FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 20, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 101–84.

Final · Box score
Bucks101
Mavs99
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets68
Pacers92
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Heat92
Nets87
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Sixers101
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Kings87
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Jazz122
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +17
On this day · 1995–96Feb 20, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Blazers), 39 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Sixers

Philadelphia beats Clippers, 101–84

Karl Malone goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+9+17PHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2720211684
Sixers22262924101
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 23, 25, 21, 13, 13, 17, 10, 24PHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 6, 11, 8, 5, 10, 4, 6, 24PHI24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 13, 9, 8, 12, 10, 18, 6, 12LAC12 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 6, 11, 4, 10, 0, 5, 9, 11LAC11 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 24.

MIL over DAL2MIA over NJN5HOU over TOR10PHI over LAC17UTA over BOS17NYK over SAC22IND over DEN24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Celtics-Jazz combined for 227, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-JazzCeltics 105, Jazz 122
227
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 97, Rockets 107
204
Bucks-MavsBucks 101, Mavs 99
200
Knicks-KingsKnicks 109, Kings 87
196
Clippers-SixersClippers 84, Sixers 101
185
Heat-NetsHeat 92, Nets 87
179
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 68, Pacers 92
160
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-MavsBucks 101, Mavs 99
+2 MIL
Heat-NetsHeat 92, Nets 87
+5 MIA
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 97, Rockets 107
+10 HOU
Clippers-SixersClippers 84, Sixers 101
+17 PHI
Celtics-JazzCeltics 105, Jazz 122
+17 UTA
Knicks-KingsKnicks 109, Kings 87
+22 NYK
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 68, Pacers 92
+24 IND
PHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SixersPHI won · Clippers 84, Sixers 101
5 pts
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 97, Rockets 107
4 pts
Hakeem shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
RussellUTA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WillisHOU · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MaloneUTA · 34 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
WeatherspoonPHI · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
Final · Bucks-Mavs
Bucks 101Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32261924101
Mavs2815272999
The story
Vin Baker had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Dallas 101-99

Michael Finley led Dallas with 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 12-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 26-15, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+15+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 92Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2223281992
Nets1925261787
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 92-87 behind 17 rebounds and 9 points from P.J. Brown

Kerry Kittles paced New Jersey: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST · 3-12 FG

The swing

A 22-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 84Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2720211684
Sixers22262924101
The story
Derrick Coleman's 21 points and 20 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Los Angeles, 101-84

For Los Angeles, Loy Vaught had 10 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −5+1+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 35

Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 20, 23, 22, 31, 18, 15, 29, 35Heat-Nets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 36, 24, 26, 30, 24, 15, 37, 34Jazz-Celtics · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 11, 11, 18, 15, 13, 21, 18, 33Mavs-Bucks · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 22, 13, 23, 23, 15, 21, 15, 29Bucks-Mavs · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 48, 6, 17, 26, 18, 19, 6, 28, 16, 25Rockets-Raptors · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 26, 31, 37, 34, 41, 19, 20, 25Kings-Knicks · L
25.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Todd DayBOS+7.3 21.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.4 21.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.4 20.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Wesley PersonPHX+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Glen RiceCHH+5.7 31.4 last 10 · 25.7 season
Cold
George McCloudDAL−5.0 8.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Avery JohnsonSAS−4.0 6.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−3.7 15.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Gerald WilkinsORL−3.6 7.5 last 10 · 11.1 season