FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 12, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by CLE (vs IND) and CHH (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Raptors84
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Nets100
Hornets113
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 CHH -4; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +13
Final · Box score
Magic87
Pistons96
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Pacers75
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Wolves84
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Suns131
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +29; Q3 PHX +37; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Spurs101
Q1 VAN +14; Q2 VAN +13; Q3 VAN +11; Q4 VAN +5
The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Cleveland beats Indiana, 83–75

Kevin Johnson posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4+4+8CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2418212083
Pacers2125131675
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 18, 24, 15, 16, 23, 25, 10, 22CLE22 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 9, 14, 4, 6, 14, 14, 22, 17CLE17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 24, 26, 40, 33, 28, 18, 26, 22IND22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 10, 6, 22, 9, 16, 10, 17, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Boston by 31, the widest margin of 7 games.

VAN over SAS5CLE over IND8DET over ORL9CHH over NJN13LAL over MIN16ATL over TOR22PHX over BOS31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Celtics-Suns combined for 231, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SunsCeltics 100, Suns 131
231
Nets-HornetsNets 100, Hornets 113
213
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 106, Spurs 101
207
Raptors-HawksRaptors 84, Hawks 106
190
Lakers-WolvesLakers 100, Wolves 84
184
Magic-PistonsMagic 87, Pistons 96
183
Cavs-PacersCavs 83, Pacers 75
158
VAN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 106, Spurs 101
+5 VAN
Cavs-PacersCavs 83, Pacers 75
+8 CLE
Magic-PistonsMagic 87, Pistons 96
+9 DET
Nets-HornetsNets 100, Hornets 113
+13 CHH
Lakers-WolvesLakers 100, Wolves 84
+16 LAL
Raptors-HawksRaptors 84, Hawks 106
+22 ATL
Celtics-SunsCeltics 100, Suns 131
+31 PHX
CLE rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersCLE won · Cavs 83, Pacers 75
4 pts
Nets-HornetsCHH won · Nets 100, Hornets 113
4 pts
Person shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonPHX · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
93% (13-14)
MillsCLE · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MasonCHH · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
ReevesVAN · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
DivacCHH · 18 PTS, 12 BLK, 9 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 106Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37242322106
Spurs23252528101
The story
Greg Anthony's 24 points and 11 assists carried Vancouver past San Antonio, 106-101

For San Antonio, Vernon Maxwell had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 6-9 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-23, was where the Grizzlies built it.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +14+13+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 87Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2221261887
Pistons2422252596
The story
Detroit beat Orlando 96-87 behind a 31-10-10 triple-double from Grant Hill

Nick Anderson paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+3+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Suns
Celtics 100Suns 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28172629100
Suns38363423131
The story
Cedric Ceballos had 14 points as Phoenix beat Boston 131-100

Rick Fox led Boston with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Suns won the second 36-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
400 +10+29+37+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.3Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg46.2Today

46 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Person leads the day with 33

Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 9, 17, 20, 23, 18, 18, 20, 33Suns-Celtics · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 21, 22, 27, 22, 17, 16, 17, 31Pistons-Magic · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 18, 25, 11, 33, 20, 5, 20, 31Grizzlies-Spurs · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 17, 16, 19, 20, 17, 13, 19, 29Celtics-Suns · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 30, 34, 43, 40, 24, 17, 32, 27Hornets-Nets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 19, 32, 16, 32, 25, 18, 28, 26Nets-Hornets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 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
Todd DayBOS+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.1 19.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rick FoxBOS+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−4.0 5.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Hot Rod,WilliamsPHX−3.6 3.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.6 7.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
George McCloudDAL−3.3 10.4 last 10 · 13.7 season