FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 27, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed MIL by 16 at halftime and won 88–84.

Final · Box score
Wolves99
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Warriors80
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Sixers121
Mavs115
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Bullets92
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Rockets105
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Pacers101
Q1 IND +20; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Clippers95
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Bucks84
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH -16; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Heat93
Nets90
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +3
The lead · Hornets-Bucks

Charlotte erases 16-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-16+6+4CHH AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets246322688
Bucks2620102884
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 22, 29, 26, 32, 16, 19, 18, 23CHH23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 18, 12, 12, 10, 13, 22, 13, 22CHH22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 11, 6, 11, 11, 10, 6, 12, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 25, 10, 14, 23, 17, 25, 35, 15MIL15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Mavs combined for 236, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MavsSixers 121, Mavs 115
236
Wolves-BullsWolves 99, Bulls 120
219
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 100, Rockets 105
205
Bullets-NuggetsBullets 92, Nuggets 96
188
Blazers-PacersBlazers 87, Pacers 101
188
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 90, Clippers 95
185
Heat-NetsHeat 93, Nets 90
183
Hornets-BucksHornets 88, Bucks 84
172
Warriors-CavsWarriors 80, Cavs 92
172
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 93, Nets 90
+3 MIA
Bullets-NuggetsBullets 92, Nuggets 96
+4 DEN
Hornets-BucksHornets 88, Bucks 84
+4 CHH
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 100, Rockets 105
+5 HOU
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 90, Clippers 95
+5 LAC
Sixers-MavsSixers 121, Mavs 115
+6 PHI
Warriors-CavsWarriors 80, Cavs 92
+12 CLE
Blazers-PacersBlazers 87, Pacers 101
+14 IND
Wolves-BullsWolves 99, Bulls 120
+21 CHI
CHH erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BucksCHH won · Hornets 88, Bucks 84
16 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 93, Nets 90
7 pts
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 100, Rockets 105
3 pts
Spurs-ClippersLAC won · Spurs 90, Clippers 95
1 pt
Kukoc shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KukocCHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Larry JohnsonCHH · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
FerryCLE · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MaxwellPHI · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LongleyCHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 93Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2221292193
Nets2624231790
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 93-90 behind 21 points from Walt Williams

Shawn Bradley paced New Jersey: 23 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−7−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

P.J. Brown topped the game at 49.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bullets-Nuggets
Bullets 92Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets1818243292
Nuggets1928232696
The story
Antonio McDyess had 19 points as Denver beat Washington 96-92

Ledell Eackles led Washington with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1+11+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Juwan Howard led the game in fantasy with 50.1 FPTS (27 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 88Bucks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets246322688
Bucks2620102884
The story
Glen Rice's 23 points carried Charlotte past Milwaukee, 88-84

For Milwaukee, Vin Baker had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 32-10.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −2−16+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Johnny Newman was the fantasy play: 49.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Minnesota by 21.

MIA over NJN3DEN over WSB4CHH over MIL4HOU over TOR5LAC over SAS5PHI over DAL6CLE over GSW12IND over POR14CHI over MIN21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 35

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 24, 18, 40, 30, 13, 29, 35Rockets-Raptors · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 32, 35, 44, 14, 34, 31, 23, 35Bulls-Wolves · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 23, 20, 29, 27, 5, 15, 22, 30Mavs-Sixers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 24, 17, 25, 39, 20, 34, 20, 28Spurs-Clippers · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 27, 32, 30, 17, 14, 18, 25, 27Bullets-Nuggets · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 8, 20, 9, 14, 4, 11, 19, 27Sixers-Mavs · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris ChildsNJN+6.1 17.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.8 13.5 last 10 · 7.7 season
George McCloudDAL+5.6 23.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.3 15.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Byron ScottVAN+4.7 15.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Todd DayBOS−6.0 4.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.5 3.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Christian LaettnerATL−4.7 12.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−4.6 17.8 last 10 · 22.4 season