FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 24, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 9 after three quarters and won 96–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers104
Hornets90
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Nets74
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Warriors86
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU -9; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Kings91
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +19; Q4 SEA +13
The lead · Lakers-Rockets

Houston fights back late to top Lakers

Shawn Kemp goes for 30 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+8-9+2HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1725322094
Rockets2624153196
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 26, 16, 24, 18, 40, 30, 13, 29HOU29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 9, 4, 10, 22, 5, 27, 18HOU18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 27, 15, 15, 27, 21, 23, 27, 26LAL26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 11, 7, 3, 22, 20, 22, 15, 18LAL18 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Cleveland by 29.

HOU over LAL2GSW over LAC6DEN over UTA9SEA over SAC13IND over CHH14CLE over NJN29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Kings-Sonics combined for 195, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SonicsKings 91, Sonics 104
195
Pacers-HornetsPacers 104, Hornets 90
194
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 96
190
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 90, Nuggets 99
189
Nets-CavsNets 74, Cavs 103
177
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 80, Warriors 86
166
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 96
+2 HOU
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 80, Warriors 86
+6 GSW
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 90, Nuggets 99
+9 DEN
Kings-SonicsKings 91, Sonics 104
+13 SEA
Pacers-HornetsPacers 104, Hornets 90
+14 IND
Nets-CavsNets 74, Cavs 103
+29 CLE
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-RocketsHOU won · Lakers 94, Rockets 96
9 pts
Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 104, Hornets 90
4 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 80, Warriors 86
4 pts
Mark Jackson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mark JacksonIND · 21 PTS, 14 AST, 9 REB
71% (10-14)
StocktonUTA · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
VaughtLAC · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
FerryCLE · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
SmitsIND · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 94Rockets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1725322094
Rockets2624153196
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Los Angeles 96-94

Vlade Divac led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 13-29 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 31-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+8−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 80Warriors 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1829122180
Warriors1528222186
The story
B.J. Armstrong's 18 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 86-80

For Los Angeles, Terry Dehere had 19 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 22-12.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−4+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Loy Vaught was the fantasy play: 43.5 FPTS on 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Kings-Sonics
Kings 91Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2817172991
Sonics29262623104
The story
Seattle beat Sacramento 104-91 behind 23 points from Gary Payton

Tyus Edney paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +1+10+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf leads the day with 31

Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 10, 28, 12, 7, 6, 23, 6, 31Nuggets-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 12, 21, 13, 25, 21, 18, 30Sonics-Kings · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 26, 16, 24, 18, 40, 30, 13, 29Rockets-Lakers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 27, 15, 15, 27, 21, 23, 27, 26Lakers-Rockets · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 2, 18, 6, 22, 17, 22, 25Clippers-Warriors · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 8, 18, 28, 18, 21, 6, 14, 24Jazz-Nuggets · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris ChildsNJN+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.3 15.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Matt GeigerCHH+5.1 15.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rex ChapmanMIA+4.9 18.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Vinny Del NegroSAS+4.7 18.8 last 10 · 14.1 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
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.1 17.7 last 10 · 22.8 season
Sharone WrightTOR−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−4.7 18.0 last 10 · 22.7 season