FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 11, 1997Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WSB by 10 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · Box score
Hornets100
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Mavs97
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Rockets106
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Clippers116
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Heat104
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Bucks101
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Nets104
Magic98
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Suns108
Blazers111
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Kings98
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Sonics108
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +25; Q4 SEA +27
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Bullets92
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +5
The lead · Knicks-Bullets

New York rallies from 10 down to beat Washington

Alonzo Mourning goes for 29 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+7+5NYK AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2230202597
Bullets3222112792
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 28, 22, 19, 23, 26, 24, 18, 18NYK18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 17, 25, 4, 23, 28, 22, 17NYK17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 21, 21, 10, 13, 23, 11, 28, 21WSB21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 22, 20, 26, 10, 21, 10, 22, 19WSB19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Clippers combined for 228, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 112, Clippers 116
228
Suns-BlazersSuns 108, Blazers 111
219
Jazz-KingsJazz 120, Kings 98
218
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 97
208
Hornets-BullsHornets 100, Bulls 103
203
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 97, Rockets 106
203
Nets-MagicNets 104, Magic 98
202
Sixers-CavsSixers 94, Cavs 105
199
Raptors-BucksRaptors 96, Bucks 101
197
Pistons-HeatPistons 91, Heat 104
195
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 97, Bullets 92
189
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 81, Sonics 108
189
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-BullsHornets 100, Bulls 103
+3 CHI
Suns-BlazersSuns 108, Blazers 111
+3 POR
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 112, Clippers 116
+4 LAC
Raptors-BucksRaptors 96, Bucks 101
+5 MIL
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 97, Bullets 92
+5 NYK
Nets-MagicNets 104, Magic 98
+6 NJN
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 97, Rockets 106
+9 HOU
Sixers-CavsSixers 94, Cavs 105
+11 CLE
Pistons-HeatPistons 91, Heat 104
+13 MIA
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 97
+14 SAS
Jazz-KingsJazz 120, Kings 98
+22 UTA
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 81, Sonics 108
+27 SEA
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BulletsNYK won · Knicks 97, Bullets 92
10 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 108, Blazers 111
5 pts
Celtics-ClippersLAC won · Celtics 112, Clippers 116
3 pts
Malone shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
PriceHOU · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
ZoMIA · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
PerryMIL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 100Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23302324100
Bulls28272919103
The story
Luc Longley had 12 points as Chicago beat Charlotte 103-100

Vlade Divac led Charlotte with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the third 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+2+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 108Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26262729108
Blazers21342036111
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 111-108 behind 33 points from Kenny Anderson

Cedric Ceballos paced Phoenix: 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5+3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Johnson topped the game at 57.1 FPTS: 32 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB

Final · Knicks-Bullets
Knicks 97Bullets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2230202597
Bullets3222112792
The story
Patrick Ewing's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Washington, 97-92

For Washington, Chris Webber had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 20-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 43.2 FPTS on 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one SuperSonics rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Seattle beat Denver by 27.

CHI over CHH3POR over PHX3LAC over BOS4MIL over TOR5NYK over WSB5NJN over ORL6HOU over VAN9CLE over PHI11MIA over DET13SAS over DAL14UTA over SAC22SEA over DEN27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 43

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 51, 32, 24, 28, 32, 18, 45, 36, 27, 43Bulls-Hornets · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 8, 10, 11, 27, 15, 19, 7, 34Spurs-Mavs · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 38, 33, 38, 28, 28, 35, 26, 31, 37, 34Kings-Jazz · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 22, 19, 13, 14, 13, 26, 18, 33Blazers-Suns · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 18, 6, 22, 26, 11, 13, 14, 32Suns-Blazers · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 18, 30, 34, 43, 40, 24, 17, 32Hornets-Bulls · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary TrentPOR+7.1 18.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+7.0 32.8 last 10 · 25.8 season
Rick FoxBOS+6.8 22.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Glen RiceCHH+6.2 31.4 last 10 · 25.2 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.1 19.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−4.5 6.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.0 7.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−4.0 5.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.7 3.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Blue EdwardsVAN−3.7 5.3 last 10 · 9.0 season