FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 26, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed POR by 15 after three quarters and won 96–95.

Final · Box score
Kings111
Celtics105
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Pistons117
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +26; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +33
Final · Box score
Sonics78
Pacers92
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Bucks72
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Heat86
Magic98
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Suns111
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +7
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks96
Blazers95
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -15; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Spurs89
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Grizzlies80
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 1995–96Feb 26, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Celtics), 39 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Blazers

New York needs overtime to survive Portland

Jason Kidd goes for 19 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+7-150+1NYK AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks2033531796
Blazers24222716695
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 17, 23, 31, 24, 7, 34, 28, 27NYK27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 18, 16, 13, 22, 8, 10, 13, 14NYK14 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 2, 30, 12, 16, 22, 20, 25, 10, 11, 20POR20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 15, 35, 13, 13, 16, 20, 12, 19POR19 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Golden State by 33, the widest margin of 9 games.

NYK over POR1LAC over VAN3SAC over BOS6ATL over MIL7PHX over PHI7ORL over MIA12IND over SEA14MIN over SAS19DET over GSW33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Celtics combined for 216, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-CelticsKings 111, Celtics 105
216
Sixers-SunsSixers 104, Suns 111
215
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 84, Pistons 117
201
Wolves-SpursWolves 108, Spurs 89
197
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 96, Blazers 95
191
Heat-MagicHeat 86, Magic 98
184
Sonics-PacersSonics 78, Pacers 92
170
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 83, Grizzlies 80
163
Hawks-BucksHawks 79, Bucks 72
151
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 96, Blazers 95
+1 NYK
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 83, Grizzlies 80
+3 LAC
Kings-CelticsKings 111, Celtics 105
+6 SAC
Sixers-SunsSixers 104, Suns 111
+7 PHX
Hawks-BucksHawks 79, Bucks 72
+7 ATL
Heat-MagicHeat 86, Magic 98
+12 ORL
Sonics-PacersSonics 78, Pacers 92
+14 IND
Wolves-SpursWolves 108, Spurs 89
+19 MIN
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 84, Pistons 117
+33 DET
NYK erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BlazersNYK won · Knicks 96, Blazers 95
15 pts
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 79, Bucks 72
8 pts
Kings-CelticsSAC won · Kings 111, Celtics 105
4 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesLAC won · Clippers 83, Grizzlies 80
3 pts
Wolves-SpursMIN won · Wolves 108, Spurs 89
2 pts
Gugliotta shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GugliottaMIN · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
PerdueSAS · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
ScottORL · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
FoxBOS · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
StackhousePHI · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 96Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2033531796
Blazers24222716695
The story
Patrick Ewing had 27 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Portland 96-95 in OT

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 20 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 8-25 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 31-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+7−150+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 83Grizzlies 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1823142883
Grizzlies1814262280
The story
Loy Vaught's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Vancouver, 83-80

For Vancouver, Aaron Williams had 14 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 23-14, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+9−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 54.6 FPTS on 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 111Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25233429111
Celtics29212134105
The story
Sacramento beat Boston 111-105 behind 16 points and 14 rebounds from Olden Polynice

Rick Fox paced Boston: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 34-21 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4−2+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 38

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 37, 34, 41, 19, 20, 25, 32, 38Kings-Celtics · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 22, 27, 20, 16, 25, 20, 14, 36Suns-Sixers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 17, 16, 19, 23, 28, 20, 18, 29Wolves-Spurs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 24, 19, 31, 24, 26, 30, 24, 28Grizzlies-Clippers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 16, 20, 26, 18, 17, 21, 16, 28Sixers-Suns · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 17, 23, 31, 24, 7, 34, 28, 27Knicks-Blazers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 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+7.9 22.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Dean GarrettMIN+6.9 13.2 last 10 · 6.3 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+6.1 24.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Vinny Del NegroSAS+6.1 17.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−6.1 14.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.4 16.2 last 10 · 21.6 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