FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 23, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed WSB by 8 at halftime and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Lakers114
Mavs88
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +26
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Pacers102
Q1 IND -3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Heat113
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Magic115
Bucks102
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +25; Q3 ORL +26; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Wolves94
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Knicks97
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Suns110
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Kings105
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Bullets94
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -8; Q3 CHH -6; Q4 CHH +6
The lead · Hornets-Bullets

Charlotte fights back from 8 down against Washington

David Robinson goes for 34 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8-6+6CHH AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21232630100
Bullets2626241894
Who led
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 5, 14, 18, 12, 12, 10, 13, 22CHH22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 10, 13, 25, 20, 13, 13, 11, 21CHH21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 28, 27, 32, 30, 17, 14, 18WSB18 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 12, 9, 4, 8, 19, 4, 19, 18WSB18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 217
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 115, Bucks 102
217
Spurs-KingsSpurs 112, Kings 105
217
Bulls-HeatBulls 104, Heat 113
217
Raptors-SunsRaptors 105, Suns 110
215
Hawks-KnicksHawks 108, Knicks 97
205
Lakers-MavsLakers 114, Mavs 88
202
Sixers-PacersSixers 95, Pacers 102
197
Hornets-BulletsHornets 100, Bullets 94
194
Pistons-WolvesPistons 93, Wolves 94
187
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-WolvesPistons 93, Wolves 94
+1 MIN
Raptors-SunsRaptors 105, Suns 110
+5 PHX
Hornets-BulletsHornets 100, Bullets 94
+6 CHH
Spurs-KingsSpurs 112, Kings 105
+7 SAS
Sixers-PacersSixers 95, Pacers 102
+7 IND
Bulls-HeatBulls 104, Heat 113
+9 MIA
Hawks-KnicksHawks 108, Knicks 97
+11 ATL
Magic-BucksMagic 115, Bucks 102
+13 ORL
Lakers-MavsLakers 114, Mavs 88
+26 LAL
CHH rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BulletsCHH won · Hornets 100, Bullets 94
8 pts
Spurs-KingsSAS won · Spurs 112, Kings 105
5 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 95, Pacers 102
3 pts
Sam Mitchell shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Sam MitchellMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MasonNYK · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
SmitsIND · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
ChapmanMIA · 39 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Nick AndersonORL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 93Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1625292393
Wolves3122182394
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 13 points and 8 assists carried Minnesota past Detroit, 94-93

For Detroit, Otis Thorpe had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 5-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-16, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +15+12+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB

Final · Hornets-Bullets
Hornets 100Bullets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21232630100
Bullets2626241894
The story
Kenny Anderson had 22 points and 9 assists as Charlotte beat Washington 100-94

Rasheed Wallace led Washington with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 30-18.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −5−8−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gheorghe Muresan led the game in fantasy with 48.1 FPTS (17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 114Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35253123114
Mavs2720221988
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 114-88 behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Elden Campbell

Jason Kidd paced Dallas: 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +8+13+22+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIN over DET1PHX over TOR5CHH over WSB6IND over PHI7SAS over SAC7MIA over CHI9ATL over NYK11ORL over MIL13LAL over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Rex Chapman leads the day with 39

Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 24, 16, 17, 13, 18, 16, 6, 39Heat-Bulls · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 19, 22, 24, 17, 25, 39, 20, 34Spurs-Kings · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 40, 32, 32, 35, 44, 14, 34, 31Bulls-Heat · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 4, 25, 25, 16, 12, 29, 8, 13, 23, 29Raptors-Suns · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 18, 27, 15, 15, 27, 21, 23, 27Lakers-Mavs · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 26, 18, 11, 29, 16, 9, 22, 26Wolves-Pistons · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent BarryLAC+5.2 15.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Matt GeigerCHH+5.1 15.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.1 15.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+4.9 18.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Chris ChildsNJN+4.7 16.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Lamond MurrayLAC−5.2 5.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.1 17.7 last 10 · 22.8 season
Sharone WrightTOR−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season