FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 4, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 113–110.

Final · Box score
Bullets113
Hawks110
Q1 WSB -1; Q2 WSB -13; Q3 WSB -9; Q4 WSB +3
Final · Box score
Heat92
Bulls100
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Magic98
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Suns107
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Raptors77
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +23; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +21
The lead · Bullets-Hawks

Washington climbs back to beat Atlanta

Michael Jordan goes for 40 points

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-13-9+3WSB AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets26273327113
Hawks27392915110
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 19, 27, 20, 21, 29, 20, 32, 23WSB23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Brent PricePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 10, 2, 11, 9, 11, 6, 9, 22WSB22 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 14, 13, 22, 10, 22, 10, 19, 28ATL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 16, 17, 8, 9, 12, 10, 14, 18ATL18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Magic

Boston fights back from 10 down against Orlando

Final: 100–98, after trailing by 10 at the half. David Wesley led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Magic
David Wesley · BOSHorace Grant · ORLPTS2224REB717AST30Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bullets-Hawks combined for 223, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-HawksBullets 113, Hawks 110
223
Jazz-SunsJazz 100, Suns 107
207
Celtics-MagicCeltics 100, Magic 98
198
Heat-BullsHeat 92, Bulls 100
192
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 90, Warriors 98
188
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 98, Raptors 77
175
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 100, Magic 98
+2 BOS
Bullets-HawksBullets 113, Hawks 110
+3 WSB
Jazz-SunsJazz 100, Suns 107
+7 PHX
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 90, Warriors 98
+8 GSW
Heat-BullsHeat 92, Bulls 100
+8 CHI
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 98, Raptors 77
+21 CLE
WSB erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-HawksWSB won · Bullets 113, Hawks 110
13 pts
Celtics-MagicBOS won · Celtics 100, Magic 98
10 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 92, Bulls 100
3 pts
Wesley shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WesleyBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
PriceWSB · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ZoMIA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
GatlingMIA · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PhillsCLE · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 100Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24193027100
Magic3122301598
The story
Pervis Ellison's 13 points carried Boston past Orlando, 100-98

For Orlando, Horace Grant had 24 PTS, 17 REB 13 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 27-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−10−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nick Anderson was the fantasy play: 45.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bullets-Hawks
Bullets 113Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets26273327113
Hawks27392915110
The story
Brent Price had 22 points and 11 assists as Washington beat Atlanta 113-110

Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 8-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Bullets took the fourth 27-15.

WSB lead by quarter
200 −1−13−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 92Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2523251992
Bulls24213421100
The story
Chicago beat Miami 100-92 behind 34 points from Toni Kukoc

Walt Williams paced Miami: 20 PTS, 5 REB 34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−3+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 71 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 40

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 38, 20, 36, 36, 13, 21, 32, 40Bulls-Heat · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 21, 18, 12, 23, 24, 16, 17, 34Bulls-Heat · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 17, 14, 33, 14, 11, 19, 17, 31Suns-Jazz · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 14, 13, 22, 10, 22, 10, 19, 28Hawks-Bullets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 26, 26, 19, 10, 12, 23, 29, 24Magic-Celtics · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 6, 14, 8, 14, 5, 20, 5, 24Nuggets-Warriors · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+8.1 19.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.9 20.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Chris GatlingMIA+7.6 18.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+7.2 22.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.7 14.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 13.8 last 10 · 20.2 season
Jim JacksonDAL−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season