FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 1, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by PHI (vs MIL) and DAL (vs UTA).

Final
MIA71
CLE66
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +5
Final
UTA97
DAL100
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 DAL +3
Final
SAC113
DEN107
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +6
Final
GSW98
LAC110
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +12
Final
PHI109
MIL100
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +9
Final
DET90
NJN75
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +15
Final
PHX86
TOR110
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +24
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 · 1995–96Feb 1, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (DAL vs SEA), 36 points.
The lead · UTA @ DAL

Dallas climbs out of an 11-point hole against Utah

Down 11 after three, the Mavericks won the fourth quarter 32–18 and the game 100–97. Derek Harper led Dallas with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. Karl Malone scored 36 for Utah in the loss.

Game flow · DAL 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+12+4-11+3DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1429361897
DAL26212132100
Who led
Derek HarperPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 4, 6, 7, 14, 8, 5, 29DAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 8, 16, 21, 19, 25, 8, 29, 19DAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28, 32, 36UTA36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 4, 16, 7, 10, 16, 13, 11, 12UTA12 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · PHI @ MIL

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Milwaukee led by 11 after one. Philadelphia won it 109–100. Don MacLean led Philadelphia with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHI vs MIL
Don MacLean · PHIVin Baker · MILPTS2922REB410AST27Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg45.7Today

46 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 40

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 25, 46, 18, 27, 33, 14, 18, 40GSW @ LAC · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28, 32, 36UTA @ DAL · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35SAC @ DEN · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 17, 15, 32, 23, 19, 24, 8, 33TOR vs PHX · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Derek HarperPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 4, 6, 7, 14, 8, 5, 29DAL vs UTA · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Don MacLeanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 5, 2, 14, 0, 24, 21, 24, 29PHI @ MIL · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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
Darrick MartinLAC+5.6 16.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+4.9 19.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Gary TrentPOR+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−4.6 9.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.6 3.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tyus EdneySAC−3.3 3.9 last 10 · 7.2 season