FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 16, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 14 at halftime and won 89–80.

Final · Box score
Magic89
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Lakers91
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA -6; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Suns96
Wolves107
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -14; Q3 NYK -12; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Sixers97
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Blazers118
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Kings105
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +20
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Raptors89
Q1 DET -13; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +3
On this day · 1995–96Feb 16, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Knicks

New York climbs out of a 14-point hole against Indiana

Scottie Pippen goes for 22 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-14-12+9NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1932151480
Knicks1324173589
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 19, 23, 26, 24, 18, 18, 17, 23NYK23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 8, 13, 16, 11, 20, 10, 18, 16NYK16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 40, 33, 28, 18, 26, 22, 14, 20IND20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 7, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 9, 17IND17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Blazers combined for 224, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 106, Blazers 118
224
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 112, Sixers 97
209
Suns-WolvesSuns 96, Wolves 107
203
Magic-BullsMagic 89, Bulls 110
199
Sonics-LakersSonics 102, Lakers 91
193
Warriors-KingsWarriors 85, Kings 105
190
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 92, Raptors 89
181
Pacers-KnicksPacers 80, Knicks 89
169
DET won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 92, Raptors 89
+3 DET
Pacers-KnicksPacers 80, Knicks 89
+9 NYK
Suns-WolvesSuns 96, Wolves 107
+11 MIN
Sonics-LakersSonics 102, Lakers 91
+11 SEA
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 106, Blazers 118
+12 POR
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 112, Sixers 97
+15 DEN
Warriors-KingsWarriors 85, Kings 105
+20 SAC
Magic-BullsMagic 89, Bulls 110
+21 CHI
NYK erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 80, Knicks 89
14 pts
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 92, Raptors 89
13 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 96, Wolves 107
8 pts
Sonics-LakersSEA won · Sonics 102, Lakers 91
6 pts
Celtics-BlazersPOR won · Celtics 106, Blazers 118
1 pt
Schrempf shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchrempfSEA · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
78% (14-18)
KGMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
RiderPOR · 40 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
PolyniceSAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
GugliottaMIN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 92Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1630182892
Raptors2917212289
The story
Grant Hill had 23 points and 18 rebounds as Detroit beat Toronto 92-89

Walt Williams led Toronto with 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Pistons took the second 30-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −130−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 80Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1932151480
Knicks1324173589
The story
New York beat Indiana 89-80 behind 23 points from Patrick Ewing

Rik Smits paced Indiana: 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK · 7-17 FG

The swing

A 35-14 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−14−12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Blazers
Celtics 106Blazers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27212830106
Blazers26312437118
The story
Gary Trent's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Portland past Boston, 118-106

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 31-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+9+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Raptors

Detroit climbs back to beat Toronto

Toronto led by 13 after one. Detroit won it 92–89. Grant Hill led Detroit with 23 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Raptors
Grant Hill · DETWalt Williams · TORPTS2322REB183AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Isaiah Rider leads the day with 40

Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 12, 18, 16, 19, 4, 7, 26, 40Blazers-Celtics · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 27, 15, 18, 10, 15, 22, 37Nuggets-Sixers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 18, 14, 18, 14, 19, 6, 20, 34Sonics-Lakers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 19, 20, 17, 13, 19, 29, 28, 28Celtics-Blazers · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 6, 23, 18, 5, 18, 19, 22, 26Lakers-Sonics · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 20, 10, 18, 22, 27, 27, 21, 26Celtics-Blazers · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Don MacLeanPHI+7.5 18.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Todd DayBOS+6.8 20.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.5 20.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+5.7 31.7 last 10 · 26.0 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.4 20.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−5.4 5.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
George McCloudDAL−5.0 8.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−4.2 15.0 last 10 · 19.2 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−4.1 7.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Dennis ScottORL−4.1 8.8 last 10 · 12.9 season