FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 28, 1997Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 12 after three quarters and won 91–88.

Final
LAL102
DAL83
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +19
Final
CHH98
IND97
Q1 CHH -9; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +1
Final
ATL112
LAC96
Q1 ATL 0; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +16
Final
DET93
MIL84
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +9
Final
SAC91
MIN88
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC -12; Q4 SAC +3
Final
CLE84
NJN62
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +22
Final
BOS107
NYK109
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +2
Final
POR84
TOR120
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +34; Q3 TOR +27; Q4 TOR +36
Final
DEN99
UTA114
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +15
Final
CHI111
VAN96
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +15
Final
ORL82
WSB102
Q1 WSB -4; Q2 WSB +3; Q3 WSB +15; Q4 WSB +20
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 28, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs PHX), 31 points.
The lead · SAC @ MIN

Sacramento rallies from 12 down to beat Minnesota

Trailing by 12 after three, Sacramento outscored the Timberwolves 29–14 the rest of the way. Final: 91–88. Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-8-12+3SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2125162991
MIN2034201488
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28SAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 16, 14, 18, 8, 15, 16, 16, 16SAC16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 28, 22, 15, 22, 18, 8, 33, 25MIN25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 22, 21, 27, 20, 17, 14, 32, 16MIN16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Portland by 36.

CHH over IND1NYK over BOS2SAC over MIN3DET over MIL9UTA over DEN15CHI over VAN15ATL over LAC16LAL over DAL19WSB over ORL20CLE over NJN22TOR over POR36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Mookie Blaylock 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.
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 16, 5, 26, 20, 17, 23, 24, 34ATL @ LAC · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 7, 15, 9, 13, 17, 14, 7, 33TOR vs POR · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 34, 24, 33, 18, 14, 33, 22, 31LAL @ DAL · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 25, 35, 33, 33, 42, 34, 18, 30CHH @ IND · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28UTA vs DEN · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28SAC @ MIN · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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+7.0 28.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Glen RiceCHH+5.9 30.1 last 10 · 24.2 season
Darrick MartinLAC+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Clar. WeatherspoonPHI+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jamal MashburnDAL+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Gerald WilkinsORL−5.6 6.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.6 9.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Tom HammondsDEN−3.5 2.2 last 10 · 5.7 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.4 6.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.2 11.2 last 10 · 14.4 season