FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 19, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by CHH (vs PHX) and CLE (vs LAL).

Final · Box score
Pacers87
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Suns115
Hornets123
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH -7; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Bullets85
Pistons100
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Warriors112
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Lakers84
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Magic95
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Raptors125
Spurs92
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +33
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Grizzlies73
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +11
On this day · 1995–96Feb 19, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hornets

Glen Rice hits six threes, Charlotte tops Phoenix

Latrell Sprewell goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6-7+8CHH AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25373122115
Hornets27411837123
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 40, 24, 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36CHH36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 10, 8, 15, 13, 18, 23, 13, 19CHH19 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 13, 14, 32, 22, 27, 20, 16, 25PHX25 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 18, 18, 20, 33, 10, 15, 22, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat San Antonio by 33, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHH over PHX8GSW over BOS11ORL over POR11MIN over VAN11ATL over IND13DET over WSB15CLE over LAL19TOR over SAS33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Suns-Hornets combined for 238, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HornetsSuns 115, Hornets 123
238
Raptors-SpursRaptors 125, Spurs 92
217
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 101, Warriors 112
213
Pacers-HawksPacers 87, Hawks 100
187
Cavs-LakersCavs 103, Lakers 84
187
Bullets-PistonsBullets 85, Pistons 100
185
Blazers-MagicBlazers 84, Magic 95
179
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 84, Grizzlies 73
157
CHH won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-HornetsSuns 115, Hornets 123
+8 CHH
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 84, Grizzlies 73
+11 MIN
Blazers-MagicBlazers 84, Magic 95
+11 ORL
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 101, Warriors 112
+11 GSW
Pacers-HawksPacers 87, Hawks 100
+13 ATL
Bullets-PistonsBullets 85, Pistons 100
+15 DET
Cavs-LakersCavs 103, Lakers 84
+19 CLE
Raptors-SpursRaptors 125, Spurs 92
+33 TOR
CHH rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HornetsCHH won · Suns 115, Hornets 123
7 pts
Cavs-LakersCLE won · Cavs 103, Lakers 84
7 pts
Wolves-GrizzliesMIN won · Wolves 84, Grizzlies 73
2 pts
Horace Grant shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Horace GrantORL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Tyrone HillCLE · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GarrettMIN · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Popeye JonesTOR · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RogersTOR · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 115Hornets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25373122115
Hornets27411837123
The story
Vlade Divac's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Charlotte past Phoenix, 123-115

For Phoenix, Kevin Johnson had 25 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 37-22.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +2+6−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 101Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26282324101
Warriors30282529112
The story
Chris Mullin had a 19-10-12 triple-double as Golden State beat Boston 112-101

Todd Day led Boston with 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 7 STL · 6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+4+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 84Grizzlies 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2117301684
Grizzlies172372673
The story
Minnesota beat Vancouver 84-73 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Dean Garrett

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 30-7 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +4−2+21+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 35 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 41

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 14, 18, 40, 20, 28, 32, 20, 41Warriors-Celtics · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 40, 24, 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36Hornets-Suns · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 15, 16, 23, 25, 10, 22, 22, 30Cavs-Lakers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 18, 25, 19, 14, 29, 13, 18, 27Celtics-Warriors · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 28, 24, 14, 24, 19, 31, 24, 26Grizzlies-Wolves · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 13, 14, 32, 22, 27, 20, 16, 25Suns-Hornets · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Don MacLeanPHI+9.0 20.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Todd DayBOS+7.0 20.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.7 20.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.4 21.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Wesley PersonPHX+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−5.0 8.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−4.4 14.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Avery JohnsonSAS−4.0 6.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.6 7.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Sherman DouglasMIL−3.4 6.2 last 10 · 9.6 season