FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 9, 1998Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed POR by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final
WAS77
ATL82
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +5
Final
SEA111
BOS92
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +20; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +19
Final
MIA98
DEN79
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +19
Final
GSW72
DET101
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +29
Final
LAL125
LAC115
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +10
Final
POR91
MIN96
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final
CHI90
NYK89
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final
SAS79
PHX100
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +21
Final
CHH98
VAN90
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH 0; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +8
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 · 1996–97Jan 9, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Robert Pack (NJN vs MIN), 28 points.
The lead · POR @ MIN

Portland's skid reaches three

Minnesota won 96–91; the Trail Blazers fall to 19–14. Stephon Marbury led Minnesota with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+8+5MIN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR3019152791
MIN2420282496
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 35, 22, 19, 23, 12, 14, 16, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 9, 18, 12, 4, 21, 18, 9, 20MIN20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 19, 14, 10, 2, 27, 17, 19, 32POR32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 16, 14, 10, 5, 20, 12, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHI @ NYK

Chicago wins a tight one over New York

90–89. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over NYK1ATL over WAS5MIN over POR5CHH over VAN8LAL over LAC10SEA over BOS19MIA over DEN19PHX over SAS21DET over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 44

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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 47, 41, 33, 44, 34, 19, 26, 44CHI @ NYK · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 19, 14, 10, 2, 27, 17, 19, 32POR @ MIN · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 14, 17, 26, 22, 26, 25, 38, 32LAL @ LAC · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 35, 22, 19, 23, 12, 14, 16, 27MIN vs POR · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 6, 17, 23, 16, 22, 17, 27LAL @ LAC · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 9, 2, 2, 3, 15, 5, 25, 26LAC vs LAL · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 5 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
Michael JordanCHI+5.2 33.9 last 10 · 28.7 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.0 27.6 last 10 · 22.6 season
Lorenzen WrightLAC+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Damon StoudamireTOR+4.4 22.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Sam MackVAN+4.3 14.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−7.1 7.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 11.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.4 11.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Malik SealyDET−3.2 6.8 last 10 · 10.0 season