FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 24, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors100
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Bulls116
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +27
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Magic93
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Spurs84
Q1 CHH +14; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +12
On this day · 1995–96Feb 24, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Nuggets-Jazz), 31 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Hawks

Golden State's skid reaches three

Vlade Divac goes for 13 rebounds

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+11+3+6ATL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22273120100
Hawks35252323106
Who led
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 19, 21, 17, 12, 16, 14, 24, 25ATL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 36, 11, 6, 21, 25, 28, 15, 12, 16, 21ATL21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 14, 20, 20, 18, 15, 17, 19, 25GSW25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 11, 14, 18, 9, 19, 10, 5, 24GSW24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pistons-Magic

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 93–84. Best quarter: the first, 28–23. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over GSW6ORL over DET9CHH over SAS12CHI over POR27Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DET.
The night in charts
Warriors-Hawks combined for 206, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HawksWarriors 100, Hawks 106
206
Blazers-BullsBlazers 89, Bulls 116
205
Hornets-SpursHornets 96, Spurs 84
180
Pistons-MagicPistons 84, Magic 93
177
ATL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-HawksWarriors 100, Hawks 106
+6 ATL
Pistons-MagicPistons 84, Magic 93
+9 ORL
Hornets-SpursHornets 96, Spurs 84
+12 CHH
Blazers-BullsBlazers 89, Bulls 116
+27 CHI
Mullin shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MullinGSW · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
RatliffDET · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MasonCHH · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
PippenCHI · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Del NegroSAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 100Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22273120100
Hawks35252323106
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 18 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat Golden State 106-100

Chris Mullin led Golden State with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 7-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +13+11+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 96Spurs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3318182796
Spurs1920192684
The story
Anthony Mason's 24 points and 16 rebounds carried Charlotte past San Antonio, 96-84

For San Antonio, Avery Johnson had 17 PTS, 12 AST 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-19, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +14+12+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 89Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2623182289
Bulls32352821116
The story
Chicago beat Portland 116-89 behind 22 points and 11 assists from Scottie Pippen

Kenny Anderson paced Portland: 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 9-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +6+18+28+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg26.1Today

26 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 37

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 45, 36, 27, 43, 30, 19, 24, 36, 34, 37Bulls-Blazers · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36, 29, 23, 33Hornets-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 16, 19, 20, 12, 21, 22, 17, 29Magic-Pistons · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 19, 21, 17, 12, 16, 14, 24, 25Hawks-Warriors · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 14, 20, 20, 18, 15, 17, 19, 25Warriors-Hawks · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 18, 21, 15, 28, 19, 22, 25, 24Hornets-Spurs · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+9.1 22.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+7.8 22.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kevin WillisHOU+6.8 17.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.5 21.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dean GarrettMIN+6.5 12.6 last 10 · 6.1 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−6.6 13.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
George McCloudLAL−5.1 8.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−4.9 18.5 last 10 · 23.4 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Dale EllisDEN−4.4 12.7 last 10 · 17.1 season