FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 6, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 14 at halftime and won 87–80.

Final · Box score
Bullets120
Celtics114
Q1 WSB +9; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +6; Q4 WSB +6
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Warriors100
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Lakers87
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Wolves83
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Nets96
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Magic94
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Kings113
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Grizzlies85
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +9
On this day · 1995–96Apr 6, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Heat), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Lakers fight back from 14 down against Dallas

Chris Webber goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-14+11+7LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs302122780
Lakers1720272387
Who led
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 5, 5, 4, 3, 1, 4, 0, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 25, 17, 6, 16, 20, 27, 12, 17LAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Derek HarperPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 2, 19, 18, 12, 9, 19, 5, 18DAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Sasha DanilovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 2, 19, 13, 20, 0, 17, 18, 15DAL15 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bullets-Celtics combined for 234, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-CelticsBullets 120, Celtics 114
234
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 114, Warriors 100
214
Sonics-KingsSonics 101, Kings 113
214
Bulls-MagicBulls 110, Magic 94
204
Clippers-NetsClippers 103, Nets 96
199
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 94, Grizzlies 85
179
Pacers-WolvesPacers 94, Wolves 83
177
Mavs-LakersMavs 80, Lakers 87
167
WSB won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bullets-CelticsBullets 120, Celtics 114
+6 WSB
Mavs-LakersMavs 80, Lakers 87
+7 LAL
Clippers-NetsClippers 103, Nets 96
+7 LAC
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 94, Grizzlies 85
+9 HOU
Pacers-WolvesPacers 94, Wolves 83
+11 IND
Sonics-KingsSonics 101, Kings 113
+12 SAC
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 114, Warriors 100
+14 UTA
Bulls-MagicBulls 110, Magic 94
+16 CHI
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 80, Lakers 87
14 pts
Clippers-NetsLAC won · Clippers 103, Nets 96
4 pts
Sonics-KingsSAC won · Sonics 101, Kings 113
2 pts
Howard shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardWSB · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
OstertagUTA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WesleyBOS · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
WebberWSB · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
RogersLAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bullets-Celtics
Bullets 120Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets43312323120
Celtics34332423114
The story
Juwan Howard had 31 points as Washington beat Boston 120-114

David Wesley led Boston with 34 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 13-17 FG

The swing

The Bullets won the first 43-34, their biggest quarter edge.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +9+7+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 94Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2525202494
Grizzlies2320241885
The story
Charles Barkley's 28 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past Vancouver, 94-85

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 22 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-18, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+7+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 94Wolves 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2715282494
Wolves1720252183
The story
Indiana beat Minnesota 94-83 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Rik Smits

Stephon Marbury paced Minnesota: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+5+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 75 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
33.21995–96 avg14.0Last 2

14.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.2 in 1995–96 (65 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Nets

New Jersey's skid reaches four

Clippers won 103–96; the Nets fall to 23–51. Loy Vaught led Clippers with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
Lvs HOU89–97L@ PHI110–112W@ BOS100–91Lvs LAL84–109Wvs PHI123–105Wvs NYK92–86L@ CHI101–111L@ MIN89–94Lvs CHH87–93Lvs LAC96–103
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 37

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 23, 20, 12, 21, 21, 34, 22, 37Bulls-Magic · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 19, 15, 15, 24, 31, 7, 16, 34Celtics-Bullets · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 26, 26, 24, 17, 15, 15, 17, 31Bullets-Celtics · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 11, 20, 22, 20, 18, 14, 21, 31Bullets-Celtics · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 32, 20, 35, 31, 33, 23, 16, 30Jazz-Warriors · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 19, 26, 17, 2, 6, 20, 28Rockets-Grizzlies · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.6 24.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+7.6 27.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Rik SmitsIND+5.8 22.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.7 14.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Dean GarrettMIN+5.5 13.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Dan MajerleMIA−6.1 5.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
George McCloudLAL−5.7 4.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.6 8.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Shawn KempSEA−5.5 13.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.2 19.6 last 10 · 24.8 season