FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 25, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by DAL (vs CHH) and SEA (vs CLE).

Final · Box score
Sonics72
Cavs66
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Mavs86
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors124
Nuggets122
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Clippers98
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Kings90
Nets97
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Jazz110
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Bullets108
Q1 WSB +8; Q2 WSB +21; Q3 WSB +25; Q4 WSB +21
On this day · 1995–96Feb 25, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Vin Baker (Bucks-Bullets), 35 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Mavs

Dallas takes over late to edge Charlotte

Doug Christie goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-1-3+2DAL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1619282184
Mavs1915262686
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 15, 13, 21, 18, 33, 20, 20, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 9 games: 4, 0, 3, 11, 2, 14, 7, 13, 17DAL17 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36, 29, 23, 33, 29CHH29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Ricky PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 0, 0, 13, 9, 9, 6, 13, 16CHH16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Nuggets combined for 246, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 124, Nuggets 122
246
Knicks-JazzKnicks 99, Jazz 110
209
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 100
196
Pacers-BulletsPacers 87, Bullets 108
195
Sixers-ClippersSixers 93, Clippers 98
191
Kings-NetsKings 90, Nets 97
187
Hornets-MavsHornets 84, Mavs 86
170
Sonics-CavsSonics 72, Cavs 66
138
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-MavsHornets 84, Mavs 86
+2 DAL
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 124, Nuggets 122
+2 TOR
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 100
+4 HOU
Sixers-ClippersSixers 93, Clippers 98
+5 LAC
Sonics-CavsSonics 72, Cavs 66
+6 SEA
Kings-NetsKings 90, Nets 97
+7 NJN
Knicks-JazzKnicks 99, Jazz 110
+11 UTA
Pacers-BulletsPacers 87, Bullets 108
+21 WSB
DAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MavsDAL won · Hornets 84, Mavs 86
3 pts
Sonics-CavsSEA won · Sonics 72, Cavs 66
3 pts
Phills shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PhillsCLE · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BarkleyHOU · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
VaughtLAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Abdul-RaufSAC · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KerseyLAL · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Nuggets
Raptors 124Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors3430242412124
Nuggets2930252810122
The story
Walt Williams had 13 points as Toronto beat Denver 124-122 in OT

Ervin Johnson led Denver with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+5+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 84Mavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1619282184
Mavs1915262686
The story
Michael Finley's 18 points carried Dallas past Charlotte, 86-84

For Charlotte, Glen Rice had 29 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-21.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Mason was the fantasy play: 60.4 FPTS on 22 REB, 15 PTS, 10 AST

Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 96Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2122223196
Rockets36241723100
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 100-96 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Elden Campbell paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 36-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +15+17+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 54 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 21.

DAL over CHH2TOR over DEN2HOU over LAL4LAC over PHI5SEA over CLE6NJN over SAC7UTA over NYK11WSB over IND21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 35

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 15, 12, 14, 23, 21, 17, 15, 35Raptors-Nuggets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 26, 30, 24, 15, 37, 34, 32, 33Jazz-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 15, 22, 37, 13, 18, 24, 29, 32Nuggets-Raptors · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 31, 37, 34, 41, 19, 20, 25, 32Kings-Nets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 27, 21, 40, 36, 29, 23, 33, 29Hornets-Mavs · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 19, 25, 17, 20, 25, 25, 9, 28Bullets-Pacers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+9.9 23.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Eric WilliamsBOS+7.8 22.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.5 21.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dean GarrettMIN+6.5 12.6 last 10 · 6.1 season
Voshon LenardMIA+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−7.0 13.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Dale EllisDEN−5.3 11.8 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
George McCloudLAL−4.4 8.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.1 17.7 last 10 · 21.8 season