FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 24, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–117.

Final · OT
WSB105
ATL117
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +12
Final · OT
ORL121
BOS117
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +4
Final · OT
NYK104
CHH113
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH 0; OT1 CHH +9
Final
DEN111
LAC114
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +3
Final
GSW97
LAL114
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +17
Final
SAC107
PHI92
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +15
Final
POR115
PHX105
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +10
Final
DAL87
SAS97
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
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 24, 1996: 11 games. Top scorer: Patrick Ewing (NYK @ MIA), 37 points.
The lead · ORL @ BOS

Orlando needs overtime to survive Boston

Tied 105–105 after regulation. Orlando won the final period 16–12 for a 121–117 win. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-120+50+4ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
ORL2029332316121
BOS3217282812117
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 16, 10, 26, 17, 19, 19, 23, 28ORL28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 8, 6, 3, 2, 18, 11, 2, 24ORL24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 17, 10, 23, 12, 16, 14, 19, 28BOS28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 19, 26, 13, 23, 5, 21, 6, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Lakers by 17.

LAC over DEN3ORL over BOS4CHH over NYK9POR over PHX10SAS over DAL10ATL over WSB12SAC over PHI15LAL over GSW17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 37 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 34

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.
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 25, 26, 25, 35, 33, 33, 42, 34CHH vs NYK · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 34, 23, 34, 24, 33, 18, 14, 33LAL vs GSW · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 19, 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33SAC @ PHI · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 12, 10, 13, 21, 8, 0, 31LAC vs DEN · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 26, 4, 24, 19, 14, 23, 38, 29PHI vs SAC · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 17, 10, 23, 12, 16, 14, 19, 28BOS vs ORL · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 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+7.7 31.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Kendall GillNJN+6.0 27.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.1 22.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Wesley PersonPHX+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Horace GrantORL+4.6 17.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tom HammondsDEN−2.9 3.0 last 10 · 5.9 season
Tyrone HillCLE−2.8 9.1 last 10 · 11.9 season