FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 29, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIL by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–86.

Final · Box score
Mavs137
Nuggets120
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Pacers94
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Kings110
Clippers122
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Bucks86
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Magic114
Nets98
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Spurs120
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +29; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +25
The lead · Cavs-Bucks

Cleveland makes it three straight

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 42 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+4+9CLE AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1824252895
Bucks2520182386
Who led
John CrottyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 5, 0, 0, 3, 4, 4, 2, 19CLE19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dan MajerlePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 5, 15, 12, 7, 5, 12, 15, 16CLE16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 10, 14, 23, 17, 25, 35, 15, 17MIL17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Randolph KeysPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 0, 6, 6, 2, 12, 0, 0, 15MIL15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 257, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 137, Nuggets 120
257
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 122
232
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 120
215
Magic-NetsMagic 114, Nets 98
212
Sixers-RocketsSixers 95, Rockets 109
204
Cavs-BucksCavs 95, Bucks 86
181
Warriors-PacersWarriors 85, Pacers 94
179
CLE won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 95, Bucks 86
+9 CLE
Warriors-PacersWarriors 85, Pacers 94
+9 IND
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 122
+12 LAC
Sixers-RocketsSixers 95, Rockets 109
+14 HOU
Magic-NetsMagic 114, Nets 98
+16 ORL
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 137, Nuggets 120
+17 DAL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 120
+25 SAS
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BucksCLE won · Cavs 95, Bucks 86
7 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 110, Clippers 122
1 pt
Robinson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Brian GrantSAC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
WoodDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Jim JacksonDAL · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BradleyNJN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 85Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2319232085
Pacers2822182694
The story
Indiana beat Golden State 94-85 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Antonio Davis

Joe Smith paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB · 4-13 FG

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+8+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 95Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2320302295
Rockets25272334109
The story
Robert Horry had 12 points as Houston beat Philadelphia 109-95

Ed Pinckney led Philadelphia with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 4-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the fourth 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+9+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 137Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35462036137
Nuggets27342633120
The story
Jason Kidd's a 26-12-12 triple-double carried Dallas past Denver, 137-120

For Denver, Dale Ellis had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 46-34, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+20+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Kings-Clippers

Clippers beat Sacramento, 122–110

Clippers led 92–85 after three and won by 12. Loy Vaught led Clippers with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over GSW9CLE over MIL9LAC over SAC12HOU over PHI14ORL over NJN16DAL over DEN17SAS over TOR25Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SAC.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 42

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 24, 18, 40, 30, 13, 29, 35, 42Rockets-Sixers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 31, 31, 24, 25, 17, 33, 31, 33Magic-Nets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 6, 14, 20, 32, 11, 4, 25, 30Magic-Nets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 16, 20, 31, 12, 21, 9, 24, 19, 30Mavs-Nuggets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 30, 31, 19, 23, 22, 17, 22, 29Kings-Clippers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 13, 12, 14, 21, 11, 9, 16, 28Kings-Clippers · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+6.4 16.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.3 18.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.6 13.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+5.1 15.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Todd DayBOS−6.2 4.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−6.1 16.0 last 10 · 22.1 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.5 3.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Christian LaettnerATL−5.5 12.1 last 10 · 17.6 season