FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 13, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NYK (vs PHI) and GSW (vs DAL).

Final · Box score
Warriors107
Mavs99
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Lakers132
Nuggets117
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +29; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Heat106
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Knicks107
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Kings105
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +34; Q4 UTA +24
On this day · 1995–96Feb 13, 1996: 12 games. Top scorer: Bison Dele (Clippers-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Mavs

Golden State handles Dallas by 8

Mitch Richmond goes for 41 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+2+8GSW AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24312428107
Mavs3023242299
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 46, 18, 27, 33, 14, 18, 40, 20, 28GSW28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 17, 17, 30, 8, 16, 23, 14, 20GSW20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 19, 25, 8, 29, 19, 14, 24, 19DAL19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 6, 10, 17, 4, 10, 20, 11, 18DAL18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Utah by 24.

SAC over LAC7GSW over DAL8LAL over DEN15NYK over PHI15MIA over IND16UTA over POR24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 249, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 132, Nuggets 117
249
Warriors-MavsWarriors 107, Mavs 99
206
Clippers-KingsClippers 98, Kings 105
203
Sixers-KnicksSixers 92, Knicks 107
199
Pacers-HeatPacers 90, Heat 106
196
Blazers-JazzBlazers 86, Jazz 110
196
SAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-KingsClippers 98, Kings 105
+7 SAC
Warriors-MavsWarriors 107, Mavs 99
+8 GSW
Sixers-KnicksSixers 92, Knicks 107
+15 NYK
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 132, Nuggets 117
+15 LAL
Pacers-HeatPacers 90, Heat 106
+16 MIA
Blazers-JazzBlazers 86, Jazz 110
+24 UTA
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksNYK won · Sixers 92, Knicks 107
6 pts
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 107, Mavs 99
6 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 90, Heat 106
1 pt
Zo shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HoustonNYK · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (12-18)
MacLeanPHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
CampbellLAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 98Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2428252198
Kings26292525105
The story
Olden Polynice had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 105-98

Malik Sealy led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Kings won the fourth 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+3+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 132Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35363922132
Nuggets29262636117
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 132-117 behind 30 points and 9 assists from Nick Van Exel

Brooks Thompson paced Denver: 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

A 39-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +6+16+29+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 90Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2410332390
Heat23343019106
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 29 points and 13 rebounds carried Miami past Indiana, 106-90

For Indiana, Antonio Davis had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 34-10.

MIA lead by quarter
300 −1+23+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 41

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 28, 28, 35, 26, 31, 37, 34, 41Kings-Clippers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 25, 19, 14, 17, 20, 24, 6, 30Lakers-Nuggets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 22, 20, 24, 15, 15, 21, 29, 29Heat-Pacers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 46, 18, 27, 33, 14, 18, 40, 20, 28Warriors-Mavs · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 25, 4, 23, 28, 22, 17, 28Knicks-Sixers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 10, 20, 12, 12, 5, 10, 10, 26Nuggets-Lakers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondSAC+7.0 33.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Gary TrentPOR+6.8 18.0 last 10 · 11.2 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
George McCloudDAL−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 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