FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 18, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHX by 10 at halftime and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Nuggets123
Bulls134
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Mavs69
Clippers87
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +18
Final · Box score
Suns94
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Heat111
Sixers83
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +28
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Kings95
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Jazz113
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 1995–96Feb 18, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Pacers), 44 points.
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The lead · Suns-Knicks

Patrick Ewing posts 31 and 13 as New York beats Phoenix

Karl Malone goes for 37 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-100+1NYK AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3027152294
Knicks2225252395
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 23, 26, 24, 18, 18, 17, 23, 31NYK31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 24, 26, 14, 12, 15, 5, 11, 15NYK15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 23, 18, 18, 20, 33, 10, 15, 22PHX22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 11, 18, 19, 20, 14, 24, 16, 19PHX19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz

Utah never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–105. Karl Malone led Utah with 37 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over PHX1UTA over SAS8CHI over DEN11SAC over MIN11LAC over DAL18MIA over PHI28Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Bulls combined for 257, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 123, Bulls 134
257
Spurs-JazzSpurs 105, Jazz 113
218
Heat-SixersHeat 111, Sixers 83
194
Suns-KnicksSuns 94, Knicks 95
189
Wolves-KingsWolves 84, Kings 95
179
Mavs-ClippersMavs 69, Clippers 87
156
NYK won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-KnicksSuns 94, Knicks 95
+1 NYK
Spurs-JazzSpurs 105, Jazz 113
+8 UTA
Wolves-KingsWolves 84, Kings 95
+11 SAC
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 123, Bulls 134
+11 CHI
Mavs-ClippersMavs 69, Clippers 87
+18 LAC
Heat-SixersHeat 111, Sixers 83
+28 MIA
Ellis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisDEN · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Del NegroSAS · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
EwingNYK · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
76% (13-17)
MaloneUTA · 37 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
PippenCHI · 47 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (19-27)
Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 94Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3027152294
Knicks2225252395
The story
Charles Oakley had 15 rebounds and 5 points as New York beat Phoenix 95-94

Wesley Person led Phoenix with 22 PTS, 6 REB 15 REB, 5 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL · 2-8 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Knicks took the third 25-15.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bulls
Nuggets 123Bulls 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27272544123
Bulls30363533134
The story
Michael Jordan's 24 points and 12 assists carried Chicago past Denver, 134-123

For Denver, Dale Ellis had 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +3+12+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 111Sixers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29242632111
Sixers2521211683
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 111-83 behind 29 points from Tim Hardaway

Jerry Stackhouse paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +4+7+12+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.0Season avg24.1Last 3

24.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Scottie Pippen leads the day with 47

Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 32, 7, 21, 22, 5, 13, 22, 47Bulls-Nuggets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high47 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 32, 36, 24, 26, 30, 24, 15, 37Jazz-Spurs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 13, 14, 19, 8, 8, 22, 11, 32Spurs-Jazz · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 23, 26, 24, 18, 18, 17, 23, 31Knicks-Suns · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 11, 20, 23, 22, 31, 18, 15, 29Heat-Sixers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 22, 27, 35, 17, 16, 19, 23, 28Wolves-Kings · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Don MacLeanPHI+9.0 20.5 last 10 · 11.5 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
Wesley PersonPHX+6.0 19.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−5.0 8.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Avery JohnsonSAS−5.0 5.4 last 10 · 10.4 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