FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 4, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHH by 11 at halftime and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Hornets104
Hawks106
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +25; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Nets92
Warriors96
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Pacers90
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs109
Magic122
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Suns123
Bullets115
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +8
The lead · Hornets-Hawks

Steven Smith scores 30, Atlanta rallies past Charlotte

Charles Barkley goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-11+2ATL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets33252719104
Hawks27202732106
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 26, 20, 22, 3, 11, 15, 30ATL30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 20, 14, 10, 11, 8, 13, 17, 21ATL21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 29, 12, 19, 13, 12, 20, 20, 27CHH27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 28, 25, 28, 34, 21, 9, 11, 26CHH26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Bullets combined for 238, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BulletsSuns 123, Bullets 115
238
Spurs-MagicSpurs 109, Magic 122
231
Jazz-LakersJazz 103, Lakers 110
213
Hornets-HawksHornets 104, Hawks 106
210
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 99, Nuggets 105
204
Nets-WarriorsNets 92, Warriors 96
188
Knicks-PacersKnicks 83, Pacers 90
173
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-HawksHornets 104, Hawks 106
+2 ATL
Nets-WarriorsNets 92, Warriors 96
+4 GSW
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 99, Nuggets 105
+6 DEN
Jazz-LakersJazz 103, Lakers 110
+7 LAL
Knicks-PacersKnicks 83, Pacers 90
+7 IND
Suns-BulletsSuns 123, Bullets 115
+8 PHX
Spurs-MagicSpurs 109, Magic 122
+13 ORL
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HawksATL won · Hornets 104, Hawks 106
11 pts
Suns-BulletsPHX won · Suns 123, Bullets 115
8 pts
Nets-WarriorsGSW won · Nets 92, Warriors 96
7 pts
Spurs-MagicORL won · Spurs 109, Magic 122
2 pts
McKey shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKeyIND · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LongATL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MaloneUTA · 39 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
McDyessDEN · 16 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
Nick AndersonORL · 33 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 104Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets33252719104
Hawks27202732106
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 18 points and 13 assists as Atlanta beat Charlotte 106-104

Dell Curry led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 5 AST 18 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-17 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 32-19.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6−11−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 92Warriors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2523133192
Warriors1828242696
The story
Rony Seikaly's 19 points carried Golden State past New Jersey, 96-92

For New Jersey, Armen Gilliam had 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 24-13.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−2+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Bradley was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 21 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Suns-Bullets
Suns 123Bullets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2330302515123
Bullets312233227115
The story
Phoenix beat Washington 123-115 in OT behind 23 points and 13 assists from Kevin Johnson

Juwan Howard paced Washington: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −80−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 42 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Suns-Bullets

Phoenix outlasts Washington in overtime

108–108 at the end of regulation. Phoenix took the last extra period 15–7. Final: 123–115. Charles Barkley led Phoenix with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Bullets
Charles Barkley · PHXCalbert Cheaney · WSBPTS3129REB150AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 39

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 29, 25, 23, 25, 40, 28, 27, 39Jazz-Lakers · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 36, 33, 12, 25, 31, 22, 27, 17, 39Bulls-Nuggets · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 21, 23, 25, 17, 20, 15, 21, 36Spurs-Magic · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 7, 17, 8, 5, 2, 30, 17, 33Magic-Spurs · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 2, 26, 36, 2, 21, 24, 25, 32Nuggets-Bulls · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 20, 22, 20, 20, 37, 18, 15, 31Suns-Bullets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dell CurryCHH+5.3 19.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+5.2 31.2 last 10 · 26.0 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+5.0 17.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Chris ChildsNJN+4.9 15.2 last 10 · 10.3 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
Elliot PerryPHX−5.8 4.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dennis ScottORL−5.2 13.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Kevin GambleMIA−5.1 2.1 last 10 · 7.2 season