FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 2, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 106–97.

Final
MIN99
CLE109
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +10
Final
VAN90
DAL104
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +14
Final
CHI111
DEN72
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +39
Final
ATL83
MIA90
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +7
Final
PHX106
PHI97
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +9
Final
DET101
WAS113
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +12
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 · 1996–97Feb 2, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ SEA), 45 points.
The lead · PHX @ PHI

Phoenix climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Philadelphia led by 9 at the half. Phoenix won it 106–97. Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-4+9PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX25223425106
PHI2630291297
Who led
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 22, 10, 8, 26, 20, 12, 19, 29PHX29 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 12, 16, 24, 2, 30, 3, 13, 22PHX22 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 19, 22, 8, 13, 6, 18, 10, 30PHI30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 5, 12, 11, 8, 21, 9, 22, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · ATL @ MIA

Miami beats Atlanta, 90–83

Miami led 78–69 after three and won by 7. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 22 points, 17 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over ATL7PHX over PHI9CLE over MIN10WAS over DET12DAL over VAN14CHI over DEN39Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over ATL.
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
21.0Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 30

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 FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 29, 29, 15, 24, 39, 27, 38, 30DAL vs VAN · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 19, 22, 8, 13, 6, 18, 10, 30PHI vs PHX · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 22, 10, 8, 26, 20, 12, 19, 29PHX @ PHI · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 18, 18, 21, 31, 35, 14, 27MIN @ CLE · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 23, 16, 18, 11, 9, 14, 25, 26WAS vs DET · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Cedric HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 12, 16, 16, 8, 6, 2, 2, 24CLE vs MIN · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 6 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
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 27.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.4 13.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.1 19.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.1 27.6 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
Bison DeleDET−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Elden CampbellLAL−5.6 7.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Toni KukocCHI−5.2 7.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kendall GillNJN−4.2 10.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Chris GatlingNJN−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season