FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 21, 1997Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CLE by 8 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Rockets74
Hawks76
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Hornets114
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +18
Final · Box score
Nets84
Pistons98
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Heat110
Q1 POR -1; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Wolves101
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Magic99
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Suns94
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Knicks64
Sonics84
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Bullets99
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +4
On this day · 1995–96Feb 21, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Larry Johnson (Hornets-Bullets), 32 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Suns

Phoenix rallies from 8 down to beat Cleveland

Scottie Pippen goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-80+6PHX AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2823112688
Suns2419193294
Who led
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 18, 20, 33, 10, 15, 22, 20, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 19, 20, 14, 24, 16, 19, 18, 20PHX20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 10, 6, 10, 14, 3, 8, 11, 23CLE23 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 6, 14, 14, 22, 17, 14, 19, 17CLE17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one SuperSonics rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Seattle beat New York by 20.

ATL over HOU2POR over MIA4CHI over WSB4SAS over MIL5PHX over CLE6LAL over VAN8ORL over DEN13DET over NJN14CHH over LAC18MIN over GSW19SEA over NYK20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Blazers-Heat combined for 224, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-HeatBlazers 114, Heat 110
224
Clippers-HornetsClippers 96, Hornets 114
210
Bulls-BulletsBulls 103, Bullets 99
202
Bucks-SpursBucks 93, Spurs 98
191
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 99
190
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 86, Magic 99
185
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 82, Wolves 101
183
Nets-PistonsNets 84, Pistons 98
182
Cavs-SunsCavs 88, Suns 94
182
Rockets-HawksRockets 74, Hawks 76
150
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 64, Sonics 84
148
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-HawksRockets 74, Hawks 76
+2 ATL
Blazers-HeatBlazers 114, Heat 110
+4 POR
Bulls-BulletsBulls 103, Bullets 99
+4 CHI
Bucks-SpursBucks 93, Spurs 98
+5 SAS
Cavs-SunsCavs 88, Suns 94
+6 PHX
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 99
+8 LAL
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 86, Magic 99
+13 ORL
Nets-PistonsNets 84, Pistons 98
+14 DET
Clippers-HornetsClippers 96, Hornets 114
+18 CHH
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 82, Wolves 101
+19 MIN
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 64, Sonics 84
+20 SEA
PHX rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SunsPHX won · Cavs 88, Suns 94
8 pts
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 91, Lakers 99
3 pts
Nuggets-MagicORL won · Nuggets 86, Magic 99
3 pts
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 114, Heat 110
2 pts
Clippers-HornetsCHH won · Clippers 96, Hornets 114
2 pts
Divac shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DivacCHH · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
CheaneyWSB · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
GarrettMIN · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
AnthonyVAN · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CeballosPHX · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 74Hawks 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2123171374
Hawks2915201276
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 17 points as Atlanta beat Houston 76-74

Charles Barkley led Houston with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 8-23 FG, 1-11 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +80+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bullets
Bulls 103Bullets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30301924103
Bullets2524193199
The story
Chicago beat Washington 103-99 behind 13 points from Luc Longley

Juwan Howard paced Washington: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+11+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 91Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1926252191
Lakers2913302799
The story
Elden Campbell's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Vancouver, 99-91

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 10-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10−3+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg39.5Today

39 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 36

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 45, 36, 27, 43, 30, 19, 24, 36Bulls-Bullets · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 24, 14, 24, 19, 31, 24, 26, 30Grizzlies-Lakers · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 43, 40, 24, 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36, 29Hornets-Clippers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 28, 38, 0, 20, 24, 11, 5, 29Heat-Blazers · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 7, 21, 22, 5, 13, 22, 47, 28Bulls-Bullets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 13, 23, 23, 15, 21, 15, 29, 27Bucks-Spurs · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Todd DayBOS+7.3 21.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Dean GarrettMIN+6.5 12.6 last 10 · 6.1 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+6.4 24.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+6.4 20.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Wesley PersonPHX+6.2 20.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−6.4 17.0 last 10 · 23.4 season
George McCloudDAL−5.0 8.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Shawn KempSEA−4.7 16.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−3.9 17.1 last 10 · 21.0 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−3.8 10.0 last 10 · 13.8 season