FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 26, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
SAS76
MIL94
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +18
Final
MIA89
NYK95
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +6
Final
LAL104
SEA103
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +1
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 26, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (SAC @ GSW), 36 points.
The lead · LAL @ SEA

Lakers edge Seattle by one

Seattle won the fourth 23–21, but Lakers held on, 104–103. Nick Van Exel led Lakers with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+11+3+1LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL32302121104
SEA22292923103
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 17, 9, 17, 10, 7, 24, 19, 25LAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 20, 25, 4, 23, 17, 21, 13, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 21, 10, 15, 23, 30, 20, 22, 25SEA25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 18, 8, 12, 20, 26, 16, 18SEA18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIA @ NYK

New York handles Miami by 6

The Knicks won the first quarter 28–21. Final: 95–89. Patrick Ewing led New York with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over SEA1NYK over MIA6MIL over SAS18Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over MIA.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 25

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.
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 17, 9, 17, 10, 7, 24, 19, 25LAL @ SEA · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 21, 10, 15, 23, 30, 20, 22, 25SEA vs LAL · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 13, 18, 28, 22, 19, 23, 26, 24NYK vs MIA · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 20, 25, 4, 23, 17, 21, 13, 23LAL @ SEA · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 34, 24, 33, 18, 14, 33, 22LAL @ SEA · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carl HerreraPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 13, 2, 9, 14, 4, 3, 2, 22SAS @ MIL · L
5.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 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
Kendall GillNJN+6.7 28.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Glen RiceCHH+5.7 29.8 last 10 · 24.1 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.1 22.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Clar. WeatherspoonPHI+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Wesley PersonPHX+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dale EllisDEN−3.5 14.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Tom HammondsDEN−3.2 2.6 last 10 · 5.8 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season