FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 6, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–96.

Final · Box score
Spurs109
Hornets102
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Celtics73
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Nuggets78
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Bucks114
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings102
Magic112
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Suns106
Q1 PHX -13; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Sonics99
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +5
The lead · Bulls-Suns

Charles Barkley posts 35 and 16 as Phoenix beats Chicago

Clyde Drexler goes for 24 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-130+5+10PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3317212596
Suns20302630106
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 20, 20, 37, 18, 15, 31, 35PHX35 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 21, 14, 11, 25, 18, 15, 23, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 12, 25, 31, 22, 27, 17, 39, 28CHI28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 30, 17, 21, 28, 11, 30, 13, 19CHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Lakers-Nuggets

Lakers win big in Denver

Lakers beat the Nuggets 99–78, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Cedric Ceballos led Lakers with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over DAL3SEA over HOU5SAS over CHH7ORL over SAC10PHX over CHI10CLE over BOS18LAL over DEN21Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over DEN.
The night in charts
Mavs-Bucks combined for 225, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BucksMavs 111, Bucks 114
225
Kings-MagicKings 102, Magic 112
214
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 109, Hornets 102
211
Bulls-SunsBulls 96, Suns 106
202
Rockets-SonicsRockets 94, Sonics 99
193
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 99, Nuggets 78
177
Celtics-CavsCeltics 73, Cavs 91
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BucksMavs 111, Bucks 114
+3 MIL
Rockets-SonicsRockets 94, Sonics 99
+5 SEA
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 109, Hornets 102
+7 SAS
Kings-MagicKings 102, Magic 112
+10 ORL
Bulls-SunsBulls 96, Suns 106
+10 PHX
Celtics-CavsCeltics 73, Cavs 91
+18 CLE
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 99, Nuggets 78
+21 LAL
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SunsPHX won · Bulls 96, Suns 106
13 pts
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 99, Nuggets 78
4 pts
Mutombo shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboDEN · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 8 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
PennyORL · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
BarkleyPHX · 35 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
GeigerCHH · 16 PTS, 10 REB
73% (8-11)
Del NegroSAS · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 111Bucks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs15392928111
Bucks29303025114
The story
George McCloud had 36 points in a 114-111 loss to Milwaukee

Sherman Douglas led Milwaukee with 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 13-21 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 29-15, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +14+5+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 94Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1727242694
Sonics2129202999
The story
Seattle beat Houston 99-94 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Hakeem Olajuwon paced Houston: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 21-17 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4+6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 96Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3317212596
Suns20302630106
The story
Kevin Johnson's 20 points and 10 assists carried Phoenix past Chicago, 106-96

For Chicago, Michael Jordan had 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 4-9 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 30-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −130+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 36

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 24, 24, 11, 30, 18, 26, 19, 36Bucks-Mavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 10, 23, 19, 17, 23, 12, 17, 36Mavs-Bucks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 20, 20, 37, 18, 15, 31, 35Suns-Bulls · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 12, 25, 31, 22, 27, 17, 39, 28Bulls-Suns · L
30.6 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 15, 10, 31, 29, 33, 23, 18, 27Lakers-Nuggets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 21, 36, 36, 10, 30, 34, 18, 25Kings-Magic · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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
Chris ChildsNJN+4.9 15.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+4.8 17.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−7.1 3.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dennis ScottORL−5.3 13.7 last 10 · 19.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.2 5.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−4.8 18.7 last 10 · 23.5 season