FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 19, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WSB by 11 after the first quarter and won 107–103.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Nuggets78
Q1 VAN +4; Q2 VAN +15; Q3 VAN +9; Q4 VAN +14
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Warriors87
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Heat106
Bucks100
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Nets106
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Knicks108
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Magic112
Sixers92
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Suns123
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Sonics94
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Bullets103
Raptors107
Q1 TOR -11; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
The lead · Bullets-Raptors

Doug Christie scores 30 in Toronto win over Washington

Kevin Johnson goes for 21 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-8+7+4TOR AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets32271529103
Raptors21303026107
Who led
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 21, 21, 19, 13, 13, 4, 8, 30TOR30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 23, 21, 23, 22, 24, 11, 18, 27TOR27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 29, 28, 40, 42WSB42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brent PricePoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 18, 21, 17, 22, 13, 22, 18, 14WSB14 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 226, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 103, Suns 123
226
Hornets-KnicksHornets 115, Knicks 108
223
Celtics-NetsCeltics 112, Nets 106
218
Bullets-RaptorsBullets 103, Raptors 107
210
Heat-BucksHeat 106, Bucks 100
206
Magic-SixersMagic 112, Sixers 92
204
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 95, Warriors 87
182
Wolves-SonicsWolves 86, Sonics 94
180
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 92, Nuggets 78
170
TOR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bullets-RaptorsBullets 103, Raptors 107
+4 TOR
Heat-BucksHeat 106, Bucks 100
+6 MIA
Celtics-NetsCeltics 112, Nets 106
+6 BOS
Hornets-KnicksHornets 115, Knicks 108
+7 CHH
Wolves-SonicsWolves 86, Sonics 94
+8 SEA
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 95, Warriors 87
+8 POR
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 92, Nuggets 78
+14 VAN
Magic-SixersMagic 112, Sixers 92
+20 ORL
Mavs-SunsMavs 103, Suns 123
+20 PHX
TOR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-RaptorsTOR won · Bullets 103, Raptors 107
11 pts
Hornets-KnicksCHH won · Hornets 115, Knicks 108
6 pts
Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 86, Sonics 94
4 pts
Blazers-WarriorsPOR won · Blazers 95, Warriors 87
2 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 112, Nets 106
2 pts
Mason shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonNYK · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
FinleyPHX · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
FoxBOS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BarrosBOS · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
DouglasMIL · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bullets-Raptors
Bullets 103Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets32271529103
Raptors21303026107
The story
Oliver Miller had 13 rebounds and 10 points as Toronto beat Washington 107-103

Brent Price led Washington with 14 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 13 REB, 10 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Raptors took the third 30-15.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −11−8+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 112Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30272629112
Nets32261830106
The story
Boston beat New Jersey 112-106 behind 21 points and 14 assists from David Wesley

Armen Gilliam paced New Jersey: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−1+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Bradley topped the game at 59.6 FPTS: 17 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 115Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27312433115
Knicks33203124108
The story
Dell Curry's 22 points carried Charlotte past New York, 115-108

For New York, Anthony Mason had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 31-20.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −6+5−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Patrick Ewing was the fantasy play: 64.5 FPTS on 28 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 74 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Knicks

Charlotte handles New York by 7

The Hornets won the fourth quarter 33–24. Final: 115–108. Larry Johnson led Charlotte with 28 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over WSB4MIA over MIL6BOS over NJN6CHH over NYK7POR over GSW8SEA over MIN8VAN over DEN14ORL over PHI20PHX over DAL20Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over NYK.
Top performances

Juwan Howard leads the day with 42

Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 25, 25, 26, 26, 29, 28, 40, 42Bullets-Raptors · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 24, 21, 6, 19, 18, 7, 19, 37Mavs-Suns · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 13, 13, 24, 11, 23, 18, 21, 32Blazers-Warriors · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 21, 21, 19, 13, 13, 4, 8, 30Raptors-Bullets · W
7.4 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 22, 30, 25, 28, 14, 30, 31, 30Warriors-Blazers · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 17, 14, 26, 29, 24, 23, 18, 28Knicks-Hornets · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brent PriceWSB+7.7 17.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Juwan HowardWSB+7.6 29.6 last 10 · 22.0 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.9 16.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Wesley PersonPHX+5.2 17.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Sharone WrightTOR+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayORL−6.7 15.0 last 10 · 21.7 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.3 3.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Larry JohnsonCHH−6.0 14.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.8 2.5 last 10 · 8.3 season