FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 11, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Knicks by 3 at halftime and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Rockets113
Q1 Rockets +4; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 Rockets +4
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Clippers101
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +14; Q3 Warriors +22; Q4 Warriors +10
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Heat115
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat +13; Q3 Heat +9; Q4 Heat +10
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Nets100
Q1 Bulls +9; Q2 Bulls +16; Q3 Bulls +13; Q4 Bulls +13
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Knicks97
Q1 Cavs +2; Q2 Cavs -3; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs +4
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Blazers114
Q1 Blazers +3; Q2 Blazers +15; Q3 Blazers +17; Q4 Blazers +15
The lead · Cavs-Knicks

Danny Ferry scores 32 in Cleveland win over New York

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 37 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-30+4Cavs AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20223425101
Knicks1827312197
Who led
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 6, 12, 6, 22, 7, 17, 6, 32Cavs32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 17, 20, 20, 23, 19, 18, 19, 18Cavs18 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 30, 21, 5, 24, 17, 14, 26, 29Knicks29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 14, 23, 22, 10, 18, 19, 21, 17Knicks17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 222, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 109, Rockets 113
222
Bucks-HeatBucks 105, Heat 115
220
Bulls-NetsBulls 113, Nets 100
213
Mavs-BlazersMavs 99, Blazers 114
213
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 111, Clippers 101
212
Cavs-KnicksCavs 101, Knicks 97
198
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-KnicksCavs 101, Knicks 97
+4 Cavs
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 109, Rockets 113
+4 Rockets
Bucks-HeatBucks 105, Heat 115
+10 Heat
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 111, Clippers 101
+10 Warriors
Bulls-NetsBulls 113, Nets 100
+13 Bulls
Mavs-BlazersMavs 99, Blazers 114
+15 Blazers
Ferry shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FerryCavs · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
Buck WilliamsBlazers · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
HakeemRockets · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
RogersClippers · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
63% (10-16)
EwingKnicks · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 109Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27332821109
Rockets31292825113
The story
Clyde Drexler had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Denver 113-109

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 23 PTS, 11 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +400+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 101Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20223425101
Knicks1827312197
The story
Cleveland beat New York 101-97 behind 18 points from Terrell Brandon

Anthony Mason paced New York: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +2−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Patrick Ewing topped the game at 42.2 FPTS: 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 99Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1724273199
Blazers20362929114
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 21 points and 15 rebounds carried Portland past Dallas, 114-99

For Dallas, Jim Jackson had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +3+15+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd was the fantasy play: 50.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 70 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Rockets

Houston takes care of Denver

A 4-point win, 113–109. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Rockets over Nuggets4Cavs over Knicks4Warriors over Clippers10Heat over Bucks10Bulls over Nets13Blazers over Mavs15Final margin, points. Pink = Rockets over Nuggets.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 37

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 34, 20, 42, 38, 26, 46, 20, 37Rockets-Nuggets · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 50, 26, 24, 19, 16, 28, 26, 32Heat-Bucks · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 6, 12, 6, 22, 7, 17, 6, 32Cavs-Knicks · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 30, 21, 5, 24, 17, 14, 26, 29Knicks-Cavs · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 6, 6, 19, 25, 18, 9, 25, 29Bucks-Heat · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 30, 27, 7, 17, 22, 30, 25, 28Warriors-Clippers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin GarnettWolves+7.5 17.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mark BryantRockets+7.2 15.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Toni KukocBulls+6.8 19.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
David WesleyCeltics+6.3 18.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tracy MurrayRaptors+5.7 21.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLakers−7.4 13.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Armen GilliamNets−7.1 11.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Willie AndersonKnicks−6.9 3.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Dennis ScottMagic−6.0 11.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kevin EdwardsNets−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season