FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 14, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed BOS by 9 after three quarters and won 106–103.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Hornets120
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +21; Q3 CHH +23; Q4 CHH +20
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -9; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Lakers87
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Nets88
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Sixers83
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Sonics130
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +32; Q4 SEA +37
Final · Box score
Kings86
Grizzlies93
Q1 VAN -6; Q2 VAN -4; Q3 VAN +4; Q4 VAN +7
The lead · Celtics-Warriors

Golden State fights back late to top Boston

Ervin Johnson goes for 28 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+3-9+3GSW AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28302817103
Warriors29321629106
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 21, 22, 19, 22, 26, 17, 19, 20GSW20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 11, 23, 28, 16, 23, 23, 5, 19GSW19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Greg MinorPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 6, 12, 4, 5, 7, 13, 9, 16BOS16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 9, 13, 19, 17, 5, 9, 14, 15BOS15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Sonics combined for 223, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SonicsWolves 93, Sonics 130
223
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 100, Hornets 120
220
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 103, Warriors 106
209
Pistons-SixersPistons 102, Sixers 83
185
Kings-GrizzliesKings 86, Grizzlies 93
179
Pacers-NetsPacers 87, Nets 88
175
Hawks-LakersHawks 86, Lakers 87
173
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 87, Nets 88
+1 NJN
Hawks-LakersHawks 86, Lakers 87
+1 LAL
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 103, Warriors 106
+3 GSW
Kings-GrizzliesKings 86, Grizzlies 93
+7 VAN
Pistons-SixersPistons 102, Sixers 83
+19 DET
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 100, Hornets 120
+20 CHH
Wolves-SonicsWolves 93, Sonics 130
+37 SEA
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WarriorsGSW won · Celtics 103, Warriors 106
9 pts
Kings-GrizzliesVAN won · Kings 86, Grizzlies 93
6 pts
Pacers-NetsNJN won · Pacers 87, Nets 88
4 pts
Hawks-LakersLAL won · Hawks 86, Lakers 87
1 pt
Kemp shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSEA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
RiceCHH · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
SchrempfSEA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Larry JohnsonCHH · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
MinorBOS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 86Lakers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2721251386
Lakers2628191487
The story
Elden Campbell had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 87-86

Andrew Lang led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Lakers took the second 28-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Long led the game in fantasy with 51.7 FPTS (21 REB, 16 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 87Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2220242187
Nets1828212188
The story
New Jersey beat Indiana 88-87 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Armen Gilliam

Jayson Williams backed him with 12 REB, 10 PTS 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4+4+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Bradley topped the game at 46.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 103Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28302817103
Warriors29321629106
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 20 points carried Golden State past Boston, 106-103

For Boston, Rick Fox had 14 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+3−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 37.

LAL over ATL1NJN over IND1GSW over BOS3VAN over SAC7DET over PHI19CHH over NYK20SEA over MIN37Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 34

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 13, 22, 9, 21, 15, 19, 29, 34Pacers-Nets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 10, 30, 34, 18, 25, 29, 32, 30Kings-Grizzlies · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 21, 9, 11, 26, 17, 33, 22, 29Hornets-Knicks · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ervin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 5, 4, 5, 8, 2, 2, 4, 28Sonics-Wolves · W
4.7 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 37, 28, 35, 23, 22, 25, 31, 26Knicks-Hornets · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 20, 29, 24, 21, 19, 31, 25Nets-Pacers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+6.6 14.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Brent BarryLAC+5.8 15.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.5 15.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chris ChildsNJN+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 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
Sharone WrightPHI−5.4 5.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season