FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 13, 1996Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 12 at halftime and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Bullets98
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Cavs110
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Rockets121
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Nets101
Pacers92
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Clippers94
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Heat87
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Bucks101
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Magic121
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +28
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Suns98
Q1 SEA -10; Q2 SEA -9; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Blazers98
Q1 GSW -11; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Kings90
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz114
Spurs111
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
The lead · Warriors-Blazers

Golden State rallies from 12 down to beat Portland

Clyde Drexler posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-12-3+1GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1628272899
Blazers2729182498
Who led
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 12, 10, 10, 0, 8, 8, 7, 25GSW25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 26, 21, 22, 19, 22, 26, 17, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 29, 25, 33, 19, 9, 25, 32, 23POR23 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 19, 3, 15, 20, 18, 28, 16, 19POR19 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 227, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 106, Rockets 121
227
Jazz-SpursJazz 114, Spurs 111
225
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 93, Magic 121
214
Hornets-CavsHornets 100, Cavs 110
210
Bullets-BullsBullets 98, Bulls 111
209
Sixers-BucksSixers 104, Bucks 101
205
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 108, Clippers 94
202
Sonics-SunsSonics 102, Suns 98
200
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 99, Blazers 98
197
Nets-PacersNets 101, Pacers 92
193
Raptors-HeatRaptors 98, Heat 87
185
Wolves-KingsWolves 94, Kings 90
184
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 99, Blazers 98
+1 GSW
Jazz-SpursJazz 114, Spurs 111
+3 UTA
Sixers-BucksSixers 104, Bucks 101
+3 PHI
Sonics-SunsSonics 102, Suns 98
+4 SEA
Wolves-KingsWolves 94, Kings 90
+4 MIN
Nets-PacersNets 101, Pacers 92
+9 NJN
Hornets-CavsHornets 100, Cavs 110
+10 CLE
Raptors-HeatRaptors 98, Heat 87
+11 TOR
Bullets-BullsBullets 98, Bulls 111
+13 CHI
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 108, Clippers 94
+14 BOS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 106, Rockets 121
+15 HOU
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 93, Magic 121
+28 ORL
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 99, Blazers 98
12 pts
Sonics-SunsSEA won · Sonics 102, Suns 98
10 pts
Raptors-HeatTOR won · Raptors 98, Heat 87
8 pts
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 108, Clippers 94
4 pts
Nets-PacersNJN won · Nets 101, Pacers 92
3 pts
Cassell shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellHOU · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
PippenCHI · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Nick AndersonORL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
DeleLAC · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
71% (15-21)
EllisDEN · 18 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 99Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1628272899
Blazers2729182498
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 19 points carried Golden State past Portland, 99-98

For Portland, Arvydas Sabonis had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 27-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −11−12−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 50.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB

Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 114Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2728311711114
Spurs282330228111
The story
John Stockton had 18 points and 16 assists as Utah beat San Antonio 114-111 in OT

Sean Elliott led San Antonio with 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 4-5 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Jazz took the second 28-23.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+4+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

David Robinson led the game in fantasy with 62.9 FPTS (22 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 102Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics20263422102
Suns3025222198
The story
Seattle beat Phoenix 102-98 behind 23 points and 10 assists from Gary Payton

Danny Manning paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −10−9+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charles Barkley topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 30 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Magic rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Denver by 28.

GSW over POR1PHI over MIL3UTA over SAS3SEA over PHX4MIN over SAC4NJN over IND9CLE over CHH10TOR over MIA11CHI over WSB13BOS over LAC14HOU over DAL15ORL over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Bison Dele leads the day with 35

Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 19, 16, 7, 4, 22, 16, 16, 35Clippers-Celtics · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 31, 22, 27, 17, 39, 28, 40, 32Bulls-Bullets · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 36, 10, 30, 34, 18, 25, 29, 32Kings-Wolves · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 22, 16, 20, 29, 24, 21, 19, 31Nets-Pacers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 13, 20, 8, 22, 7, 21, 14, 31Rockets-Mavs · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 10, 5, 5, 8, 22, 8, 10, 31Cavs-Hornets · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+6.6 14.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.8 15.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Brent BarryLAC+5.8 15.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Terry DehereLAC+5.1 16.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.5 4.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−6.1 17.1 last 10 · 23.2 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Chris MullinGSW−4.8 9.0 last 10 · 13.8 season