FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 15, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHH by 12 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Kings90
Nuggets86
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Sonics112
Rockets106
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Pacers90
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -12; Q3 IND -10; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Nets90
Heat110
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Knicks125
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +27; Q4 NYK +46
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Blazers121
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +24
The lead · Hornets-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 12 down to beat Charlotte

Gary Payton goes for 31 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12-10+3IND AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2824191687
Pacers2119212990
Who led
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 17, 18, 11, 14, 12, 3, 20, 18IND18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 4, 5, 16, 4, 10, 7, 12, 15IND15 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 27, 20, 7, 15, 11, 21, 19, 31CHH31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 13, 11, 14, 20, 8, 17, 18, 14CHH14 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 218
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 97, Blazers 121
218
Sonics-RocketsSonics 112, Rockets 106
218
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 79, Knicks 125
204
Nets-HeatNets 90, Heat 110
200
Hornets-PacersHornets 87, Pacers 90
177
Kings-NuggetsKings 90, Nuggets 86
176
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 87, Pacers 90
+3 IND
Kings-NuggetsKings 90, Nuggets 86
+4 SAC
Sonics-RocketsSonics 112, Rockets 106
+6 SEA
Nets-HeatNets 90, Heat 110
+20 MIA
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 97, Blazers 121
+24 POR
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 79, Knicks 125
+46 NYK
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PacersIND won · Hornets 87, Pacers 90
12 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 90, Heat 110
11 pts
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 90, Nuggets 86
2 pts
Sabonis shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
CassellHOU · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HakeemHOU · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
KempSEA · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
StarksNYK · 19 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 87Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2824191687
Pacers2119212990
The story
Mark Jackson had 15 points as Indiana beat Charlotte 90-87

Larry Johnson led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 29-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−12−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glen Rice led the game in fantasy with 51.1 FPTS (31 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 90Nuggets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2123252190
Nuggets2321202286
The story
Olden Polynice's 25 points and 17 rebounds carried Sacramento past Denver, 90-86

For Denver, Jalen Rose had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 25-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −20+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 112Rockets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28282729112
Rockets22312726106
The story
Seattle beat Houston 112-106 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Hakeem Olajuwon paced Houston: 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6+3+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nets-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat New Jersey

New Jersey led by 11 after one. Miami won it 110–90. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Nets
Alonzo Mourning · MIAShawn Bradley · NJNPTS2016REB96AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 31

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 10, 30, 24, 11, 15, 8, 15, 31Sonics-Rockets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 27, 20, 7, 15, 11, 21, 19, 31Hornets-Pacers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 17, 24, 26, 14, 25, 19, 13, 27Sonics-Rockets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 17, 8, 23, 23, 6, 18, 13, 26Rockets-Sonics · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 27, 10, 3, 16, 10, 13, 18, 25Kings-Nuggets · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 42, 38, 26, 46, 20, 37, 31, 25Rockets-Sonics · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mark BryantHOU+7.3 15.8 last 10 · 8.5 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
Armen GilliamNJN−6.8 11.5 last 10 · 18.3 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 3.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Sean ElliottSAS−6.2 13.6 last 10 · 19.8 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.9 16.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.8 2.6 last 10 · 8.4 season