FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 15, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DAL by 12 at halftime and won 106–103.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls112
Pistons109
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Heat97
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bullets98
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Suns96
Blazers84
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Raptors76
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +23; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 UTA -7; Q4 UTA +3
The lead · Mavs-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 30, Utah rallies past Dallas

Jason Kidd goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12-7+3UTA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33251827103
Jazz27192337106
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 28, 27, 39, 31, 22, 36, 21, 30UTA30 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 17, 31, 18, 8, 18, 28, 18, 21UTA21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 21, 36, 26, 22, 11, 20, 15, 34DAL34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 17, 23, 12, 17, 36, 32, 23, 20DAL20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 19.

CHI over DET3UTA over DAL3HOU over SAS4MIA over DEN6MIL over WSB11PHX over POR12CLE over TOR19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bulls-Pistons combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-PistonsBulls 112, Pistons 109
221
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 108, Rockets 112
220
Mavs-JazzMavs 103, Jazz 106
209
Bullets-BucksBullets 98, Bucks 109
207
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 91, Heat 97
188
Suns-BlazersSuns 96, Blazers 84
180
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 95, Raptors 76
171
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PistonsBulls 112, Pistons 109
+3 CHI
Mavs-JazzMavs 103, Jazz 106
+3 UTA
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 108, Rockets 112
+4 HOU
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 91, Heat 97
+6 MIA
Bullets-BucksBullets 98, Bucks 109
+11 MIL
Suns-BlazersSuns 96, Blazers 84
+12 PHX
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 95, Raptors 76
+19 CLE
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 103, Jazz 106
12 pts
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 96, Blazers 84
4 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 91, Heat 97
4 pts
Muresan shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MuresanWSB · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Chucky BrownHOU · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Del NegroSAS · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
PersonSAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
McDyessDEN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
63% (12-19)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 103Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33251827103
Jazz27192337106
The story
John Stockton had 21 points and 10 assists as Utah beat Dallas 106-103

George McCloud led Dallas with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 37-27.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6−12−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 112Pistons 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls3322242211112
Pistons281824318109
The story
Michael Jordan's 32 points carried Chicago past Detroit, 112-109 in OT

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-30 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-28, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+9+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Scottie Pippen was the fantasy play: 60.1 FPTS on 20 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 91Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1926281891
Heat1528292597
The story
Miami beat Denver 97-91 behind 15 rebounds and 12 points from Alonzo Mourning

Dikembe Mutombo paced Denver: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 12 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 4-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−2−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess topped the game at 56.2 FPTS: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 34

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 21, 36, 26, 22, 11, 20, 15, 34Mavs-Jazz · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 22, 27, 17, 39, 28, 40, 32, 32Bulls-Pistons · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 16, 23, 12, 25, 17, 14, 13, 31Spurs-Rockets · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 28, 27, 39, 31, 22, 36, 21, 30Jazz-Mavs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Gheorghe MuresanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 17, 22, 21, 11, 11, 9, 9, 29Bullets-Bucks · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 14, 24, 26, 23, 20, 21, 28, 27Bullets-Bucks · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+6.0 14.3 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
A.C. GreenPHX−4.9 5.2 last 10 · 10.1 season