FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 17, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed POR by 7 at halftime and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
Sixers82
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Pistons108
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Clippers100
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Magic95
Heat93
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks77
Nets82
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -4; Q4 NJN +5
The lead · Blazers-Clippers

Portland's skid reaches three

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-2+4LAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2529192396
Clippers26212429100
Who led
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 13, 16, 18, 22, 2, 18, 6, 22LAC22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 16, 9, 20, 7, 14, 3, 10, 20LAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 15, 20, 18, 28, 16, 19, 13, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 6, 16, 10, 8, 4, 12, 3, 22POR22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Pistons combined for 203, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 95, Pistons 108
203
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 96, Clippers 100
196
Magic-HeatMagic 95, Heat 93
188
Sixers-CavsSixers 82, Cavs 97
179
Knicks-NetsKnicks 77, Nets 82
159
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 95, Heat 93
+2 ORL
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 96, Clippers 100
+4 LAC
Knicks-NetsKnicks 77, Nets 82
+5 NJN
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 95, Pistons 108
+13 DET
Sixers-CavsSixers 82, Cavs 97
+15 CLE
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 96, Clippers 100
7 pts
Knicks-NetsNJN won · Knicks 77, Nets 82
4 pts
Sabonis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Grant HillDET · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Oliver MillerTOR · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
StackhousePHI · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BrandonCLE · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 95Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2926192195
Heat2219292393
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 15 points and 10 assists as Orlando beat Miami 95-93

Rex Chapman led Miami with 18 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+14+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 96Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2529192396
Clippers26212429100
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 100-96 behind 22 points from Loy Vaught

Rod Strickland paced Portland: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 29-23 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−7−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Arvydas Sabonis topped the game at 45.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 77Nets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2224171477
Nets2124142382
The story
Chris Childs' 20 points and 9 assists carried New Jersey past New York, 82-77

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 19 PTS, 14 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 6-12 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 23-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −1−1−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Nets

New Jersey makes it three straight

New Jersey beat New York 82–77 and moved to 21–29. Armen Gilliam led New Jersey with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · NJN
Wvs CHH115–107Lvs LAL98–100L@ SEA88–97W@ VAN93–84L@ GSW92–96L@ LAL96–106L@ PHX102–107W@ IND101–92Wvs IND88–87Wvs NYK82–77
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 31

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 18, 25, 26, 22, 15, 30, 31, 31Magic-Heat · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 21, 16, 24, 31, 13, 27, 29Pistons-Raptors · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 20, 29, 24, 21, 19, 31, 25, 28Nets-Knicks · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 13, 20, 45, 25, 36, 25, 12, 27Heat-Magic · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 26, 34, 22, 10, 19, 24, 20, 27Pistons-Raptors · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 12, 5, 20, 6, 24, 23, 9, 26Sixers-Cavs · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent BarryLAC+6.6 16.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Brent PriceWSB+6.2 14.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Matt GeigerCHH+6.1 16.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+5.8 19.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+4.8 14.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.9 3.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Sharone WrightPHI−6.4 4.3 last 10 · 10.7 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 17.8 last 10 · 23.1 season