FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 28, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Wizards by 9 after the first quarter and won 104–102.

Final · Box score
Wizards102
Celtics104
Q1 Celtics -9; Q2 Celtics -7; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics +2
Final · Box score
Magic86
Pistons91
Q1 Pistons -6; Q2 Pistons +5; Q3 Pistons +11; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Nets106
Lakers95
Q1 Nets +6; Q2 Nets +16; Q3 Nets +17; Q4 Nets +11
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Heat86
Q1 Heat -2; Q2 Heat +5; Q3 Heat -4; Q4 Heat +4
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers93
Sixers90
Q1 Pacers -1; Q2 Pacers -5; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +3
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Spurs109
Q1 Spurs +1; Q2 Spurs +15; Q3 Spurs +23; Q4 Spurs +23
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Jazz93
Q1 Sonics -1; Q2 Sonics +8; Q3 Sonics +11; Q4 Sonics +8
On this day · 1996–97Jan 28, 1997: 11 games. Top scorer: Mookie Blaylock (Hawks-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Boston climbs out of a 9-point hole against Washington

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-70+2Celtics AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31292121102
Celtics22312823104
Who led
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 14, 21, 10, 6, 14, 13, 16, 22Celtics22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 22, 16, 15, 30, 19, 22, 16, 18Celtics18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 17, 0, 23, 20, 13, 22, 8, 22Wizards22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 17, 21, 25, 21, 15, 20, 25, 20Wizards20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons

Detroit handles Orlando by 5

The Pistons won the second quarter 27–16. Final: 91–86. Grant Hill led Detroit with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Celtics over Wizards2Pacers over Sixers3Heat over Knicks4Pistons over Magic5Sonics over Jazz8Nets over Lakers11Spurs over Clippers23Final margin, points. Pink = Pistons over Magic.
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 206, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 102, Celtics 104
206
Nets-LakersNets 106, Lakers 95
201
Clippers-SpursClippers 86, Spurs 109
195
Sonics-JazzSonics 101, Jazz 93
194
Pacers-SixersPacers 93, Sixers 90
183
Magic-PistonsMagic 86, Pistons 91
177
Knicks-HeatKnicks 82, Heat 86
168
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 102, Celtics 104
+2 Celtics
Pacers-SixersPacers 93, Sixers 90
+3 Pacers
Knicks-HeatKnicks 82, Heat 86
+4 Heat
Magic-PistonsMagic 86, Pistons 91
+5 Pistons
Sonics-JazzSonics 101, Jazz 93
+8 Sonics
Nets-LakersNets 106, Lakers 95
+11 Nets
Clippers-SpursClippers 86, Spurs 109
+23 Spurs
Celtics rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsCeltics won · Wizards 102, Celtics 104
9 pts
Magic-PistonsPistons won · Magic 86, Pistons 91
6 pts
Pacers-SixersPacers won · Pacers 93, Sixers 90
5 pts
Knicks-HeatHeat won · Knicks 82, Heat 86
4 pts
Sonics-JazzSonics won · Sonics 101, Jazz 93
1 pt
Robinson shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSpurs · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
80% (12-15)
Tracy MurrayWizards · 22 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MercerCeltics · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
SchrempfSonics · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
ShaqLakers · 27 PTS, 19 REB, 6 BLK, 5 AST
57% (12-21)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 102Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31292121102
Celtics22312823104
The story
Antoine Walker's 18 points carried Boston past Washington, 104-102

For Washington, Chris Webber had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −9−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Juwan Howard was the fantasy play: 53.1 FPTS on 20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 93Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers172122221193
Sixers18251029890
The story
Travis Best had 17 points as Indiana beat Philadelphia 93-90 in OT

Theo Ratliff led Philadelphia with 14 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 STL, 4 AST · 5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Pacers took the third 22-10.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −1−5+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 86Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2617172686
Spurs27312526109
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 109-86 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Maurice Taylor paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 31-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +1+15+23+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 43 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.6Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 31

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 9, 30, 13, 12, 17, 16, 34, 31Spurs-Clippers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 18, 3, 26, 23, 21, 19, 22, 7, 13, 30Nets-Lakers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 37, 30, 26, 10, 35, 20, 19, 29Pistons-Magic · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 21, 13, 21, 21, 19, 23, 20, 28Sonics-Jazz · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 32, 32, 34, 24, 35, 26, 30, 27Lakers-Nets · L
27.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27, 26, 35, 27Jazz-Sonics · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerMavs+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Damon StoudamireRaptors+4.6 24.2 last 10 · 19.6 season
Chauncey BillupsCeltics+4.2 15.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cedric HendersonCavs+4.0 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Grant HillPistons+3.9 25.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLakers−6.4 6.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Bison DelePistons−4.7 12.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Lindsey HunterPistons−4.6 9.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Chris GatlingNets−4.5 8.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Toni KukocBulls−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season