FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 7, 1996Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ATL by 9 after the first quarter and won 101–89.

Final · Box score
Spurs99
Celtics89
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Magic83
Pistons97
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Warriors95
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Clippers102
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Nets96
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Heat101
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Wolves93
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Bullets82
Knicks87
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Raptors88
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +23
The lead · Hawks-Heat

Alonzo Mourning goes for 36 in Miami win over Atlanta

Michael Jordan goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+4-2+12MIA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2818291489
Heat19312328101
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 12, 23, 21, 13, 20, 45, 25, 36MIA36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Bimbo ColesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 8, 14, 13, 9, 19, 10, 21, 16MIA16 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 26, 20, 22, 3, 11, 15, 30, 27ATL27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 14, 10, 11, 8, 13, 17, 21, 16ATL16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 110, Clippers 102
212
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 102
203
Nets-LakersNets 96, Lakers 106
202
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 93
196
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 99, Warriors 95
194
Hawks-HeatHawks 89, Heat 101
190
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 99, Celtics 89
188
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 79, Jazz 102
181
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 93, Raptors 88
181
Magic-PistonsMagic 83, Pistons 97
180
Bullets-KnicksBullets 82, Knicks 87
169
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 102
+1 PHI
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 99, Warriors 95
+4 CHI
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 93, Raptors 88
+5 MIL
Bullets-KnicksBullets 82, Knicks 87
+5 NYK
Rockets-ClippersRockets 110, Clippers 102
+8 HOU
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 93
+10 POR
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 99, Celtics 89
+10 SAS
Nets-LakersNets 96, Lakers 106
+10 LAL
Hawks-HeatHawks 89, Heat 101
+12 MIA
Magic-PistonsMagic 83, Pistons 97
+14 DET
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 79, Jazz 102
+23 UTA
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 89, Heat 101
9 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 93, Raptors 88
7 pts
Bulls-WarriorsCHI won · Bulls 99, Warriors 95
6 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 83, Pistons 97
3 pts
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 103, Wolves 93
2 pts
Grant Hill shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillDET · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CummingsMIL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Mark JacksonIND · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
MaloneUTA · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
WeatherspoonPHI · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 101Sixers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23292227101
Sixers32282220102
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 30 points carried Philadelphia past Indiana, 102-101

For Indiana, Derrick McKey had 13 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+8+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Warriors
Bulls 99Warriors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2026223199
Warriors2428202395
The story
Dennis Rodman had 18 rebounds and 7 points as Chicago beat Golden State 99-95

B.J. Armstrong led Golden State with 15 PTS, 12 AST 18 REB, 7 PTS, 4 AST · 3-4 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 31-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4−6−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Knicks
Bullets 82Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets1521252182
Knicks2420261787
The story
New York beat Washington 87-82 behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Juwan Howard paced Washington: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 13-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +9+8+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Raptors

Milwaukee beats Toronto, 93–88

Milwaukee led 74–67 after three and won by 5. Sherman Douglas led Milwaukee with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over IND1CHI over GSW4NYK over WSB5MIL over TOR5HOU over LAC8SAS over BOS10LAL over NJN10POR over MIN10MIA over ATL12DET over ORL14UTA over VAN23Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over TOR.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 40

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 25, 31, 22, 27, 17, 39, 28, 40Bulls-Warriors · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 25, 17, 12, 16, 20, 6, 23, 36Spurs-Celtics · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 12, 23, 21, 13, 20, 45, 25, 36Heat-Hawks · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 18, 29, 25, 33, 19, 9, 25, 32Blazers-Wolves · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 41, 23, 10, 37, 28, 35, 23, 22, 25, 31Knicks-Bullets · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Pooh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 4, 11, 17, 24, 15, 16, 10, 31Clippers-Rockets · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Terry DehereLAC+6.7 18.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.2 16.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+5.7 18.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Brent BarryLAC+5.3 15.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Patrick EwingNYK+4.8 27.5 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−7.3 3.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.2 5.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chris MullinGSW−5.0 8.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season