FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 16, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by LAL (vs DAL) and IND (vs WSB).

Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Hornets107
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Wolves100
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Knicks116
Q1 NYK +24; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +32
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Magic121
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Celtics130
Kings102
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +27; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Suns99
Sonics117
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +18
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Grizzlies100
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Bullets94
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +1
The lead · Pacers-Bullets

Indiana takes over late to edge Washington

Magic Johnson goes for 30 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-1-3+1IND AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2424262195
Bullets1633281794
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 22, 9, 21, 15, 19, 29, 34, 29IND29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 17, 21, 31, 10, 17, 14, 8, 28IND28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 26, 23, 20, 21, 28, 27, 32WSB32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 23, 23, 29, 20, 18, 15, 13, 18WSB18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 233, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 114, Lakers 119
233
Celtics-KingsCeltics 130, Kings 102
232
Suns-SonicsSuns 99, Sonics 117
216
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 121
212
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 110, Grizzlies 100
210
Warriors-SpursWarriors 95, Spurs 113
208
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 100, Hornets 107
207
Bulls-WolvesBulls 103, Wolves 100
203
Sixers-KnicksSixers 84, Knicks 116
200
Pacers-BulletsPacers 95, Bullets 94
189
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BulletsPacers 95, Bullets 94
+1 IND
Bulls-WolvesBulls 103, Wolves 100
+3 CHI
Mavs-LakersMavs 114, Lakers 119
+5 LAL
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 100, Hornets 107
+7 CHH
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 110, Grizzlies 100
+10 ATL
Suns-SonicsSuns 99, Sonics 117
+18 SEA
Warriors-SpursWarriors 95, Spurs 113
+18 SAS
Celtics-KingsCeltics 130, Kings 102
+28 BOS
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 121
+30 ORL
Sixers-KnicksSixers 84, Knicks 116
+32 NYK
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 114, Lakers 119
3 pts
Pacers-BulletsIND won · Pacers 95, Bullets 94
3 pts
Suns-SonicsSEA won · Suns 99, Sonics 117
1 pt
Geiger shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeigerCHH · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
RadjaBOS · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
SchrempfSEA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ReevesVAN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
72% (13-18)
PerryPHX · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Bullets
Pacers 95Bullets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2424262195
Bullets1633281794
The story
Reggie Miller's 29 points carried Indiana past Washington, 95-94

For Washington, Calbert Cheaney had 18 PTS, 3 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8−1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Juwan Howard was the fantasy play: 44.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bulls-Wolves
Bulls 103Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32233117103
Wolves26213023100
The story
Scottie Pippen had 29 points as Chicago beat Minnesota 103-100

Isaiah Rider led Minnesota with 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+8+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 114Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24283527114
Lakers32213135119
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 119-114 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Cedric Ceballos

Jim Jackson paced Dallas: 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 13-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+1−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
33.71994–95 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.7 in 1994–95 (78 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Philadelphia by 32, the widest margin of 10 games.

IND over WSB1CHI over MIN3LAL over DAL5CHH over DEN7ATL over VAN10SAS over GSW18SEA over PHX18BOS over SAC28ORL over MIL30NYK over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 27, 17, 39, 28, 40, 32, 32, 35Bulls-Wolves · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 26, 23, 20, 21, 28, 27, 32Bullets-Pacers · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 30, 18, 25, 26, 22, 15, 30, 31Magic-Bucks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 28, 26, 13, 7, 24, 16, 14, 31Celtics-Kings · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 15, 15, 21, 15, 38, 16, 20, 31Mavs-Lakers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Magic JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 19, 15, 21, 16, 18, 15, 30Lakers-Mavs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+6.2 14.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Matt GeigerCHH+6.1 16.7 last 10 · 10.6 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
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.5 4.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Sharone WrightPHI−6.4 4.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.8 4.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.3 17.9 last 10 · 23.2 season