FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 4, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed CHI by 22 after the first quarter and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Mavs99
Celtics110
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Kings101
Nuggets99
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Lakers122
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Wolves95
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Heat98
Sixers84
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Jazz101
Q1 UTA -22; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Wizards104
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +16
On this day · 1996–97Feb 4, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Peeler (Grizzlies-Nets), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Jazz

Karl Malone drops 30 in 22-point comeback win over Chicago

Vin Baker goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-11+2+8UTA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3521132493
Jazz13322630101
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 27, 26, 35, 27, 29, 20, 23, 30UTA30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 6, 18, 7, 14, 17, 8, 22, 17UTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 18 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 45, 33, 32, 32, 20, 29, 14, 31, 15, 40CHI40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 10, 6, 15, 17, 7, 2, 15, 14CHI14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Wizards

Washington gets past Cleveland

104–88, with Washington ahead 53–43 at halftime. Tracy Murray led Washington with 24 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over DEN2LAL over POR7MIN over NYK7SEA over IND7UTA over CHI8BOS over DAL11MIA over PHI14WAS over CLE16Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over CLE.
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 237, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 115, Lakers 122
237
Mavs-CelticsMavs 99, Celtics 110
209
Pacers-SonicsPacers 97, Sonics 104
201
Kings-NuggetsKings 101, Nuggets 99
200
Bulls-JazzBulls 93, Jazz 101
194
Cavs-WizardsCavs 88, Wizards 104
192
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 88, Wolves 95
183
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 84
182
SAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Kings-NuggetsKings 101, Nuggets 99
+2 SAC
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 88, Wolves 95
+7 MIN
Pacers-SonicsPacers 97, Sonics 104
+7 SEA
Blazers-LakersBlazers 115, Lakers 122
+7 LAL
Bulls-JazzBulls 93, Jazz 101
+8 UTA
Mavs-CelticsMavs 99, Celtics 110
+11 BOS
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 84
+14 MIA
Cavs-WizardsCavs 88, Wizards 104
+16 WAS
UTA erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-JazzUTA won · Bulls 93, Jazz 101
22 pts
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 88, Wizards 104
4 pts
Mavs-CelticsBOS won · Mavs 99, Celtics 110
3 pts
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 101, Nuggets 99
1 pt
Dee Brown shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dee BrownBOS · 32 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB
80% (12-15)
Van ExelLAL · 23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
BakerSEA · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
73% (16-22)
MaloneUTA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
OwensSAC · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 101Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26242526101
Nuggets2229222699
The story
Billy Owens' 27 points and 13 rebounds carried Sacramento past Denver, 101-99

For Denver, LaPhonso Ellis had 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4−1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sonics
Pacers 97Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2520272597
Sonics26242529104
The story
Seattle beat Indiana 104-97 behind 17 points and 14 assists from Gary Payton

Rik Smits paced Indiana: 19 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +1+5+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 93Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3521132493
Jazz13322630101
The story
John Stockton had 18 assists and 17 points as Utah beat Chicago 101-93

Ron Harper led Chicago with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 AST, 17 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Jazz took the third 26-13.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −22−11+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan led the game in fantasy with 61.4 FPTS (40 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.2Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 41

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 21, 19, 23, 20, 28, 19, 24, 41Sonics-Pacers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 45, 33, 32, 32, 20, 29, 14, 31, 15, 40Bulls-Jazz · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 27, 31, 32, 24, 27, 31, 24, 32Kings-Nuggets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 15, 3, 1, 5, 2, 7, 20, 32Celtics-Mavs · W
6.5 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 27, 26, 35, 27, 29, 20, 23, 30Jazz-Bulls · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 18, 18, 21, 31, 35, 14, 27, 29Wolves-Knicks · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleyDAL+6.3 27.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.9 20.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 14.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Matt MaloneyHOU+4.6 13.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−6.3 6.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Bison DeleDET−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Toni KukocCHI−5.2 7.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Sam CassellNJN−4.8 13.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Dennis ScottDAL−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season