FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 16, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 15 after the first quarter and won 80–77.

Final · Box score
Cavs80
Hawks77
Q1 CLE -15; Q2 CLE -14; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Mavs95
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +18
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Bucks80
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Bullets95
Magic113
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Suns111
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Grizzlies86
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
The lead · Cavs-Hawks

Cleveland storms back from 15 down to beat Atlanta

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 26 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-14+2+3CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1518262180
Hawks3017102077
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 20, 23, 19, 18, 19, 18, 21, 25CLE25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 6, 22, 7, 17, 6, 32, 5, 15CLE15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 22, 12, 23, 22, 4, 11, 22ATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 19, 28, 10, 13, 9, 16, 16, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks

Chicago fights back from 9 down against Milwaukee

Final: 86–80, after trailing by 9 at the half. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Bucks
Michael Jordan · CHIVin Baker · MILPTS2228REB912AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 211, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 100, Suns 111
211
Lakers-MavsLakers 113, Mavs 95
208
Bullets-MagicBullets 95, Magic 113
208
Clippers-JazzClippers 85, Jazz 108
193
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 95, Grizzlies 86
181
Bulls-BucksBulls 86, Bucks 80
166
Cavs-HawksCavs 80, Hawks 77
157
CLE won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 80, Hawks 77
+3 CLE
Bulls-BucksBulls 86, Bucks 80
+6 CHI
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 95, Grizzlies 86
+9 SAS
Rockets-SunsRockets 100, Suns 111
+11 PHX
Lakers-MavsLakers 113, Mavs 95
+18 LAL
Bullets-MagicBullets 95, Magic 113
+18 ORL
Clippers-JazzClippers 85, Jazz 108
+23 UTA
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 80, Hawks 77
15 pts
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 86, Bucks 80
9 pts
Bullets-MagicORL won · Bullets 95, Magic 113
3 pts
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 100, Suns 111
1 pt
Malone shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
HornacekUTA · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
ElliottSAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PennyORL · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
60% (9-15)
PriceWSB · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 80Hawks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1518262180
Hawks3017102077
The story
Terrell Brandon had 25 points as Cleveland beat Atlanta 80-77

Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 26-10.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −15−14+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steven Smith led the game in fantasy with 38.5 FPTS (22 PTS, 5 REB)

Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 86Bucks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2812222486
Bucks2524191280
The story
Michael Jordan's 22 points carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 86-80

For Milwaukee, Sherman Douglas had 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-27 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 24-12.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3−9−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vin Baker was the fantasy play: 50.4 FPTS on 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bullets-Magic
Bullets 95Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets3019212595
Magic27303125113
The story
Orlando beat Washington 113-95 behind 26 points and 8 assists from Anfernee Hardaway

Dennis Scott backed him with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 9-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3+8+18+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 77 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Juwan Howard leads the day with 28

Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 32, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 29, 28Bullets-Magic · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 25, 18, 9, 25, 29, 26, 27, 28Bucks-Bulls · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 49, 23, 24, 32, 21, 39, 33, 37, 26Magic-Bullets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 17, 33, 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26Jazz-Clippers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 20, 11, 15, 25, 17, 13, 0, 26Magic-Bullets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 23, 7, 17, 11, 12, 12, 10, 26Jazz-Clippers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+6.3 16.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.2 16.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Mark BryantHOU+5.5 14.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Pervis EllisonBOS+5.5 10.8 last 10 · 5.3 season
Sharone WrightTOR+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Armen GilliamNJN−6.8 11.5 last 10 · 18.3 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 3.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−6.4 15.6 last 10 · 22.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX−6.2 2.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season