FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 12, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed GSW by 6 at halftime and won 94–81.

Final · Box score
Bucks97
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Celtics136
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Bulls112
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +30
Final · Box score
Warriors81
Lakers94
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Magic101
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Kings98
Grizzlies99
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN +2; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +1
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Bullets116
Q1 WSB +14; Q2 WSB +11; Q3 WSB +11; Q4 WSB +10
The lead · Warriors-Lakers

Lakers top Golden State in Los Angeles

Acie Earl goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-60+13LAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2623191381
Lakers2617252694
Who led
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 20, 12, 4, 10, 19, 19, 10, 26LAL26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 12, 8, 6, 14, 9, 14, 28, 16LAL16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 7, 9, 23, 15, 12, 18, 13, 20GSW20 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 18, 3, 11, 10, 17, 10, 24, 15GSW15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Philadelphia by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

VAN over SAC1ATL over MIL7IND over ORL10WSB over MIN10LAL over GSW13BOS over TOR28CHI over PHI30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Raptors-Celtics combined for 244, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 108, Celtics 136
244
Wolves-BulletsWolves 106, Bullets 116
222
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 101
212
Bucks-HawksBucks 97, Hawks 104
201
Kings-GrizzliesKings 98, Grizzlies 99
197
Sixers-BullsSixers 82, Bulls 112
194
Warriors-LakersWarriors 81, Lakers 94
175
VAN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 98, Grizzlies 99
+1 VAN
Bucks-HawksBucks 97, Hawks 104
+7 ATL
Wolves-BulletsWolves 106, Bullets 116
+10 WSB
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 101
+10 IND
Warriors-LakersWarriors 81, Lakers 94
+13 LAL
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 108, Celtics 136
+28 BOS
Sixers-BullsSixers 82, Bulls 112
+30 CHI
LAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 81, Lakers 94
6 pts
Kings-GrizzliesVAN won · Kings 98, Grizzlies 99
5 pts
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 97, Hawks 104
4 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 111, Magic 101
3 pts
Sixers-BullsCHI won · Sixers 82, Bulls 112
1 pt
Divac shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DivacLAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
BakerMIL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
ArmstrongGSW · 20 PTS, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Dale DavisIND · 20 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
MarciulionisSAC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 98Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2625222598
Grizzlies2132271999
The story
Bryant Reeves had 20 points as Vancouver beat Sacramento 99-98

Brian Grant led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 32-25.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5+2+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Bullets
Wolves 106Bullets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24282232106
Bullets38252231116
The story
Washington beat Minnesota 116-106 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Juwan Howard

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 38-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +14+11+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 108Celtics 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26272629108
Celtics33303538136
The story
David Wesley's 16 points and 11 assists carried Boston past Toronto, 136-108

For Toronto, Tracy Murray had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-26, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +7+10+19+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 75 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Season avg28.3Last 3

28.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 40 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Acie Earl leads the day with 40

Acie EarlPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 8, 8, 0, 6, 11, 16, 40Raptors-Celtics · L
5.8 PPG season to date · +35.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 28, 49, 23, 24, 32, 21, 39, 33Magic-Pacers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 35, 27, 15, 11, 23, 40, 24, 29Pacers-Magic · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 29, 20, 32, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26Bullets-Wolves · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 6, 19, 25, 18, 9, 25, 29, 26Bucks-Hawks · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 20, 12, 4, 10, 19, 19, 10, 26Lakers-Warriors · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin GarnettMIN+7.9 18.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.7 20.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Mark BryantHOU+7.2 15.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Ledell EacklesWSB+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+5.5 21.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.3 13.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
Armen GilliamNJN−7.1 11.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.6 2.9 last 10 · 8.5 season