FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 1, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Celtics106
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +20; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Cavs88
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Mavs82
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Nuggets99
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Bullets104
Pacers100
Q1 WSB +10; Q2 WSB +3; Q3 WSB +9; Q4 WSB +4
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Heat97
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Magic93
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Blazers82
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Sonics97
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Grizzlies91
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +11
The lead · Knicks-Cavs

New York handles Cleveland by 6

Grant Hill goes for 35 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-2+6NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2517252794
Cavs2425201988
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 22, 30, 25, 35, 27, 18, 33, 21NYK21 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 13, 14, 9, 13, 4, 24, 13, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 11, 19, 11, 12, 14, 9, 19, 31CLE31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 4, 19, 9, 0, 16, 9, 10, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Bulls combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 111
217
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 99
215
Bullets-PacersBullets 104, Pacers 100
204
Sixers-MagicSixers 105, Magic 93
198
Lakers-SonicsLakers 99, Sonics 97
196
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 102, Grizzlies 91
193
Clippers-HeatClippers 87, Heat 97
184
Pistons-MavsPistons 100, Mavs 82
182
Knicks-CavsKnicks 94, Cavs 88
182
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 82
173
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SonicsLakers 99, Sonics 97
+2 LAL
Bullets-PacersBullets 104, Pacers 100
+4 WSB
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 111
+5 CHI
Knicks-CavsKnicks 94, Cavs 88
+6 NYK
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 82
+9 GSW
Clippers-HeatClippers 87, Heat 97
+10 MIA
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 102, Grizzlies 91
+11 MIL
Sixers-MagicSixers 105, Magic 93
+12 PHI
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 99
+17 HOU
Pistons-MavsPistons 100, Mavs 82
+18 DET
NYK rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 94, Cavs 88
7 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 105, Magic 93
6 pts
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 91, Blazers 82
4 pts
Bucks-GrizzliesMIL won · Bucks 102, Grizzlies 91
3 pts
MJ shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MJCHI · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HoustonNYK · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KukocCHI · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DrexlerHOU · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
LenardMIA · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 99Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2624282199
Sonics1821342497
The story
Nick Van Exel had 30 points as Los Angeles beat Seattle 99-97

Hersey Hawkins led Seattle with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 10-28 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+11+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 106Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics15282736106
Bulls35232528111
The story
Chicago beat Boston 111-106 behind 21 points from Michael Jordan

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 35-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +20+15+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Wesley topped the game at 60.1 FPTS: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 102Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25303116102
Grizzlies2824172291
The story
Sherman Douglas' 21 points and 9 assists carried Milwaukee past Vancouver, 102-91

For Vancouver, Lee Mayberry had 17 PTS, 5 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-17, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+3+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.7Season avg24.9Last 3

24.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg42.5Today

43 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Magic

Philadelphia upsets Orlando

Philadelphia (20–50) beat Orlando (40–31) 105–93. Mark Davis led Philadelphia with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over SEA2WSB over IND4CHI over BOS5NYK over CLE6GSW over POR9MIA over LAC10MIL over VAN11PHI over ORL12HOU over DEN17DET over DAL18Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over ORL.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 35

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 19, 17, 22, 16, 18, 21, 22, 35Pistons-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 18 REB · 6 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 10, 10, 15, 7, 19, 15, 15, 24, 31Celtics-Bulls · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 11, 19, 11, 12, 14, 9, 19, 31Cavs-Knicks · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 30, 22, 20, 13, 23, 18, 14, 30Lakers-Sonics · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 35, 20, 27, 21, 30, 19, 21, 30Magic-Sixers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 27, 18, 18, 24, 16, 39, 28, 28Pacers-Bullets · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+7.2 22.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+7.1 20.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rik SmitsIND+7.1 23.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.8 21.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.1 25.7 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−7.5 3.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Michael JordanCHI−6.4 23.4 last 10 · 29.8 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−6.4 18.7 last 10 · 25.1 season
Todd DayBOS−4.7 8.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Dan MajerleMIA−4.5 7.8 last 10 · 12.3 season