FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 20, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 8 at halftime and won 121–104.

Final · Box score
Cavs76
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +26
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Lakers121
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Knicks87
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Magic123
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +31; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Blazers105
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +14
The lead · Clippers-Lakers

Lakers rally from 8 down to beat Clippers

David Robinson goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+14+17LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34311920104
Lakers31264123121
Who led
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 12, 2, 20, 14, 15, 8, 13, 29LAL29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 33, 23, 18, 27, 15, 15, 27, 21LAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 7, 4, 22, 16, 16, 35, 24LAC24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 16, 18, 22, 2, 18, 6, 22, 17LAC17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Magic combined for 227, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MagicSixers 104, Magic 123
227
Clippers-LakersClippers 104, Lakers 121
225
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 108, Blazers 105
213
Celtics-JazzCeltics 98, Jazz 112
210
Bucks-KnicksBucks 92, Knicks 87
179
Cavs-BullsCavs 76, Bulls 102
178
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 108, Blazers 105
+3 SAS
Bucks-KnicksBucks 92, Knicks 87
+5 MIL
Celtics-JazzCeltics 98, Jazz 112
+14 UTA
Clippers-LakersClippers 104, Lakers 121
+17 LAL
Sixers-MagicSixers 104, Magic 123
+19 ORL
Cavs-BullsCavs 76, Bulls 102
+26 CHI
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 104, Lakers 121
8 pts
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 108, Blazers 105
5 pts
Malone shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
91% (10-11)
FosterUTA · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DivacLAL · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
74% (14-19)
HarperCHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
ScottORL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 108Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32203818108
Blazers15422622105
The story
Sean Elliott had 21 points as San Antonio beat Portland 108-105

Gary Trent led Portland with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 32-15, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +17−5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 92Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2425251892
Knicks1828182387
The story
Vin Baker's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Milwaukee past New York, 92-87

For New York, Brad Lohaus had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+3+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Patrick Ewing was the fantasy play: 60.8 FPTS on 29 PTS, 19 REB

Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 104Magic 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers16172744104
Magic33312633123
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 123-104 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Trevor Ruffin paced Philadelphia: 32 PTS, 6 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 12-23 FG

The swing

A 33-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +17+31+30+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Blazers

San Antonio holds off Portland, 108–105

San Antonio led 90–83 after three and held on to win by three. David Robinson led San Antonio with 39 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over POR3MIL over NYK5UTA over BOS14LAL over LAC17ORL over PHI19CHI over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over POR.
Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 39

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 36, 23, 19, 22, 24, 17, 25, 39Spurs-Blazers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 28, 10, 11, 13, 0, 6, 0, 32Sixers-Magic · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 23, 22, 25, 31, 26, 18, 19, 29Knicks-Bucks · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 12, 2, 20, 14, 15, 8, 13, 29Lakers-Clippers · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 17, 13, 13, 23, 11, 19, 27Bucks-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 25, 26, 22, 15, 30, 31, 31, 24Magic-Sixers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent BarryLAC+6.0 16.1 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
Vinny Del NegroSAS+5.3 19.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
George McCloudDAL+5.3 23.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Sharone WrightPHI−6.3 4.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.0 4.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.9 17.0 last 10 · 22.9 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.8 4.2 last 10 · 10.0 season