FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 7, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final · Box score
Pistons97
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Lakers107
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Magic86
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Kings92
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Suns112
Grizzlies92
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +20
The lead · Rockets-Nuggets

Houston's skid reaches three

David Robinson goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7-5+6DEN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21333021105
Nuggets18293232111
Who led
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 16, 11, 10, 14, 15, 19, 18, 21DEN21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 8, 14, 5, 20, 5, 24, 14, 20DEN20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mark BryantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 7, 8, 30, 22, 18, 16, 11, 27HOU27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 24, 28, 21, 24, 17, 8, 23, 23HOU23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Phoenix by 20.

BOS over DET1CHI over ORL4DEN over HOU6LAL over SAS10UTA over SAC15PHX over VAN20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 216, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 105, Nuggets 111
216
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 112, Grizzlies 92
204
Spurs-LakersSpurs 97, Lakers 107
204
Jazz-KingsJazz 107, Kings 92
199
Pistons-CelticsPistons 97, Celtics 98
195
Bulls-MagicBulls 90, Magic 86
176
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 97, Celtics 98
+1 BOS
Bulls-MagicBulls 90, Magic 86
+4 CHI
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 105, Nuggets 111
+6 DEN
Spurs-LakersSpurs 97, Lakers 107
+10 LAL
Jazz-KingsJazz 107, Kings 92
+15 UTA
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 112, Grizzlies 92
+20 PHX
DEN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NuggetsDEN won · Rockets 105, Nuggets 111
7 pts
Pistons-CelticsBOS won · Pistons 97, Celtics 98
3 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 97, Lakers 107
3 pts
Tisdale shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TisdalePHX · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
BryantHOU · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
63% (12-19)
ShaqORL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
EllisDEN · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
EllisonBOS · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 97Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1928193197
Celtics2321262898
The story
Pervis Ellison had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Detroit 98-97

Allan Houston led Detroit with 26 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Celtics took the third 26-19.

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

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 41.0 FPTS (16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 105Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21333021105
Nuggets18293232111
The story
Denver beat Houston 111-105 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Bryant Stith

Robert Horry paced Houston: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−7−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 97Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2629231997
Lakers23342921107
The story
Vlade Divac's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 107-97

For San Antonio, Sean Elliott had 17 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+2+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 40

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 19, 21, 31, 22, 28, 21, 24, 40Spurs-Lakers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 29, 17, 21, 24, 20, 17, 33, 35Jazz-Kings · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mark BryantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 7, 8, 30, 22, 18, 16, 11, 27Rockets-Nuggets · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 22, 27, 21, 30, 17, 21, 28, 27Kings-Jazz · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 36, 36, 13, 21, 32, 40, 24, 27Bulls-Magic · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 33, 14, 11, 19, 17, 31, 12, 26Suns-Grizzlies · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris GatlingMIA+7.9 19.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
David WesleyBOS+7.6 19.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.5 20.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Mark BryantHOU+7.1 15.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+7.0 17.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.9 13.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dennis ScottORL−6.1 11.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Vin BakerMIL−5.3 15.4 last 10 · 20.7 season