FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 3, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed NJN by 11 after the first quarter and won 93–87.

Final · Box score
Mavs90
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Heat92
Pacers78
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Nets87
Q1 CHH -11; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +20; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Magic94
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +19
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Sonics103
Q1 SEA +18; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +21; Q4 SEA +23
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Bullets110
Q1 WSB +1; Q2 WSB -5; Q3 WSB -3; Q4 WSB +8
On this day · 1995–96Apr 3, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Rockets), 30 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

Charlotte rallies from 11 down to beat New Jersey

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+20+6CHH AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1524361893
Nets2619103287
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 29, 22, 27, 24, 33, 20, 38, 24CHH24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Ricky PiercePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 12, 16, 6, 0, 19, 16, 19CHH19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 33, 14, 15, 20, 16, 18, 23, 26NJN26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 13, 28, 30, 15, 12, 29, 13, 18NJN18 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Bullets combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BulletsBulls 102, Bullets 110
212
Clippers-MagicClippers 113, Magic 94
207
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 90, Warriors 106
196
Bucks-SonicsBucks 80, Sonics 103
183
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 87
180
Heat-PacersHeat 92, Pacers 78
170
CHH won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 87
+6 CHH
Bulls-BulletsBulls 102, Bullets 110
+8 WSB
Heat-PacersHeat 92, Pacers 78
+14 MIA
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 90, Warriors 106
+16 GSW
Clippers-MagicClippers 113, Magic 94
+19 LAC
Bucks-SonicsBucks 80, Sonics 103
+23 SEA
CHH erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsCHH won · Hornets 93, Nets 87
11 pts
Clippers-MagicLAC won · Clippers 113, Magic 94
10 pts
Bulls-BulletsWSB won · Bulls 102, Bullets 110
5 pts
Payton shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Darrick MartinLAC · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
MuresanWSB · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
StricklandWSB · 26 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ZoMIA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 93Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1524361893
Nets2619103287
The story
Matt Geiger had 18 points as Charlotte beat New Jersey 93-87

Sam Cassell led New Jersey with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Hornets took the third 36-10.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −11−6+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kendall Gill led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Bulls-Bullets
Bulls 102Bullets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33301623102
Bullets34241834110
The story
Washington beat Chicago 110-102 behind 26 points and 14 assists from Rod Strickland

Scottie Pippen paced Chicago: 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 34-23 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +1−5−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Magic
Clippers 113Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25233233113
Magic3127211594
The story
Darrick Martin's 31 points carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 113-94

For Orlando, Rony Seikaly had 18 PTS, 6 REB 31 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 10-14 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-15, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−10+1+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.7Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Magic

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Down 10 at the half, the Clippers won the fourth quarter 33–15 and the game 113–94. Darrick Martin led Clippers with 31 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Magic
Darrick Martin · LACAnfernee Hardaway · ORLPTS3127REB19AST35Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 34

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 10, 32, 36, 23, 20, 12, 21, 21, 34Bulls-Bullets · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 10, 5, 18, 4, 12, 13, 5, 31Clippers-Magic · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 20, 27, 21, 30, 19, 21, 30, 27Magic-Clippers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 13, 21, 22, 8, 16, 21, 18, 26Bullets-Bulls · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 33, 14, 15, 20, 16, 18, 23, 26Nets-Hornets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 11, 18, 26, 13, 16, 31, 11, 26Bulls-Bullets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.6 26.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.2 19.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rik SmitsIND+6.2 22.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Dean GarrettMIN+6.1 13.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−6.0 4.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Michael JordanCHI−5.3 24.5 last 10 · 29.8 season
Dan MajerleMIA−5.2 6.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.1 20.0 last 10 · 25.1 season
Todd DayBOS−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.7 season