FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 25, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Sixers by 8 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Magic91
Bulls111
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 Bulls +4; Q4 Bulls +20
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Mavs105
Q1 Mavs +5; Q2 Mavs +9; Q3 Mavs +5; Q4 Mavs +7
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Clippers101
Q1 Sonics +5; Q2 Sonics +8; Q3 Sonics +7; Q4 Sonics +5
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Heat108
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat -8; Q3 Heat +11; Q4 Heat +7
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Wolves76
Q1 Hawks -3; Q2 Hawks -3; Q3 Hawks +8; Q4 Hawks +16
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Nets111
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 Nets +8; Q3 Nets +8; Q4 Nets +6
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Suns113
Q1 Suns +10; Q2 Suns +1; Q3 Suns +8; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Blazers81
Q1 Pistons -5; Q2 Pistons +12; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons +12
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Grizzlies84
Q1 Spurs -6; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +2; Q4 Spurs +11
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Bullets111
Q1 Bullets +2; Q2 Bullets +10; Q3 Bullets +10; Q4 Bullets +8
The lead · Sixers-Heat

Miami climbs out of an 8-point hole against Philadelphia

Vin Baker goes for 35 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8+11+7Heat AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22381922101
Heat27253818108
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 18, 0, 11, 14, 18, 3, 12, 20Heat20 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 4, 13, 8, 6, 0, 8, 4, 18Heat18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 8, 20, 9, 14, 4, 11, 19Sixers19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 13, 0, 6, 0, 32, 2, 15, 19Sixers19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Suns combined for 218, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SunsKnicks 105, Suns 113
218
Celtics-NetsCeltics 105, Nets 111
216
Bucks-BulletsBucks 103, Bullets 111
214
Sixers-HeatSixers 101, Heat 108
209
Sonics-ClippersSonics 106, Clippers 101
207
Raptors-MavsRaptors 98, Mavs 105
203
Magic-BullsMagic 91, Bulls 111
202
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 95, Grizzlies 84
179
Pistons-BlazersPistons 93, Blazers 81
174
Hawks-WolvesHawks 92, Wolves 76
168
Sonics won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sonics-ClippersSonics 106, Clippers 101
+5 Sonics
Celtics-NetsCeltics 105, Nets 111
+6 Nets
Sixers-HeatSixers 101, Heat 108
+7 Heat
Raptors-MavsRaptors 98, Mavs 105
+7 Mavs
Knicks-SunsKnicks 105, Suns 113
+8 Suns
Bucks-BulletsBucks 103, Bullets 111
+8 Bullets
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 95, Grizzlies 84
+11 Spurs
Pistons-BlazersPistons 93, Blazers 81
+12 Pistons
Hawks-WolvesHawks 92, Wolves 76
+16 Hawks
Magic-BullsMagic 91, Bulls 111
+20 Bulls
Heat rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HeatHeat won · Sixers 101, Heat 108
8 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs won · Spurs 95, Grizzlies 84
6 pts
Pistons-BlazersPistons won · Pistons 93, Blazers 81
5 pts
Hawks-WolvesHawks won · Hawks 92, Wolves 76
3 pts
Magic-BullsBulls won · Magic 91, Bulls 111
2 pts
Reid shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReidKnicks · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
KukocBulls · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
StackhouseSixers · 16 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Kevin JohnsonSuns · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Hubert DavisKnicks · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Sonics-Clippers
Sonics 106Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics23253028106
Clippers18223130101
The story
Shawn Kemp's 21 points and 17 rebounds carried Seattle past Los Angeles, 106-101

For Los Angeles, Pooh Richardson had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +5+8+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brent Barry was the fantasy play: 57.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB

Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 105Nets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26272824105
Nets26352822111
The story
Chris Childs had 26 points and 16 assists as New Jersey beat Boston 111-105

Dino Radja led Boston with 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 16 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 7-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Nets lead by quarter
200 0+8+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bullets
Bucks 103Bullets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25212334103
Bullets27292332111
The story
Washington beat Milwaukee 111-103 behind 25 points and 14 rebounds from Juwan Howard

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST · 11-25 FG

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Bullets.

Bullets lead by quarter
200 +2+10+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Bo OutlawClippers
+33.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies

Vancouver's skid reaches four

San Antonio won 95–84; the Grizzlies fall to 11–41. Sean Elliott led San Antonio with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · Grizzlies
L@ Sixers92–103L@ Celtics98–131Lvs Nets84–93Lvs Jazz83–92L@ Jazz79–102Wvs Kings93–86Lvs Hawks100–110Lvs Sonics109–118L@ Suns94–98Lvs Spurs84–95
Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 35

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 28, 25, 10, 14, 23, 17, 25, 35Bucks-Bullets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 15, 30, 31, 31, 24, 25, 17, 33Magic-Bulls · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 19, 31, 25, 28, 12, 23, 15, 30Nets-Celtics · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 13, 18, 18, 11, 8, 10, 30Clippers-Sonics · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 29, 5, 16, 15, 21, 19, 21, 29Spurs-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 22, 12, 10, 20, 22, 23, 10, 26Nets-Celtics · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 16 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris ChildsNets+6.3 18.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Shawn BradleyNets+5.3 15.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Matt GeigerHornets+5.1 15.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Byron ScottGrizzlies+4.7 15.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
George McCloudMavs+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Todd DayCeltics−6.4 4.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Kevin EdwardsNets−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenSuns−5.5 4.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Clifford RobinsonBlazers−5.1 17.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Christian LaettnerHawks−4.7 12.9 last 10 · 17.6 season