FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 6, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ATL by 14 at halftime and won 100–99.

Final · Box score
Sixers100
Hawks99
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -14; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Cavs89
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Heat95
Pacers99
Q1 IND +2; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Nets88
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Blazers95
Q1 POR +3; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Knicks139
Raptors106
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +33
The lead · Sixers-Hawks

Vernon Maxwell scores 38 as Philadelphia wins in Atlanta

Glenn Robinson goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-14-9+1PHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27212527100
Hawks2933201799
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 16, 4, 11, 3, 23, 8, 12, 38PHI38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 17, 20, 28, 20, 23, 19, 20, 21PHI21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 17, 12, 4, 8, 10, 8, 13, 21ATL21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 26, 19, 16, 17, 15, 13, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Raptors combined for 245, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 139, Raptors 106
245
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 106, Warriors 111
217
Sixers-HawksSixers 100, Hawks 99
199
Clippers-MavsClippers 96, Mavs 101
197
Bucks-NetsBucks 109, Nets 88
197
Heat-PacersHeat 95, Pacers 99
194
Sonics-BlazersSonics 92, Blazers 95
187
Hornets-CavsHornets 93, Cavs 89
182
6 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HawksSixers 100, Hawks 99
+1 PHI
Sonics-BlazersSonics 92, Blazers 95
+3 POR
Hornets-CavsHornets 93, Cavs 89
+4 CHH
Heat-PacersHeat 95, Pacers 99
+4 IND
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 106, Warriors 111
+5 GSW
Clippers-MavsClippers 96, Mavs 101
+5 DAL
Bucks-NetsBucks 109, Nets 88
+21 MIL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 139, Raptors 106
+33 NYK
Respert shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RespertMIL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LongATL · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 32 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
HarperNYK · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
StricklandPOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 100Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27212527100
Hawks2933201799
The story
Clar. Weatherspoon had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Atlanta 100-99

Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 27-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−14−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 95Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2224272295
Pacers2422272699
The story
Indiana beat Miami 99-95 behind 14 points from Derrick McKey

Tim Hardaway paced Miami: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 26-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 106Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves21262930106
Warriors26282631111
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 30 points carried Golden State past Minnesota, 111-106

For Minnesota, Tom Gugliotta had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Smith was the fantasy play: 45.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Knicks rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. New York beat Toronto by 33.

PHI over ATL1POR over SEA3CHH over CLE4IND over MIA4DAL over LAC5GSW over MIN5MIL over NJN21NYK over TOR33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 40

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 12, 18, 35, 27, 15, 11, 23, 40Pacers-Heat · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 16, 4, 11, 3, 23, 8, 12, 38Sixers-Hawks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 21, 19, 16, 7, 5, 3, 7, 37Knicks-Raptors · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 19, 20, 31, 10, 21, 11, 13, 32Bucks-Nets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 21, 27, 30, 27, 7, 17, 22, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 19, 29, 19, 25, 17, 28, 20, 30Wolves-Warriors · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+8.1 19.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Chris GatlingMIA+7.9 19.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.4 20.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+7.0 17.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.4 14.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Billy OwensSAC−5.5 8.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Vin BakerMIL−5.3 15.4 last 10 · 20.7 season