FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 3, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed LAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 119–113.

Final · Box score
Wolves105
Mavs96
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Kings94
Pistons85
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +9
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics104
Rockets103
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +1
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors119
Clippers113
Q1 TOR -13; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Heat99
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Bucks88
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Sixers85
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +11
The lead · Raptors-Clippers

Toronto flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Alonzo Mourning goes for 45 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-6-70+6TOR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors2429222519119
Clippers3722231813113
Who led
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 26, 23, 11, 22, 23, 4, 25, 25TOR25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Oliver MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 15, 6, 13, 21, 7, 18, 22, 19TOR19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Terry DeherePoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 17, 15, 18, 18, 14, 13, 31, 21LAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 13, 2, 14, 9, 7, 16, 9, 20LAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Clippers combined for 232, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 119, Clippers 113
232
Sonics-RocketsSonics 104, Rockets 103
207
Wolves-MavsWolves 105, Mavs 96
201
Cavs-BucksCavs 111, Bucks 88
199
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 99
199
Blazers-SixersBlazers 96, Sixers 85
181
Kings-PistonsKings 94, Pistons 85
179
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-RocketsSonics 104, Rockets 103
+1 SEA
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 99
+1 BOS
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 119, Clippers 113
+6 TOR
Kings-PistonsKings 94, Pistons 85
+9 SAC
Wolves-MavsWolves 105, Mavs 96
+9 MIN
Blazers-SixersBlazers 96, Sixers 85
+11 POR
Cavs-BucksCavs 111, Bucks 88
+23 CLE
TOR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ClippersTOR won · Raptors 119, Clippers 113
13 pts
Sonics-RocketsSEA won · Sonics 104, Rockets 103
11 pts
Blazers-SixersPOR won · Blazers 96, Sixers 85
8 pts
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 105, Mavs 96
5 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 94, Pistons 85
3 pts
Rogers shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersLAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
TrentPOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Oliver MillerTOR · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
BakerMIL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
PaytonSEA · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 104Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics1627262312104
Rockets2722241911103
The story
Gary Payton had 32 points and 8 assists as Seattle beat Houston 104-103 in OT

Robert Horry led Houston with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 12-20 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 27-22.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11−6−40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Hakeem Olajuwon led the game in fantasy with 66.9 FPTS (36 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 100Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28242523100
Heat3017312199
The story
Rick Fox's 19 points carried Boston past Miami, 100-99

For Miami, Kevin Willis had 21 REB, 13 PTS 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 24-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+5−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 119Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2429222519119
Clippers3722231813113
The story
Toronto beat Los Angeles 119-113 in OT behind 25 points from Damon Stoudamire

Terry Dehere paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −13−6−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Pooh Richardson topped the game at 48.4 FPTS: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

SEA over HOU1BOS over MIA1TOR over LAC6MIN over DAL9SAC over DET9POR over PHI11CLE over MIL23Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 45

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 25, 25, 12, 23, 21, 13, 20, 45Heat-Celtics · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 51, 30, 20, 36, 22, 17, 31, 32, 36Rockets-Sonics · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 38, 22, 21, 36, 36, 10, 30, 34Kings-Pistons · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 8, 24, 23, 21, 12, 20, 32Sonics-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 23, 22, 29, 11, 7, 21, 36, 26Mavs-Wolves · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 31, 27, 17, 9, 14, 25, 20, 26Wolves-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris ChildsNJN+5.6 15.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+5.2 31.2 last 10 · 26.0 season
Gheorghe MuresanWSB+5.1 19.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+5.0 17.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Brent BarryLAC+4.9 14.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−7.4 3.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kevin GambleMIA−5.1 2.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Dennis ScottORL−5.1 14.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.1 5.3 last 10 · 10.4 season