FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 19, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by NJN (vs WSB) and CLE (vs MIA).

Final · Box score
Heat70
Cavs73
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Mavs100
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Pistons113
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +29; Q4 DET +30
Final · OT · Box score
Kings111
Rockets118
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +7
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies94
Suns98
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Sonics102
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Nets99
Bullets81
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +18
The lead · Heat-Cavs

Cleveland wins a tight one over Miami

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 40 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-3+3CLE AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1716191870
Cavs1714182473
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 23, 13, 23, 16, 17, 20, 25, 27CLE27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 8, 22, 8, 10, 31, 15, 15, 19CLE19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 20, 45, 25, 36, 25, 12, 27, 20MIA20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 23, 17, 24, 16, 17, 13, 18, 16MIA16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 229, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 111, Rockets 118
229
Warriors-MavsWarriors 112, Mavs 100
212
Wolves-PistonsWolves 83, Pistons 113
196
Hawks-SonicsHawks 94, Sonics 102
196
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 94, Suns 98
192
Nets-BulletsNets 99, Bullets 81
180
Heat-CavsHeat 70, Cavs 73
143
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 70, Cavs 73
+3 CLE
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 94, Suns 98
+4 PHX
Kings-RocketsKings 111, Rockets 118
+7 HOU
Hawks-SonicsHawks 94, Sonics 102
+8 SEA
Warriors-MavsWarriors 112, Mavs 100
+12 GSW
Nets-BulletsNets 99, Bullets 81
+18 NJN
Wolves-PistonsWolves 83, Pistons 113
+30 DET
NJN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BulletsNJN won · Nets 99, Bullets 81
3 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 70, Cavs 73
3 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 94, Suns 98
2 pts
Hawks-SonicsSEA won · Hawks 94, Sonics 102
1 pt
Kemp shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSEA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
FinleyPHX · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
P.J. BrownNJN · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HorryHOU · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ChildsNJN · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 70Cavs 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1716191870
Cavs1714182473
The story
Cleveland beat Miami 73-70 behind 27 points from Terrell Brandon

Rex Chapman paced Miami: 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0−2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning topped the game at 45.9 FPTS: 20 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 94Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies21203014994
Suns242124161398
The story
Michael Finley's 26 points carried Phoenix past Vancouver, 98-94 in OT

For Vancouver, Greg Anthony had 18 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Suns took it 13-9.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+4−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Charles Barkley was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 17 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 111Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings232625298111
Rockets2328292315118
The story
Robert Horry had 22 points as Houston beat Sacramento 118-111 in OT

Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 31 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 15-8.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+2+60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

CLE over MIA3PHX over VAN4HOU over SAC7SEA over ATL8GSW over DAL12NJN over WSB18DET over MIN30Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 40

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 32, 36, 21, 26, 16, 24, 18, 40Rockets-Kings · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 36, 10, 30, 34, 18, 25, 29, 32, 30, 31Kings-Rockets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 29, 20, 18, 15, 13, 18, 12, 27Bullets-Nets · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 10, 21, 13, 20, 11, 19, 11, 27Nets-Bullets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 23, 13, 23, 16, 17, 20, 25, 27Cavs-Heat · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 17, 36, 32, 23, 20, 29, 27Mavs-Warriors · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent BarryLAC+6.6 16.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Matt GeigerCHH+5.8 16.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.6 15.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
George McCloudDAL+5.3 23.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Chris ChildsNJN+5.1 16.3 last 10 · 11.2 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 4.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.3 17.8 last 10 · 23.1 season