FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 20, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 100–99.

Final · Box score
Nets99
Hawks121
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Bulls99
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Pistons73
Cavs75
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +24
Final · Box score
Kings92
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +12
The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana wins a tight one over Chicago

Cedric Ceballos goes for 36 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+20+1IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27252523100
Bulls3020272299
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 12, 14, 14, 24, 8, 12, 18, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 18, 12, 13, 16, 4, 11, 6, 16IND16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 27, 40, 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24CHI24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 20, 19, 14, 22, 6, 7, 16, 20CHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Hawks combined for 220, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HawksNets 99, Hawks 121
220
Pacers-BullsPacers 100, Bulls 99
199
Kings-JazzKings 92, Jazz 104
196
Wolves-LakersWolves 82, Lakers 106
188
Pistons-CavsPistons 73, Cavs 75
148
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BullsPacers 100, Bulls 99
+1 IND
Pistons-CavsPistons 73, Cavs 75
+2 CLE
Kings-JazzKings 92, Jazz 104
+12 UTA
Nets-HawksNets 99, Hawks 121
+22 ATL
Wolves-LakersWolves 82, Lakers 106
+24 LAL
IND rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 100, Bulls 99
3 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 92, Jazz 104
1 pt
Houston shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonDET · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
LaettnerATL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (16-25)
CeballosLAL · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
ChildsNJN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 100Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27252523100
Bulls3020272299
The story
Dale Davis' 16 points carried Indiana past Chicago, 100-99

For Chicago, Toni Kukoc had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 25-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan was the fantasy play: 39.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 73Cavs 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2218132073
Cavs2319181575
The story
Bobby Phills had 21 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 75-73

Allan Houston led Detroit with 26 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 18-13, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+2+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 82Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2524191482
Lakers28272328106
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 106-82 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Eddie Jones

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 8-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +3+6+10+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 77 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Kings-Jazz

Utah makes it three straight

Utah beat Sacramento 104–92 and moved to 55–27. Karl Malone led Utah with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · UTA
L@ PHX100–107Lvs MIN99–103W@ SAC107–92Lvs SAS91–92Wvs PHX103–79L@ LAC81–91L@ GSW82–93Wvs LAC108–85W@ VAN94–79Wvs SAC104–92
Top performances

Cedric Ceballos leads the day with 36

Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 13, 14, 8, 15, 23, 23, 14, 36Lakers-Wolves · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 10, 2, 8, 7, 8, 16, 6, 35Nets-Hawks · L
9.0 PPG season to date · +26.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 26, 23, 17, 13, 27, 31, 13, 26Pistons-Cavs · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 27, 40, 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24Bulls-Pacers · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 19, 9, 12, 23, 14, 10, 15, 24Nets-Hawks · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 18, 8, 11, 14, 9, 9, 17, 21Cavs-Pistons · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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+6.1 16.5 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
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 13.0 last 10 · 19.4 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