FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 17, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 19 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Magic110
Hornets124
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Nets101
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Rockets127
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +29
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Pacers105
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -19; Q3 IND -13; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Sonics113
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Grizzlies95
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Bullets95
Q1 WSB -3; Q2 WSB +9; Q3 WSB +3; Q4 WSB +2
On this day · 1995–96Feb 17, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Magic-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Indiana erases 19-point lead, steals one from Toronto

Anthony Mason goes for 28 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-19-13+2IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36322213103
Pacers29202828105
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 40, 33, 28, 18, 26, 22, 14, 20, 25IND25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 1, 18IND18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 7, 26, 19, 13, 15, 12, 14, 23TOR23 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 7, 33, 13, 17, 8, 17, 4, 9, 7, 21TOR21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bullets

Washington holds off Milwaukee, 95–93

Washington led 72–69 after three and held on to win by two. Juwan Howard led Washington with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over TOR2WSB over MIL2SEA over BOS5DAL over VAN5CLE over NJN7CHH over ORL14HOU over ATL29Final margin, points. Pink = WSB over MIL.
The night in charts
Magic-Hornets combined for 234, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HornetsMagic 110, Hornets 124
234
Hawks-RocketsHawks 98, Rockets 127
225
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 108, Sonics 113
221
Nets-CavsNets 101, Cavs 108
209
Raptors-PacersRaptors 103, Pacers 105
208
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 100, Grizzlies 95
195
Bucks-BulletsBucks 93, Bullets 95
188
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PacersRaptors 103, Pacers 105
+2 IND
Bucks-BulletsBucks 93, Bullets 95
+2 WSB
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 100, Grizzlies 95
+5 DAL
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 108, Sonics 113
+5 SEA
Nets-CavsNets 101, Cavs 108
+7 CLE
Magic-HornetsMagic 110, Hornets 124
+14 CHH
Hawks-RocketsHawks 98, Rockets 127
+29 HOU
IND erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 103, Pacers 105
19 pts
Bucks-BulletsWSB won · Bucks 93, Bullets 95
3 pts
Celtics-SonicsSEA won · Celtics 108, Sonics 113
2 pts
Mason shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
100% (11-11)
A.C. GreenDAL · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
HakeemHOU · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SmitsIND · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MuresanWSB · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 103Pacers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36322213103
Pacers29202828105
The story
Reggie Miller had 25 points as Indiana beat Toronto 105-103

Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 23 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 28-13.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−19−13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Doug Christie led the game in fantasy with 43.7 FPTS (21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 100Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31301524100
Grizzlies2229172795
The story
Dallas beat Vancouver 100-95 behind 21 points and 15 rebounds from A.C. Green

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 24 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+10+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 110Hornets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30341729110
Hornets30343228124
The story
Vlade Divac's 13 points and 11 rebounds carried Charlotte past Orlando, 124-110

For Orlando, Horace Grant had 18 REB, 17 PTS 13 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 6 BLK · 5-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-17, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 00+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 50 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.4Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 40

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 43, 40, 24, 17, 32, 27, 21, 40Hornets-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 32, 25, 18, 28, 26, 25, 22, 30Nets-Cavs · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 15, 32, 20, 25, 23, 8, 14, 30Nets-Cavs · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 13, 13, 24, 22, 18, 21, 15, 28Hornets-Magic · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 11, 11, 22, 18, 20, 19, 7, 28Magic-Hornets · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 41, 24, 14, 36, 11, 6, 21, 25, 28Hawks-Rockets · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Don MacLeanPHI+7.5 18.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Todd DayBOS+6.6 19.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.4 20.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+5.8 21.6 last 10 · 15.8 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−4.4 14.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.4 6.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.3 17.7 last 10 · 21.0 season