FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 22, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–92.

Final · Box score
Hornets93
Hawks92
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH +1
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Mavs92
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Sixers97
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +17
On this day · 1995–96Feb 22, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Mavs

Toronto fights back from 8 down against Dallas

Anthony Mason goes for 25 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5+6+7TOR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2132163099
Mavs2919152992
Who led
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 17, 4, 9, 7, 21, 16, 15, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 13, 15, 12, 14, 23, 21, 17, 15TOR15 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 11, 18, 15, 13, 21, 18, 33, 20DAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Sasha DanilovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 10, 5, 2, 14, 2, 19, 13, 20DAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Hawks

Charlotte edges Atlanta by one

Atlanta won the fourth 24–16, but Charlotte held on, 93–92. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over ATL1TOR over DAL7PHI over POR17CHI over GSW33Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over ATL.
The night in charts
Warriors-Bulls combined for 207, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BullsWarriors 87, Bulls 120
207
Raptors-MavsRaptors 99, Mavs 92
191
Hornets-HawksHornets 93, Hawks 92
185
Blazers-SixersBlazers 80, Sixers 97
177
CHH won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hornets-HawksHornets 93, Hawks 92
+1 CHH
Raptors-MavsRaptors 99, Mavs 92
+7 TOR
Blazers-SixersBlazers 80, Sixers 97
+17 PHI
Warriors-BullsWarriors 87, Bulls 120
+33 CHI
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MavsTOR won · Raptors 99, Mavs 92
8 pts
Hornets-HawksCHH won · Hornets 93, Hawks 92
6 pts
Mason shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
MJCHI · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
ColemanPHI · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
BradleyDAL · 19 PTS, 11 REB
56% (9-16)
DivacCHH · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 93Hawks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2026311693
Hawks2619232492
The story
Vlade Divac had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Charlotte beat Atlanta 93-92

Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the third 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −6+1+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 80Sixers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1630201480
Sixers2730192197
The story
Derrick Coleman's 28 points and 15 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Portland, 97-80

For Portland, Kenny Anderson had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-16, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +11+11+10+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 87Bulls 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2128221687
Bulls34272930120
The story
Chicago beat Golden State 120-87 behind 15 points and 10 rebounds from Toni Kukoc

Latrell Sprewell paced Golden State: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +13+12+19+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg31.3Today

31 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 34

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 45, 36, 27, 43, 30, 19, 24, 36, 34Bulls-Warriors · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 20, 2, 2, 12, 13, 10, 21, 28Sixers-Blazers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 22, 18, 21, 15, 28, 19, 22, 25Hornets-Hawks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 12, 19, 21, 17, 12, 16, 14, 24Hawks-Hornets · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36, 29, 23Hornets-Hawks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 17, 4, 9, 7, 21, 16, 15, 22Raptors-Mavs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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