FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 5, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed TOR by 5 after three quarters and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Warriors128
Clippers124
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Kings92
Heat103
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Knicks97
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Raptors87
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Grizzlies83
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +9
The lead · Blazers-Raptors

Portland takes over late to edge Toronto

Tom Gugliotta goes for 22 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3-5+3POR AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1918252890
Raptors1822272087
Who led
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 18, 12, 19, 3, 15, 20, 18, 28POR28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 24, 18, 29, 25, 33, 19, 9, 25POR25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 23, 11, 22, 23, 4, 25, 25, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 12, 16, 12, 11, 7, 17, 17, 16TOR16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 252, 56 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 128, Clippers 124
252
Mavs-WolvesMavs 92, Wolves 104
196
Kings-HeatKings 92, Heat 103
195
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 97
188
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 90, Raptors 87
177
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 92, Grizzlies 83
175
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 90, Raptors 87
+3 POR
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 128, Clippers 124
+4 GSW
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 97
+6 NYK
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 92, Grizzlies 83
+9 UTA
Kings-HeatKings 92, Heat 103
+11 MIA
Mavs-WolvesMavs 92, Wolves 104
+12 MIN
POR rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RaptorsPOR won · Blazers 90, Raptors 87
5 pts
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 92, Heat 103
4 pts
Mavs-WolvesMIN won · Mavs 92, Wolves 104
1 pt
Sam Mitchell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Sam MitchellMIN · 20 PTS, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
ColesMIA · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
AventVAN · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Oliver MillerTOR · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
KiddDAL · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 90Raptors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1918252890
Raptors1822272087
The story
Rod Strickland's 28 points carried Portland past Toronto, 90-87

For Toronto, Damon Stoudamire had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 12-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 28-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−3−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 128Clippers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32382632128
Clippers26352340124
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 26 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 128-124

Bison Dele led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+9+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Smith led the game in fantasy with 46.7 FPTS (23 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 92Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2125252192
Wolves22242434104
The story
Minnesota beat Dallas 104-92 behind 23 points from Christian Laettner

George McCloud paced Dallas: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 34-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Heat

Miami handles Sacramento by 11

The Heat won the second quarter 29–23. Final: 103–92. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over TOR3GSW over LAC4NYK over DET6UTA over VAN9MIA over SAC11MIN over DAL12Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over SAC.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 31

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 23, 25, 40, 28, 27, 39, 31Jazz-Grizzlies · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 18, 12, 19, 3, 15, 20, 18, 28Blazers-Raptors · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 13, 26, 21, 22, 19, 22, 26Warriors-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 23, 10, 37, 28, 35, 23, 22, 25Knicks-Pistons · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 25, 12, 23, 21, 13, 20, 45, 25Heat-Kings · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 24, 18, 29, 25, 33, 19, 9, 25Blazers-Raptors · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Terry DehereLAC+5.8 17.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Brent BarryLAC+5.5 15.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jason KiddDAL+5.4 21.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Dell CurryCHH+5.3 19.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−7.1 3.7 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
Chris MullinGSW−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.7 season