FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 29, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed POR by 15 after the first quarter and won 100–87.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers99
Hawks109
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -14; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Nuggets80
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Magic95
Rockets88
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks115
Knicks112
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Blazers87
Q1 CHI -15; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Sonics109
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Grizzlies106
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +6
On this day · 1996–97Jan 29, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Blazers

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Portland

Kevin Garnett goes for 18 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-2+6+13CHI AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20312623100
Blazers3518181687
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 20, 27, 45, 33, 32, 32, 20, 29CHI29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 22, 21, 23, 14, 19, 16, 29, 18CHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 28, 2, 24, 29, 18, 28, 14, 29POR29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 14, 14, 17, 22, 12, 18, 20, 28POR28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Knicks combined for 227, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KnicksBucks 115, Knicks 112
227
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 112, Grizzlies 106
218
Sixers-HawksSixers 99, Hawks 109
208
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 97, Sonics 109
206
Bulls-BlazersBulls 100, Blazers 87
187
Magic-RocketsMagic 95, Rockets 88
183
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 84, Nuggets 80
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-KnicksBucks 115, Knicks 112
+3 MIL
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 84, Nuggets 80
+4 TOR
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 112, Grizzlies 106
+6 MIN
Magic-RocketsMagic 95, Rockets 88
+7 ORL
Sixers-HawksSixers 99, Hawks 109
+10 ATL
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 97, Sonics 109
+12 SEA
Bulls-BlazersBulls 100, Blazers 87
+13 CHI
CHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BlazersCHI won · Bulls 100, Blazers 87
15 pts
Sixers-HawksATL won · Sixers 99, Hawks 109
14 pts
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 115, Knicks 112
3 pts
Thorpe shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeVAN · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Steven SmithATL · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Tim ThomasPHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 115Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks3317282215115
Knicks2032291912112
The story
Ray Allen had 26 points as Milwaukee beat New York 115-112 in OT

John Starks led New York with 32 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +13−2−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 112Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves35302225112
Grizzlies27233125106
The story
Minnesota beat Vancouver 112-106 behind 31 points and 9 assists from Stephon Marbury

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 12-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+15+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 99Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers30261622599
Hawks2319242815109
The story
Mookie Blaylock's 17 points and 13 assists carried Atlanta past Philadelphia, 109-99 in OT

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL · 8-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hawks took it 15-5.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−14−60+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

MIL over NYK3TOR over DEN4MIN over VAN6ORL over HOU7ATL over PHI10SEA over GSW12CHI over POR13Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 39

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 20, 33, 31, 20, 24, 26, 14, 39Bucks-Knicks · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 8, 26, 7, 33Hawks-Sixers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 34, 12, 10, 17, 16, 8, 3, 32Knicks-Bucks · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 12, 20, 20, 20, 18, 18, 21, 31Wolves-Grizzlies · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 20, 28, 23, 20, 20, 12, 10, 30Sonics-Warriors · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 28, 2, 24, 29, 18, 28, 14, 29Blazers-Bulls · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamireTOR+5.5 25.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Rasheed WallacePOR+4.4 18.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Chauncey BillupsBOS+4.2 15.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−6.4 6.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Bison DeleDET−4.7 12.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Lindsey HunterDET−4.6 9.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Chris GatlingNJN−4.5 8.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Ike AustinMIA−4.4 9.6 last 10 · 14.0 season