FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 14, 1996Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAC by 8 at halftime and won 101–96.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Cavs72
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +26
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics96
Pistons105
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +2; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +9
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Warriors93
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Suns114
Lakers118
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Magic101
Bucks114
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Wolves91
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Nets90
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Sixers78
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +9; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +16
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Kings101
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Grizzlies79
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Bullets110
Q1 WSB +7; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +8; Q4 WSB +13
The lead · Clippers-Kings

Mitch Richmond scores 30, Sacramento rallies past Clippers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8+5+5SAC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1632192996
Kings21193229101
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 17, 21, 28, 27, 18, 6, 12, 30SAC30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 10, 27, 10, 3, 16, 10, 13, 18SAC18 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 16, 18, 22, 10, 18, 16, 12, 18LAC18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 11, 6, 3, 11, 14, 15, 11, 17LAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Chicago by 26.

POR over VAN2LAL over PHX4SAC over LAC5DEN over MIN7DET over BOS9ATL over NJN9GSW over UTA11MIL over ORL13WSB over TOR13CHH over PHI16CHI over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 232, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 114, Lakers 118
232
Magic-BucksMagic 101, Bucks 114
215
Raptors-BulletsRaptors 97, Bullets 110
207
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 96, Pistons 105
201
Clippers-KingsClippers 96, Kings 101
197
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 98, Wolves 91
189
Hawks-NetsHawks 99, Nets 90
189
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 82, Warriors 93
175
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 78
172
Bulls-CavsBulls 98, Cavs 72
170
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 81, Grizzlies 79
160
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 81, Grizzlies 79
+2 POR
Suns-LakersSuns 114, Lakers 118
+4 LAL
Clippers-KingsClippers 96, Kings 101
+5 SAC
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 98, Wolves 91
+7 DEN
Hawks-NetsHawks 99, Nets 90
+9 ATL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 96, Pistons 105
+9 DET
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 82, Warriors 93
+11 GSW
Magic-BucksMagic 101, Bucks 114
+13 MIL
Raptors-BulletsRaptors 97, Bullets 110
+13 WSB
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 78
+16 CHH
Bulls-CavsBulls 98, Cavs 72
+26 CHI
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KingsSAC won · Clippers 96, Kings 101
8 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesPOR won · Blazers 81, Grizzlies 79
7 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 98, Wolves 91
5 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 96, Pistons 105
5 pts
Jazz-WarriorsGSW won · Jazz 82, Warriors 93
3 pts
Carr shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CarrUTA · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
100% (10-10)
AugmonATL · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
CampbellLAL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
NewmanMIL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Sam MitchellMIN · 17 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 81Grizzlies 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2715211881
Grizzlies2623161479
The story
Portland beat Vancouver 81-79 behind 23 points from Clifford Robinson

Eric Murdock paced Vancouver: 18 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 21-16 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−7−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blue Edwards topped the game at 36.5 FPTS: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 96Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics22271428596
Pistons2222212614105
The story
Grant Hill had a 16-12-10 triple-double as Detroit beat Boston 105-96 in OT

David Wesley led Boston with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 6-20 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the overtime 14-5.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−5+20+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 82Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2025172082
Warriors2319272493
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 30 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Utah, 93-82

For Utah, Karl Malone had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 12-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 27-17.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−3+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 77 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 77 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 49, 23, 24, 32, 21, 39, 33, 37Magic-Bucks · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 32, 40, 24, 27, 40, 17, 23, 32Bulls-Cavs · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 7, 17, 22, 30, 25, 28, 14, 30Warriors-Jazz · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 17, 21, 28, 27, 18, 6, 12, 30Kings-Clippers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 20, 32, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 29Bullets-Raptors · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 29, 17, 13, 26, 23, 17, 13, 27Pistons-Celtics · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mark BryantHOU+7.5 16.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.2 16.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Toni KukocCHI+6.1 19.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Pervis EllisonBOS+5.5 10.8 last 10 · 5.3 season
Brent PriceWSB+5.2 14.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Willie AndersonNYK−6.4 3.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Armen GilliamNJN−6.1 12.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.9 16.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.8 2.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Glen RiceCHH−5.8 15.8 last 10 · 21.6 season