FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 6, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 8 at halftime and won 119–111.

Final · Box score
Kings100
Hornets115
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +12; Q4 CHH +15
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Pistons96
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Heat102
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Wolves103
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Nets100
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Knicks96
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Magic119
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +8
On this day · 1995–96Feb 6, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Vin Baker (Bucks-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Magic

Rony Seikaly scores 32, Orlando rallies past Boston

Shawn Bradley goes for 14 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8+10+8ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30292230111
Magic28234028119
Who led
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 26, 23, 22, 21, 18, 13, 29, 22, 32ORL32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 23, 28, 22, 32, 27, 16, 16, 25ORL25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 14, 18, 12, 33, 16, 10, 33, 30BOS30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 17, 17, 19, 20, 17, 26, 18, 25BOS25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Pistons

Houston's skid reaches six

Detroit won 96–87; the Rockets fall to 32–16. Grant Hill led Detroit with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ DAL88–78Wvs CHI102–86L@ CHH108–114Wvs NJN111–104Lvs UTA100–105Lvs DEN109–113L@ IND74–100L@ ORL90–103L@ NYK95–99L@ DET87–96
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 230, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 111, Magic 119
230
Kings-HornetsKings 100, Hornets 115
215
Pacers-NetsPacers 104, Nets 100
204
Bucks-HeatBucks 90, Heat 102
192
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 86, Wolves 103
189
Rockets-PistonsRockets 87, Pistons 96
183
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 84, Knicks 96
180
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 104, Nets 100
+4 IND
Celtics-MagicCeltics 111, Magic 119
+8 ORL
Rockets-PistonsRockets 87, Pistons 96
+9 DET
Bucks-HeatBucks 90, Heat 102
+12 MIA
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 84, Knicks 96
+12 NYK
Kings-HornetsKings 100, Hornets 115
+15 CHH
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 86, Wolves 103
+17 MIN
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 111, Magic 119
8 pts
Rockets-PistonsDET won · Rockets 87, Pistons 96
4 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 104, Nets 100
3 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 86, Wolves 103
2 pts
Garrett shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarrettMIN · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ThorpeDET · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
LenardMIA · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
65% (13-20)
SeikalyORL · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 104Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31172828104
Nets21302722100
The story
Reggie Miller had 26 points as Indiana beat New Jersey 104-100

Kendall Gill led New Jersey with 18 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10−3−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 111Magic 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30292230111
Magic28234028119
The story
Orlando beat Boston 119-111 behind 25 points and 10 assists from Anfernee Hardaway

David Wesley paced Boston: 14 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 40-22 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−8+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 100Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19193131100
Hornets26292634115
The story
Anthony Mason's 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting carried Charlotte past Sacramento, 115-100

For Sacramento, Olden Polynice had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-8 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 29-19, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +7+17+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitch Richmond was the fantasy play: 43.2 FPTS on 37 PTS, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Voshon Lenard leads the day with 38

Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 3, 6, 20, 7, 13, 28, 38Heat-Bucks · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +27.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 9, 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35, 26, 31, 37Kings-Hornets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 26, 23, 22, 21, 18, 13, 29, 22, 32Magic-Celtics · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 14, 18, 12, 33, 16, 10, 33, 30Celtics-Magic · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 24, 26, 40, 33, 28, 18, 26Pacers-Nets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 5, 7, 18, 12, 4, 17, 10, 26Bucks-Heat · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Todd DayBOS+7.1 19.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Glen RiceCHH+6.5 31.5 last 10 · 25.0 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.1 19.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Gary TrentPOR+6.0 17.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Voshon LenardMIA+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−4.2 6.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
George McCloudDAL−3.9 9.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.7 3.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.5 6.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.4 8.2 last 10 · 11.6 season