FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 31, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed POR by 18 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final
POR105
BOS111
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -18; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +6
Final
MIL95
CHH102
Q1 CHH +13; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +7
Final
CHI115
GSW92
Q1 CHI +27; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +29; Q4 CHI +23
Final
HOU74
IND100
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +26
Final
ORL109
PHI99
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +10
Final
MIN97
SAS95
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +2
Final
WSB95
SEA97
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +2
Final
ATL87
VAN76
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +11
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 31, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (POR vs UTA), 33 points.
The lead · POR @ BOS

Rick Fox drops 33 in 18-point comeback win over Portland

Portland led by 18 at the half. Final: 111–105.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-18-8+6BOS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR32302320105
BOS25193334111
Who led
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 5, 21, 6, 28, 14, 18, 12, 33BOS33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 21, 22, 24, 18, 9, 10, 23, 20BOS20 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 1, 13, 24, 24, 18, 13, 13, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 17, 23, 17, 18, 15, 11, 11, 21POR21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 26.

MIN over SAS2SEA over WSB2BOS over POR6CHH over MIL7ORL over PHI10ATL over VAN11CHI over GSW23IND over HOU26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 43

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: 25, 35, 33, 33, 42, 34, 18, 30, 34, 43CHH vs MIL · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 5, 21, 6, 28, 14, 18, 12, 33BOS vs POR · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 16, 20, 14, 21, 24, 26, 40, 33IND vs HOU · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 5, 15, 13, 12, 24, 22, 32CHI @ GSW · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 27, 20, 17, 14, 32, 16, 15, 30MIN @ SAS · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 17, 16, 9, 20, 24, 10, 28, 27SAS vs MIN · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 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+7.8 32.7 last 10 · 24.9 season
Kendall GillNJN+7.0 28.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Darrick MartinLAC+5.5 16.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Clar. WeatherspoonPHI+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+4.9 19.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−4.2 9.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Tom HammondsDEN−3.7 1.9 last 10 · 5.6 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tyus EdneySAC−3.3 4.1 last 10 · 7.4 season