FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 3, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed MIN by 12 after three quarters and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Lakers89
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Pistons98
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Nets100
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Magic98
Knicks85
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Sixers87
Q1 IND +11; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Kings96
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Sonics118
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Grizzlies105
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN -10; Q3 VAN -12; Q4 VAN +2
The lead · Wolves-Grizzlies

Vancouver climbs out of a 12-point hole against Minnesota

Gary Payton goes for 30 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-12+2VAN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30322219103
Grizzlies25272033105
Who led
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 10, 22, 21, 12, 17, 13, 28VAN28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 15, 16, 8, 17, 26, 10, 2, 24VAN24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 33, 31, 19, 29, 19, 25, 17, 28MIN28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 15, 12, 33, 12, 16, 12, 21MIN21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Sonics combined for 221, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SonicsRockets 103, Sonics 118
221
Kings-SpursKings 96, Spurs 117
213
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 103, Grizzlies 105
208
Lakers-CavsLakers 89, Cavs 105
194
Clippers-NetsClippers 94, Nets 100
194
Pacers-SixersPacers 102, Sixers 87
189
Magic-KnicksMagic 98, Knicks 85
183
Hornets-PistonsHornets 83, Pistons 98
181
VAN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 103, Grizzlies 105
+2 VAN
Clippers-NetsClippers 94, Nets 100
+6 NJN
Magic-KnicksMagic 98, Knicks 85
+13 ORL
Rockets-SonicsRockets 103, Sonics 118
+15 SEA
Hornets-PistonsHornets 83, Pistons 98
+15 DET
Pacers-SixersPacers 102, Sixers 87
+15 IND
Lakers-CavsLakers 89, Cavs 105
+16 CLE
Kings-SpursKings 96, Spurs 117
+21 SAS
VAN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-GrizzliesVAN won · Wolves 103, Grizzlies 105
12 pts
Clippers-NetsNJN won · Clippers 94, Nets 100
3 pts
Ruffin shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RuffinPHI · 24 PTS, 9 AST
91% (10-11)
ThorpeDET · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
87% (13-15)
KempSEA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KGMIN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
VaughtLAC · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 103Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30322219103
Grizzlies25272033105
The story
Blue Edwards had 24 points as Vancouver beat Minnesota 105-103

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 33-19.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5−10−12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Rider led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (28 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Clippers-Nets
Clippers 94Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3326171894
Nets30262024100
The story
Chris Childs' 17 points and 13 assists carried New Jersey past Los Angeles, 100-94

For Los Angeles, Antonio Harvey had 13 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 3-7 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-18, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −3−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Loy Vaught was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 103Sonics 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20253028103
Sonics26313229118
The story
Seattle beat Houston 118-103 behind 24 points from Shawn Kemp

Sam Mack paced Houston: 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6+12+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 68 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Nets

New Jersey takes care of Clippers

A 6-point win, 100–94. Armen Gilliam led New Jersey with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over MIN2NJN over LAC6ORL over NYK13DET over CHH15IND over PHI15SEA over HOU15CLE over LAL16SAS over SAC21Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over LAC.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 30

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 20, 10, 38, 23, 19, 14, 10, 30Sonics-Rockets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 6, 26, 26, 19, 10, 12, 23, 29Magic-Knicks · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 33, 31, 19, 29, 19, 25, 17, 28Wolves-Grizzlies · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 10, 22, 21, 12, 17, 13, 28Grizzlies-Wolves · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 20, 7, 24, 14, 7, 10, 10, 27Kings-Spurs · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 10, 7, 18, 1, 7, 9, 14, 27Pistons-Hornets · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tracy MurrayTOR+8.2 23.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
David WesleyBOS+7.6 19.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Toni KukocCHI+6.4 18.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Mark BryantHOU+6.3 14.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.7 14.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jim JacksonDAL−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Billy OwensSAC−5.1 8.6 last 10 · 13.7 season