FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 18, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 13 after the first quarter and won 93–79.

Final · Box score
Bucks99
Hornets122
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +9; Q3 CHH +23; Q4 CHH +23
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +24
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Pacers102
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Bullets108
Wolves96
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB +6; Q3 WSB +12; Q4 WSB +12
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Blazers90
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Spurs93
Q1 SAS -13; Q2 SAS -12; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Sonics118
Grizzlies109
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +9
The lead · Rockets-Spurs

San Antonio climbs out of a 13-point hole against Houston

Michael Jordan goes for 44 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-12-5+14SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets321721979
Spurs1918282893
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 21, 36, 23, 19, 22, 24, 17, 25SAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 12, 25, 17, 14, 13, 31, 20, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 31, 32, 36, 21, 26, 16, 24, 18HOU18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 23, 16, 7, 24, 28, 21, 24, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Sonics-Grizzlies

Seattle climbs back to beat Vancouver

Vancouver led by 9 after one. Seattle won it 118–109. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Grizzlies
Shawn Kemp · SEABlue Edwards · VANPTS2523REB122AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sonics-Grizzlies combined for 227, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 118, Grizzlies 109
227
Bucks-HornetsBucks 99, Hornets 122
221
Bulls-PacersBulls 110, Pacers 102
212
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 93, Nuggets 117
210
Bullets-WolvesBullets 108, Wolves 96
204
Hawks-BlazersHawks 93, Blazers 90
183
Rockets-SpursRockets 79, Spurs 93
172
ATL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-BlazersHawks 93, Blazers 90
+3 ATL
Bulls-PacersBulls 110, Pacers 102
+8 CHI
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 118, Grizzlies 109
+9 SEA
Bullets-WolvesBullets 108, Wolves 96
+12 WSB
Rockets-SpursRockets 79, Spurs 93
+14 SAS
Bucks-HornetsBucks 99, Hornets 122
+23 CHH
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 93, Nuggets 117
+24 DEN
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 79, Spurs 93
13 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesSEA won · Sonics 118, Grizzlies 109
9 pts
Hawks-BlazersATL won · Hawks 93, Blazers 90
8 pts
Bulls-PacersCHI won · Bulls 110, Pacers 102
4 pts
Kemp shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSEA · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
Larry JohnsonCHH · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
BenjaminMIL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
HammondsDEN · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Darrick MartinMIN · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 93Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3214192893
Blazers2623241790
The story
Atlanta beat Portland 93-90 behind 18 points and 12 rebounds from Grant Long

Rod Strickland paced Portland: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6−3−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 110Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25283027110
Pacers29222328102
The story
Scottie Pippen's 40 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Indiana, 110-102

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-23, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+2+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 79Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets321721979
Spurs1918282893
The story
David Robinson had 25 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Houston 93-79

Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 7 BLK, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 28-9.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −13−12−5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 25.7 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 44

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 17, 39, 28, 40, 32, 32, 35, 44Bulls-Pacers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 30, 13, 19, 15, 26, 20, 29, 40Bulls-Pacers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 11, 26, 17, 33, 22, 29, 26, 32Hornets-Bucks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 26, 23, 20, 21, 28, 27, 32, 30Bullets-Wolves · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 20, 27, 21, 25, 10, 22, 15, 29Hornets-Bucks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tom HammondsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 2, 2, 0, 5, 10, 8, 9, 26Nuggets-Celtics · W
4.4 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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+6.0 14.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+5.8 19.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Matt GeigerCHH+5.8 16.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Vinny Del NegroSAS+5.1 19.0 last 10 · 13.9 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