FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 30, 1998Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 15 at halftime and won 89–83.

Final · Box score
Hornets97
Celtics95
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Pistons95
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Warriors80
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Pacers89
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -15; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Clippers87
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -11; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Suns74
Heat71
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Kings123
Q1 SAC +20; Q2 SAC +23; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +26
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 1996–97Jan 30, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Nuggets), 48 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Cleveland 89–83

Antoine Walker goes for 38 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-15-6+6IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2128191583
Pacers1915282789
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 9, 20, 21, 22, 32, 20, 15, 24IND24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 14, 4, 9, 0, 2, 4, 2, 12IND12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 10, 6, 14, 14, 16, 23, 4, 25CLE25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 19, 17, 31, 29, 12, 10, 22, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 235, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 114, Lakers 121
235
Raptors-KingsRaptors 97, Kings 123
220
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 104
198
Wizards-PistonsWizards 102, Pistons 95
197
Hornets-CelticsHornets 97, Celtics 95
192
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 97, Clippers 87
184
Cavs-PacersCavs 83, Pacers 89
172
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 87, Warriors 80
167
Suns-HeatSuns 74, Heat 71
145
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-CelticsHornets 97, Celtics 95
+2 CHH
Suns-HeatSuns 74, Heat 71
+3 PHX
Cavs-PacersCavs 83, Pacers 89
+6 IND
Wizards-PistonsWizards 102, Pistons 95
+7 WAS
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 87, Warriors 80
+7 CHI
Wolves-LakersWolves 114, Lakers 121
+7 LAL
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 97, Clippers 87
+10 SAS
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 104
+10 UTA
Raptors-KingsRaptors 97, Kings 123
+26 SAC
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 83, Pacers 89
15 pts
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 97, Clippers 87
11 pts
Suns-HeatPHX won · Suns 74, Heat 71
5 pts
Wizards-PistonsWAS won · Wizards 102, Pistons 95
4 pts
Hornets-CelticsCHH won · Hornets 97, Celtics 95
1 pt
Ilgauskas shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCLE · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Lamond MurrayLAC · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
StricklandWAS · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
StocktonUTA · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
MasonCHH · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 97Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2126252597
Celtics2223183295
The story
David Wesley's 28 points carried Charlotte past Boston, 97-95

For Boston, Ron Mercer had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-18, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −1+2+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 83Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2128191583
Pacers1915282789
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 89-83 behind 24 points from Reggie Miller

Brevin Knight paced Cleveland: 10 AST, 9 PTS, 3 REB 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−15−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zydrunas Ilgauskas topped the game at 50.4 FPTS: 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 97Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2717203397
Clippers2422291287
The story
Tim Duncan had 27 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 97-87

Rodney Rogers led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 33-12.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−2−11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.0Season avg22.8Last 3

22.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Toronto by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

CHH over BOS2PHX over MIA3IND over CLE6WAS over DET7CHI over GSW7LAL over MIN7SAS over LAC10UTA over DAL10SAC over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 38

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 16, 15, 30, 19, 22, 16, 18, 38Celtics-Hornets · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 20, 20, 20, 18, 18, 21, 31, 35Wolves-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 10, 15, 5, 2, 8, 0, 6, 30Lakers-Wolves · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 23, 32, 30, 27, 26, 35, 27, 29Jazz-Mavs · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 30, 26, 10, 35, 20, 19, 29, 28Pistons-Wizards · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 30, 13, 12, 17, 16, 34, 31, 28Spurs-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Grant HillDET+5.2 26.7 last 10 · 21.5 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+4.3 15.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−6.3 6.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Bison DeleDET−4.7 12.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Toni KukocCHI−4.6 8.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Chris GatlingNJN−4.5 8.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Lindsey HunterDET−4.5 9.3 last 10 · 13.8 season