FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 2, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Wolves99
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Nuggets72
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +39
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Heat90
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Suns106
Sixers97
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Wizards113
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +12
On this day · 1996–97Feb 2, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Sonics), 45 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sixers

Phoenix climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Michael Finley goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-4+9PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25223425106
Sixers2630291297
Who led
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 22, 10, 8, 26, 20, 12, 19, 29PHX29 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 12, 16, 24, 2, 30, 3, 13, 22PHX22 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 19, 22, 8, 13, 6, 18, 10, 30PHI30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 5, 12, 11, 8, 21, 9, 22, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Hawks-Heat

Miami beats Atlanta, 90–83

Miami led 78–69 after three and won by 7. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 22 points, 17 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over ATL7PHX over PHI9CLE over MIN10WAS over DET12DAL over VAN14CHI over DEN39Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over ATL.
The night in charts
Pistons-Wizards combined for 214, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WizardsPistons 101, Wizards 113
214
Wolves-CavsWolves 99, Cavs 109
208
Suns-SixersSuns 106, Sixers 97
203
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 90, Mavs 104
194
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 111, Nuggets 72
183
Hawks-HeatHawks 83, Heat 90
173
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 83, Heat 90
+7 MIA
Suns-SixersSuns 106, Sixers 97
+9 PHX
Wolves-CavsWolves 99, Cavs 109
+10 CLE
Pistons-WizardsPistons 101, Wizards 113
+12 WAS
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 90, Mavs 104
+14 DAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 111, Nuggets 72
+39 CHI
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SixersPHX won · Suns 106, Sixers 97
9 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 83, Heat 90
2 pts
Zo shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
HendersonCLE · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
StricklandWAS · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
ChapmanPHX · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Jim JacksonPHI · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 83Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3015241483
Heat2824261290
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 90-83 behind 22 points and 17 rebounds from Alonzo Mourning

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 15 REB, 14 PTS 22 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 24-15 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+7+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 101Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20302625101
Wizards35282327113
The story
Rod Strickland's 26 points and 10 assists carried Washington past Detroit, 113-101

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 12-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-20, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +15+13+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 90Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1825182990
Mavs24272627104
The story
Hubert Davis had 18 points as Dallas beat Vancouver 104-90

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 19 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+8+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 30

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 29, 29, 15, 24, 39, 27, 38, 30Mavs-Grizzlies · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 19, 22, 8, 13, 6, 18, 10, 30Sixers-Suns · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 22, 10, 8, 26, 20, 12, 19, 29Suns-Sixers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 18, 18, 21, 31, 35, 14, 27Wolves-Cavs · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 23, 16, 18, 11, 9, 14, 25, 26Wizards-Pistons · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Cedric HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 12, 16, 16, 8, 6, 2, 2, 24Cavs-Wolves · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 27.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.4 13.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.1 19.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.1 27.6 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
Bison DeleDET−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Elden CampbellLAL−5.6 7.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Toni KukocCHI−5.2 7.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kendall GillNJN−4.2 10.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Chris GatlingNJN−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season