FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 23, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 6 after the first quarter and won 87–71.

Final
CHI87
CLE71
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +16
Final
DET94
GSW79
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +15
Final
NJN104
HOU111
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +7
Final
NYK92
IND90
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +2
Final
SEA100
LAC102
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +2
Final
MIL92
ORL96
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +4
Final
MIA99
TOR87
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +12
Final
MIN95
VAN76
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +25; Q4 MIN +19
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96Jan 23, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (IND vs PHX), 40 points.
The lead · CHI @ CLE

Michael Jordan scores 32 as Chicago wins in Cleveland

Final: 87–71. Michael Jordan made 10 of 24 shots from the field.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+8+5+16CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1628162787
CLE2214191671
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 33, 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51, 32CHI32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 19, 17, 25, 29, 20, 5, 15, 13CHI13 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 26, 19, 21, 15, 13, 22, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 7, 3, 13, 13, 21, 22, 7, 20CLE20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SEA @ LAC

Clippers win a tight one over Seattle

102–100. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Darrick Martin led Clippers with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over IND2LAC over SEA2ORL over MIL4HOU over NJN7MIA over TOR12DET over GSW15CHI over CLE16MIN over VAN19Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SEA.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tom Gugliotta leads the day with 33

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 28, 22, 15, 22, 18, 8, 33MIN @ VAN · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 33, 32, 39, 25, 24, 26, 51, 32CHI @ CLE · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 9, 9, 18, 19, 15, 17, 10, 31LAC vs SEA · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 26, 17, 36, 15, 22, 22, 30MIL @ ORL · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 30, 41, 30, 29, 24, 30, 32, 28NJN @ HOU · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 14, 26, 17, 25, 27, 23, 23, 26SEA @ LAC · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Glen RiceCHH+7.2 31.2 last 10 · 24.0 season
Kendall GillNJN+6.0 27.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Wesley PersonPHX+4.9 17.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
LaPhonso EllisDEN+4.7 25.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Isaiah RiderPOR+4.7 20.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.7 7.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−2.9 5.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Michael SmithSAC−2.8 3.8 last 10 · 6.6 season