FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 17, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 9 at halftime and won 103–102.

Final · Box score
Pacers93
Pistons102
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Wolves103
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Nets107
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Heat86
Sixers90
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Suns102
Kings103
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Sonics96
Q1 SEA -7; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Bullets106
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +15
The lead · Suns-Kings

Mitch Richmond scores 32, Sacramento holds off Phoenix

Kevin Garnett goes for 18 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9-2+1SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32222325102
Kings28173028103
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 28, 27, 18, 6, 12, 30, 17, 32SAC32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tyus EdneyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 10, 15, 9, 7, 12, 12, 3, 18SAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 16, 14, 4, 5, 15, 10, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 31, 12, 26, 27, 14, 26, 20, 16PHX16 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Bullets combined for 227, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 121, Bullets 106
227
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 109, Wolves 103
212
Suns-KingsSuns 102, Kings 103
205
Raptors-NetsRaptors 95, Nets 107
202
Pacers-PistonsPacers 93, Pistons 102
195
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 90, Sonics 96
186
Heat-SixersHeat 86, Sixers 90
176
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 102, Kings 103
+1 SAC
Heat-SixersHeat 86, Sixers 90
+4 PHI
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 90, Sonics 96
+6 SEA
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 109, Wolves 103
+6 GSW
Pacers-PistonsPacers 93, Pistons 102
+9 DET
Raptors-NetsRaptors 95, Nets 107
+12 NJN
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 121, Bullets 106
+15 BOS
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 102, Kings 103
9 pts
Blazers-SonicsSEA won · Blazers 90, Sonics 96
7 pts
Pacers-PistonsDET won · Pacers 93, Pistons 102
4 pts
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 109, Wolves 103
3 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 86, Sixers 90
3 pts
Gatling shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GatlingMIA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
P.J. BrownNJN · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
KGMIN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 6 BLK
70% (7-10)
CheaneyWSB · 24 PTS, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
DayBOS · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 102Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32222325102
Kings28173028103
The story
Tyus Edney's 18 points and 9 assists carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 103-102

For Phoenix, Danny Manning had 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 30-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4−9−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 109Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32232826109
Wolves26322520103
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 31 points as Golden State beat Minnesota 109-103

Tom Gugliotta led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bullets
Celtics 121Bullets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32252341121
Bullets25272628106
The story
Boston beat Washington 121-106 behind 28 points from Todd Day

Brent Price paced Washington: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

A 41-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+5+2+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 39 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 78 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Sonics

Seattle beats Portland, 96–90

Seattle led 78–64 after three and won by 6. Hersey Hawkins led Seattle with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over PHX1PHI over MIA4GSW over MIN6SEA over POR6DET over IND9NJN over TOR12BOS over WSB15Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over POR.
Top performances

Juwan Howard leads the day with 40

Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 29, 28, 40Bullets-Celtics · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 28, 27, 18, 6, 12, 30, 17, 32Kings-Suns · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 23, 8, 12, 38, 41, 16, 18, 10, 31Sixers-Heat · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 17, 13, 26, 23, 17, 13, 27, 31Pistons-Pacers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 17, 22, 30, 25, 28, 14, 30, 31Warriors-Wolves · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 6, 12, 14, 6, 9, 14, 6, 30Nets-Raptors · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+6.9 16.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.7 17.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Juwan HowardWSB+5.6 27.4 last 10 · 21.8 season
Mark BryantHOU+5.5 14.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+5.4 21.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Armen GilliamNJN−7.3 10.9 last 10 · 18.2 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−6.0 2.3 last 10 · 8.3 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season