FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 15, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 13 at halftime and won 109–105.

Final · Box score
Sixers99
Heat125
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Bucks92
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Bullets86
Nets107
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +21
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Blazers109
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -13; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Spurs89
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Mavs84
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1995–96Feb 15, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Mavs-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Blazers

Kenny Anderson goes for 35 in Portland win over Houston

Kevin Willis goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-13+3+4POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29262228105
Blazers17253829109
Who led
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 13, 14, 13, 26, 18, 33, 15, 35POR35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 16, 12, 18, 16, 19, 4, 7, 26POR26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 11, 2, 23, 16, 17, 20, 8, 31HOU31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 48, 6, 17, 26, 18, 19, 6, 28HOU28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Heat combined for 224, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HeatSixers 99, Heat 125
224
Rockets-BlazersRockets 105, Blazers 109
214
Hawks-SpursHawks 109, Spurs 89
198
Bullets-NetsBullets 86, Nets 107
193
Mavs-JazzMavs 84, Jazz 99
183
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 87, Bucks 92
179
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 105, Blazers 109
+4 POR
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 87, Bucks 92
+5 MIL
Mavs-JazzMavs 84, Jazz 99
+15 UTA
Hawks-SpursHawks 109, Spurs 89
+20 ATL
Bullets-NetsBullets 86, Nets 107
+21 NJN
Sixers-HeatSixers 99, Heat 125
+26 MIA
Rider shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiderPOR · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
LaettnerATL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
ZoMIA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Del NegroSAS · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Kenny AndersonPOR · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
68% (13-19)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 105Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29262228105
Blazers17253829109
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Portland beat Houston 109-105

Brent Price led Houston with 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 38-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −12−13+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 87Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1821222687
Bucks2222232592
The story
Vin Baker's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Denver, 92-87

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+5+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 99Heat 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2032242399
Heat29343824125
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 125-99 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Alonzo Mourning

Don MacLean paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 38-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +9+11+25+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Bucks

Milwaukee leads Denver wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 92–87. Best quarter: the fourth, 25–26. Vin Baker led Milwaukee with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over HOU4MIL over DEN5UTA over DAL15ATL over SAS20NJN over WSB21MIA over PHI26Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over DEN.
Top performances

Kenny Anderson leads the day with 35

Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 13, 14, 13, 26, 18, 33, 15, 35Blazers-Rockets · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 11, 2, 23, 16, 17, 20, 8, 31Rockets-Blazers · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 48, 6, 17, 26, 18, 19, 6, 28Rockets-Blazers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 16, 12, 18, 16, 19, 4, 7, 26Blazers-Rockets · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 19, 11, 16, 21, 22, 16, 20, 26Sixers-Heat · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 41, 24, 14, 36, 11, 6, 21, 25Hawks-Spurs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 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
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.1 19.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.4 20.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rick FoxBOS+5.3 20.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−5.4 5.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
George McCloudDAL−5.0 8.7 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−3.3 6.3 last 10 · 9.6 season