FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 1, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHH by 8 at halftime and won 116–111.

Final · Box score
Rockets116
Hornets111
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers70
Pistons87
Q1 DET +4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Heat124
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Magic102
Knicks110
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Kings85
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +20
The lead · Rockets-Hornets

Hakeem Olajuwon scores 32 as Houston wins in Charlotte

Jason Kidd goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8-4+5HOU AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23233139116
Hornets24302730111
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 51, 30, 20, 36, 22, 17, 31, 32HOU32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 1, 14, 11, 7, 13, 20, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 9, 8, 16, 17, 12, 13, 18, 24CHH24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 21, 23, 22, 12, 8, 22, 16, 24CHH24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Miami by 20.

DAL over SEA3HOU over CHH5MIL over DEN6NYK over ORL8DET over IND17MIA over PHI20CHI over SAC20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Sixers-Heat combined for 228, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HeatSixers 104, Heat 124
228
Rockets-HornetsRockets 116, Hornets 111
227
Magic-KnicksMagic 102, Knicks 110
212
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 102, Bucks 108
210
Sonics-MavsSonics 100, Mavs 103
203
Bulls-KingsBulls 105, Kings 85
190
Pacers-PistonsPacers 70, Pistons 87
157
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-MavsSonics 100, Mavs 103
+3 DAL
Rockets-HornetsRockets 116, Hornets 111
+5 HOU
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 102, Bucks 108
+6 MIL
Magic-KnicksMagic 102, Knicks 110
+8 NYK
Pacers-PistonsPacers 70, Pistons 87
+17 DET
Bulls-KingsBulls 105, Kings 85
+20 CHI
Sixers-HeatSixers 104, Heat 124
+20 MIA
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HornetsHOU won · Rockets 116, Hornets 111
8 pts
Sonics-MavsDAL won · Sonics 100, Mavs 103
6 pts
Nuggets-BucksMIL won · Nuggets 102, Bucks 108
5 pts
Sixers-HeatMIA won · Sixers 104, Heat 124
3 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 102, Knicks 110
1 pt
Cassell shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellHOU · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
EllisDEN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HakeemHOU · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
GeigerCHH · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
KiddDAL · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Sonics-Mavs
Sonics 100Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics29302219100
Mavs33202822103
The story
George McCloud had 23 points as Dallas beat Seattle 103-100

Detlef Schrempf led Seattle with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 28-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 116Hornets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23233139116
Hornets24302730111
The story
Clyde Drexler's a 16-10-14 triple-double carried Houston past Charlotte, 116-111

For Charlotte, Larry Johnson had 20 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB 16 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 6-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 39-30.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1−8−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 102Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27201837102
Bucks22263030108
The story
Milwaukee beat Denver 108-102 behind 26 points and 15 rebounds from Vin Baker

Dikembe Mutombo paced Denver: 17 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

A 30-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5+1+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 36

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 20, 23, 22, 29, 11, 7, 21, 36Mavs-Sonics · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 51, 30, 20, 36, 22, 17, 31, 32Rockets-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 13, 29, 7, 17, 8, 5, 2, 30Magic-Knicks · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 4, 32, 21, 38, 22, 21, 36, 36, 10, 30Kings-Bulls · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 18, 3, 23, 5, 3, 21, 9, 28Sixers-Heat · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 46, 32, 38, 36, 33, 12, 25, 31, 22, 27Bulls-Kings · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddDAL+5.6 21.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.8 16.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.6 30.4 last 10 · 25.8 season
Gheorghe MuresanWSB+4.5 18.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Dell CurryCHH+4.3 18.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonTOR−5.0 7.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Terry PorterMIN−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Joe DumarsDET−4.8 6.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Elliot PerryPHX−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season