FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 14, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Bulls89
Hawks88
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Hornets103
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Magic100
Wolves104
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Suns110
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Spurs94
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Sonics105
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Raptors102
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Grizzlies109
Q1 VAN +2; Q2 VAN +5; Q3 VAN +5; Q4 VAN +3
Final · Box score
Nets107
Bullets125
Q1 WSB +5; Q2 WSB +8; Q3 WSB +15; Q4 WSB +18
On this day · 1995–96Feb 14, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Raptors

Glenn Robinson scores 37, Milwaukee rallies past Toronto

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+2-3+4MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24272431106
Raptors33162924102
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18, 17, 12, 12, 37MIL37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 15, 4, 3, 9, 10, 2, 10, 22MIL22 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 23, 18, 18, 17, 12, 14, 14, 21TOR21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 24, 8, 33, 16, 26, 27, 15, 20TOR20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 20.

CHI over ATL1VAN over BOS3MIN over ORL4MIL over TOR4DET over CHH6GSW over SAS14PHX over LAC17WSB over NJN18SEA over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Nets-Bullets combined for 232, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BulletsNets 107, Bullets 125
232
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 106, Grizzlies 109
215
Pistons-HornetsPistons 109, Hornets 103
212
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 106, Raptors 102
208
Magic-WolvesMagic 100, Wolves 104
204
Clippers-SunsClippers 93, Suns 110
203
Warriors-SpursWarriors 108, Spurs 94
202
Rockets-SonicsRockets 85, Sonics 105
190
Bulls-HawksBulls 89, Hawks 88
177
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HawksBulls 89, Hawks 88
+1 CHI
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 106, Grizzlies 109
+3 VAN
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 106, Raptors 102
+4 MIL
Magic-WolvesMagic 100, Wolves 104
+4 MIN
Pistons-HornetsPistons 109, Hornets 103
+6 DET
Warriors-SpursWarriors 108, Spurs 94
+14 GSW
Clippers-SunsClippers 93, Suns 110
+17 PHX
Nets-BulletsNets 107, Bullets 125
+18 WSB
Rockets-SonicsRockets 85, Sonics 105
+20 SEA
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 106, Raptors 102
9 pts
Magic-WolvesMIN won · Magic 100, Wolves 104
3 pts
Kevin Johnson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
ReevesVAN · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
CambyTOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BryantPHX · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
GarrettMIN · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 89Hawks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3220211689
Hawks2623231688
The story
Michael Jordan's 30 points carried Chicago past Atlanta, 89-88

For Atlanta, Christian Laettner had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 13-28 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-26, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 58.8 FPTS on 19 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 106Grizzlies 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30192928106
Grizzlies32222926109
The story
Bryant Reeves had 30 points and 12 rebounds as Vancouver beat Boston 109-106

David Wesley led Boston with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB · 13-18 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the second 22-19, their biggest quarter edge.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +2+5+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 106Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24272431106
Raptors33162924102
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 106-102 behind 22 points and 16 rebounds from Armen Gilliam

Damon Stoudamire paced Toronto: 14 AST, 12 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9+2−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 37

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 19, 15, 18, 17, 12, 12, 37Bucks-Raptors · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 46, 18, 27, 33, 14, 18, 40, 20, 28, 32Warriors-Spurs · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 10, 24, 28, 24, 14, 24, 19, 31Grizzlies-Celtics · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 25, 11, 33, 20, 5, 20, 31, 30Grizzlies-Celtics · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 28, 32, 18, 45, 36, 27, 43, 30Bulls-Hawks · W
31.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 22, 27, 22, 17, 16, 17, 31, 29Pistons-Hornets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Todd DayBOS+7.2 20.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+7.0 33.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Gary TrentPOR+6.8 18.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.1 19.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.4 20.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
George McCloudDAL−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.3 6.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−4.2 15.0 last 10 · 19.2 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.7 5.9 last 10 · 9.6 season