FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 18, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 14 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks111
Hornets103
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +31
Final · Box score
Knicks77
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Mavs132
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +31; Q4 DAL +34
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Rockets115
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Magic119
Q1 ORL +18; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Spurs103
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS -14; Q3 SAS -14; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Grizzlies79
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +15
The lead · Lakers-Spurs

San Antonio turns it around against Lakers

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-14-14+3SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3528298100
Spurs24252925103
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 40, 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29SAS29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 8, 17, 21, 6, 6, 12, 23, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 14, 9, 14, 28, 16, 18, 18, 27LAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Sedale ThreattPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 12, 4, 5, 20, 0, 21, 15, 19LAL19 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 230, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 98, Mavs 132
230
Hawks-MagicHawks 104, Magic 119
223
Clippers-RocketsClippers 107, Rockets 115
222
Bucks-HornetsBucks 111, Hornets 103
214
Lakers-SpursLakers 100, Spurs 103
203
Pistons-BullsPistons 79, Bulls 110
189
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 79
173
Knicks-CavsKnicks 77, Cavs 92
169
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 100, Spurs 103
+3 SAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 107, Rockets 115
+8 HOU
Bucks-HornetsBucks 111, Hornets 103
+8 MIL
Hawks-MagicHawks 104, Magic 119
+15 ORL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 77, Cavs 92
+15 CLE
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 79
+15 UTA
Pistons-BullsPistons 79, Bulls 110
+31 CHI
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 98, Mavs 132
+34 DAL
SAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursSAS won · Lakers 100, Spurs 103
14 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 107, Rockets 115
5 pts
Bucks-HornetsMIL won · Bucks 111, Hornets 103
3 pts
Kenny Anderson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny AndersonCHH · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
KiddDAL · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
EhloATL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
HornacekUTA · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ThreattLAL · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 100Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3528298100
Spurs24252925103
The story
David Robinson had 29 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 103-100

Elden Campbell led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 25-8.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −11−14−14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 107Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers32282720107
Rockets29262931115
The story
Clyde Drexler's 18 points and 10 assists carried Houston past Los Angeles, 115-107

For Los Angeles, Pooh Richardson had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−5−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 104Magic 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks18302036104
Magic36322328119
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 119-104 behind 35 points from Dennis Scott

Craig Ehlo paced Atlanta: 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG, 11-17 3PT

The swing

A 36-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +18+20+23+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 79 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.0Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.0 in 79 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Rockets

Clippers' skid reaches three

Houston won 115–107; the Clippers fall to 29–52. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
W@ MIN110–107L@ TOR103–104L@ NJN94–100L@ DAL96–101Wvs POR102–89Lvs GSW101–111Wvs UTA91–81L@ SAC96–101L@ UTA85–108L@ HOU107–115
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 35

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 42, 38, 26, 46, 20, 37, 31, 25, 35Rockets-Clippers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 22, 17, 2, 18, 19, 6, 20, 35Magic-Hawks · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 24, 27, 40, 17, 23, 32, 22, 30Bulls-Pistons · W
30.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 40, 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29Spurs-Lakers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Don MacLeanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 5, 8, 15, 12, 18, 16, 7, 29Nuggets-Mavs · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 20, 7, 15, 11, 21, 19, 31, 29Hornets-Bucks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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
Tracy MurrayTOR+5.4 21.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Terry PorterMIN+5.2 14.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayORL−7.5 14.3 last 10 · 21.8 season
Armen GilliamNJN−7.3 10.9 last 10 · 18.2 season
Larry JohnsonCHH−6.8 13.6 last 10 · 20.4 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.6 3.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Elliot PerryPHX−6.0 2.3 last 10 · 8.3 season