FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 3, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed SAS by 10 at halftime and won 85–79.

Final
SAC85
SAS79
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +6
Final
BOS114
TOR102
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +12
Final
WSB89
UTA111
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +30; Q3 UTA +34; Q4 UTA +22
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 3, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (MIA vs BOS), 45 points.
The lead · SAC @ SAS

Sacramento turns it around against San Antonio

From 10 down at the half to a 6-point win: 85–79. Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 26 points, 0 rebounds and 4 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+2-10+7+6SAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2415281885
SAS2227111979
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35, 26SAC26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Jeff GrayerPoints, last 7 games: 4, 4, 8, 2, 12, 2, 16SAC16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 8, 4, 20, 8, 10, 11, 27, 15SAS15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 16, 9, 20, 24, 10, 28, 27, 13SAS13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ TOR

Boston beats Toronto, 114–102

Boston led 86–81 after three and won by 12. Eric Williams led Boston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over SAS6BOS over TOR12UTA over WSB22Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over TOR.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.0Season avg25.9Last 3

25.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Eric Williams leads the day with 27

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.
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 16, 15, 20, 10, 18, 22, 27BOS @ TOR · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 34, 12, 22, 26, 11, 25, 7, 26TOR vs BOS · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35, 26SAC @ SAS · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 27, 12, 17, 17, 19, 20, 17, 26BOS @ TOR · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 24, 18, 9, 10, 23, 20, 14, 25BOS @ TOR · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 17, 32, 41, 27, 28, 32, 36, 24UTA vs WSB · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 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+8.9 34.2 last 10 · 25.3 season
Darrick MartinLAC+5.6 16.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+5.4 18.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Gary TrentPOR+5.3 16.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Todd DayBOS+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−4.6 9.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.7 3.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Danny FerryCLE−3.3 6.1 last 10 · 9.4 season