FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 21, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed WSB by 17 at halftime and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Bullets92
Hornets96
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -17; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Kings91
Mavs93
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks113
Pistons110
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Warriors95
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Magic99
Pacers97
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Clippers108
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nets94
Bucks92
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Wolves120
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Heat66
Sixers57
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Suns120
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +13
The lead · Bullets-Hornets

Larry Johnson drops 32 in 17-point comeback win over Washington

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-17-2+4CHH AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets3327141892
Hornets2815292496
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 27, 21, 25, 10, 22, 15, 29, 32CHH32 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 18, 24, 10, 16, 13, 28, 14, 18CHH18 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Gheorghe MuresanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 11, 9, 9, 29, 8, 8, 12, 20WSB20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 11, 12, 9, 4, 8, 19, 4, 19WSB19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Suns combined for 227, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SunsCeltics 107, Suns 120
227
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 113, Pistons 110
223
Rockets-WolvesRockets 101, Wolves 120
221
Lakers-ClippersLakers 112, Clippers 108
220
Magic-PacersMagic 99, Pacers 97
196
Bullets-HornetsBullets 92, Hornets 96
188
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 92, Warriors 95
187
Nets-BucksNets 94, Bucks 92
186
Kings-MavsKings 91, Mavs 93
184
Heat-SixersHeat 66, Sixers 57
123
7 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PacersMagic 99, Pacers 97
+2 ORL
Kings-MavsKings 91, Mavs 93
+2 DAL
Nets-BucksNets 94, Bucks 92
+2 NJN
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 92, Warriors 95
+3 GSW
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 113, Pistons 110
+3 NYK
Bullets-HornetsBullets 92, Hornets 96
+4 CHH
Lakers-ClippersLakers 112, Clippers 108
+4 LAL
Heat-SixersHeat 66, Sixers 57
+9 MIA
Celtics-SunsCeltics 107, Suns 120
+13 PHX
Rockets-WolvesRockets 101, Wolves 120
+19 MIN
CHH erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-HornetsCHH won · Bullets 92, Hornets 96
17 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 113, Pistons 110
8 pts
Heat-SixersMIA won · Heat 66, Sixers 57
5 pts
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 101, Wolves 120
4 pts
Spurs-WarriorsGSW won · Spurs 92, Warriors 95
3 pts
Person shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonPHX · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Hubert DavisNYK · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
SchintziusIND · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Larry JohnsonCHH · 32 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
72% (13-18)
BarkleyPHX · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 94Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets22192620794
Bucks22172325592
The story
New Jersey beat Milwaukee 94-92 in OT behind 23 points from Chris Childs

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 8-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0+2+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 113Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks213523268113
Pistons292929185110
The story
Anthony Mason had 24 points as New York beat Detroit 113-110 in OT

Otis Thorpe led Detroit with 27 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 26-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−2−80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 56.5 FPTS (25 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Bullets-Hornets
Bullets 92Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets3327141892
Hornets2815292496
The story
Matt Geiger's 18 points and 15 rebounds carried Charlotte past Washington, 96-92

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 29-14.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −5−17−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games go down to the wire

Seven of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 19.

DAL over SAC2ORL over IND2NJN over MIL2NYK over DET3GSW over SAS3CHH over WSB4LAL over LAC4MIA over PHI9PHX over BOS13MIN over HOU19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Larry Johnson leads the day with 32

Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 27, 21, 25, 10, 22, 15, 29, 32Hornets-Bullets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20, 6, 14, 20, 32Magic-Pacers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 36, 21, 26, 16, 24, 18, 40, 30Rockets-Wolves · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 31, 35, 30, 30, 24, 27, 17, 27Suns-Celtics · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 16, 23, 23, 5, 19, 6, 19, 27Warriors-Spurs · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 12, 11, 10, 6, 18, 11, 11, 27Pistons-Knicks · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Matt GeigerCHH+5.8 16.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Brent BarryLAC+5.2 15.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.1 15.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chris ChildsNJN+4.7 16.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Byron ScottVAN+4.7 15.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayORL−6.4 16.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Sharone WrightPHI−5.8 4.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.4 4.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Lamond MurrayLAC−5.2 5.1 last 10 · 10.3 season