FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 10, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed VAN by 4 after the first quarter and won 105–82.

Final · Box score
Bullets122
Celtics108
Q1 WSB +2; Q2 WSB +2; Q3 WSB +5; Q4 WSB +14
Final · Box score
Heat116
Hornets95
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Pistons92
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +24; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Wolves90
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Magic116
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Spurs105
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Kings89
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +25; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Suns79
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +24
The lead · Grizzlies-Spurs

San Antonio routs Vancouver by 23

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2+23+23SAS AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2721122282
Spurs23273322105
Who led
Chuck PersonPoints, last 10 games: 1, 2, 15, 7, 18, 13, 9, 13, 14, 15SAS15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 2, 20, 6, 8, 6, 10, 17, 14SAS14 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Lawrence MotenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 10, 6, 0, 16, 7, 21, 2, 14VAN14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Chris KingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 3, 0, 7, 12, 0, 8, 13, 15, 12VAN12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Magic

Orlando leads Cleveland wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 116–104. Best quarter: the first, 35–21. Shaquille O'Neal led Orlando with 39 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over CLE12WSB over BOS14DET over PHI16SEA over SAC19MIA over CHH21LAL over MIN21SAS over VAN23UTA over PHX24Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over CLE.
The night in charts
Bullets-Celtics combined for 230, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-CelticsBullets 122, Celtics 108
230
Cavs-MagicCavs 104, Magic 116
220
Heat-HornetsHeat 116, Hornets 95
211
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 90
201
Kings-SonicsKings 89, Sonics 108
197
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 105
187
Suns-JazzSuns 79, Jazz 103
182
Sixers-PistonsSixers 76, Pistons 92
168
ORL won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Cavs-MagicCavs 104, Magic 116
+12 ORL
Bullets-CelticsBullets 122, Celtics 108
+14 WSB
Sixers-PistonsSixers 76, Pistons 92
+16 DET
Kings-SonicsKings 89, Sonics 108
+19 SEA
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 90
+21 LAL
Heat-HornetsHeat 116, Hornets 95
+21 MIA
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 105
+23 SAS
Suns-JazzSuns 79, Jazz 103
+24 UTA
Cheaney shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CheaneyWSB · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
92% (11-12)
ShaqORL · 39 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
83% (15-18)
CampbellLAL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
73% (11-15)
ZoMIA · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
ThreattLAL · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 104Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs21272927104
Magic35302724116
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 17 points as Orlando beat Cleveland 116-104

Dan Majerle led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 35-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +14+17+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 111Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35292324111
Wolves3124171890
The story
Elden Campbell's 28 points carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 111-90

For Minnesota, Isaiah Rider had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +4+9+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 116Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28224125116
Hornets1823351995
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 116-95 behind 26 points from Alonzo Mourning

Kenny Anderson paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +10+9+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 75 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 10, 28, 49, 23, 24, 32, 21, 39Magic-Cavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 19, 16, 11, 16, 20, 19, 6, 29Heat-Hornets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 21, 12, 8, 6, 14, 9, 14, 28Lakers-Wolves · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 19, 25, 17, 28, 20, 30, 28, 28Wolves-Lakers · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 29, 20, 32, 23, 25, 25, 26Bullets-Celtics · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 19, 50, 26, 24, 19, 16, 28, 26Heat-Hornets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin GarnettMIN+7.5 17.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mark BryantHOU+7.4 16.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.3 20.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
David WesleyBOS+6.3 18.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+5.7 21.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.4 13.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Armen GilliamNJN−7.4 11.1 last 10 · 18.5 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dennis ScottORL−6.0 11.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season