FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 8, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by CHH (vs CHI) and PHI (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Bulls97
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH -10; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +1
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Warriors102
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Pacers97
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Sonics108
Knicks98
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Nets79
Sixers82
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Jazz91
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Heat99
Bullets111
Q1 WSB +3; Q2 WSB +19; Q3 WSB +27; Q4 WSB +12
The lead · Hornets-Bulls

Charlotte rallies from 10 down to beat Chicago

Michael Jordan goes for 40 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10+3+1CHH AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1723352398
Bulls2129222597
Who led
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 15, 24, 14, 14, 17, 13, 20, 20CHH20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 5, 22, 15, 23, 5, 6, 10, 19CHH19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 36, 13, 21, 32, 40, 24, 27, 40CHI40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 23, 24, 16, 17, 34, 20, 20, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 14.

CHH over CHI1SAS over UTA1DAL over GSW2IND over ATL2PHI over NJN3SEA over NYK10WSB over MIA12LAC over POR13MIN over TOR14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Raptors-Wolves combined for 216, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 101, Wolves 115
216
Heat-BulletsHeat 99, Bullets 111
210
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 104, Warriors 102
206
Sonics-KnicksSonics 108, Knicks 98
206
Hornets-BullsHornets 98, Bulls 97
195
Hawks-PacersHawks 95, Pacers 97
192
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 89, Clippers 102
191
Spurs-JazzSpurs 92, Jazz 91
183
Nets-SixersNets 79, Sixers 82
161
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-BullsHornets 98, Bulls 97
+1 CHH
Spurs-JazzSpurs 92, Jazz 91
+1 SAS
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 104, Warriors 102
+2 DAL
Hawks-PacersHawks 95, Pacers 97
+2 IND
Nets-SixersNets 79, Sixers 82
+3 PHI
Sonics-KnicksSonics 108, Knicks 98
+10 SEA
Heat-BulletsHeat 99, Bullets 111
+12 WSB
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 89, Clippers 102
+13 LAC
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 101, Wolves 115
+14 MIN
CHH erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BullsCHH won · Hornets 98, Bulls 97
10 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 79, Sixers 82
10 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 92, Jazz 91
5 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 89, Clippers 102
3 pts
Hawkins shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawkinsSEA · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
MasonNYK · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
EacklesWSB · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Joe SmithGSW · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 98Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1723352398
Bulls2129222597
The story
Kenny Anderson had 20 points as Charlotte beat Chicago 98-97

Toni Kukoc led Chicago with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Hornets took the third 35-22.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −4−10+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 104Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32202527104
Warriors29192826102
The story
Dallas beat Golden State 104-102 behind 21 points and 12 assists from Jason Kidd

Latrell Sprewell paced Golden State: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 79Sixers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1527201779
Sixers2111272382
The story
LaSalle Thompson's 13 rebounds and 0 points carried Philadelphia past New Jersey, 82-79

For New Jersey, Vern Fleming had 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 0-1 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 27-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6−10−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 73 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Vernon Maxwell leads the day with 41

Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 4, 11, 3, 23, 8, 12, 38, 41Sixers-Nets · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 36, 13, 21, 32, 40, 24, 27, 40Bulls-Hornets · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 27, 19, 50, 26, 24, 19, 16, 28Heat-Bullets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 29, 19, 25, 17, 28, 20, 30, 28Wolves-Raptors · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 26, 19, 16, 17, 15, 13, 19, 27Hawks-Pacers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 14, 16, 2, 9, 18, 19, 22, 26Warriors-Mavs · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin GarnettMIN+8.0 18.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
David WesleyBOS+7.6 19.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Chris GatlingMIA+7.4 18.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.3 20.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Mark BryantHOU+7.1 15.6 last 10 · 8.5 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
Armen GilliamNJN−5.3 13.4 last 10 · 18.7 season