−7+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway led the game in fantasy with 57.3 FPTS (33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 87Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3025171587
Raptors2526202091
The story
Doug Christie's 26 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 91-87

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 20-15.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5−4−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 10 REB, 7 PTS, 7 AST

Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 85Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2712222485
Celtics2519262494
The story
Boston beat New York 94-85 behind 25 points from Chauncey Billups

Allan Houston paced New York: 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 19-12 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+5+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 34

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 22, 9, 30, 13, 12, 17, 16, 34Spurs-Rockets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 20, 15, 12, 15, 16, 24, 27, 33Heat-Cavs · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 12, 16, 13, 11, 4, 8, 13, 27Spurs-Rockets · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 16, 22, 10, 13, 22, 10, 8, 26Suns-Hawks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 29, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 8, 26Hawks-Suns · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 6, 18, 14, 18, 5, 15, 31, 26Raptors-Sixers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+6.4 15.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.6 24.2 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cedric HendersonCLE+4.4 14.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Theo RatliffPHI+4.2 12.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Joe DumarsDET+3.7 14.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−5.9 7.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Bison DeleDET−4.7 12.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Sean ElliottSAS−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Ike AustinMIA−3.7 10.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Toni KukocCHI−3.4 9.9 last 10 · 13.3 season