FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 7, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CLE by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Sixers102
Bulls128
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +26
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets110
Cavs105
Q1 CHH -14; Q2 CHH -13; Q3 CHH -4; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Nuggets104
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Heat94
Pistons88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +23
On this day · 1995–96Apr 7, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Cavs

Glen Rice scores 42 as Charlotte beats Cleveland

Allen Iverson goes for 44 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-13-40+5CHH AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets1824253112110
Cavs322316277105
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 27, 24, 33, 20, 38, 24, 41, 42CHH42 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ricky PiercePoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 16, 6, 0, 19, 16, 19, 14, 15CHH15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 12, 14, 11, 11, 8, 17, 10, 23CLE23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 5, 6, 21, 15, 10, 24, 6, 22CLE22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Bulls combined for 230, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BullsSixers 102, Bulls 128
230
Hornets-CavsHornets 110, Cavs 105
215
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 110, Nuggets 104
214
Spurs-JazzSpurs 93, Jazz 116
209
Heat-PistonsHeat 94, Pistons 88
182
CHH won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hornets-CavsHornets 110, Cavs 105
+5 CHH
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 110, Nuggets 104
+6 POR
Heat-PistonsHeat 94, Pistons 88
+6 MIA
Spurs-JazzSpurs 93, Jazz 116
+23 UTA
Sixers-BullsSixers 102, Bulls 128
+26 CHI
CHH erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-CavsCHH won · Hornets 110, Cavs 105
14 pts
Blazers-NuggetsPOR won · Blazers 110, Nuggets 104
6 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 94, Pistons 88
4 pts
Potapenko shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PotapenkoCLE · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
RiderPOR · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
MillsCLE · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GoldwireDEN · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
P.J. BrownMIA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 110Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets1824253112110
Cavs322316277105
The story
Ricky Pierce had 15 points as Charlotte beat Cleveland 110-105 in OT

Bob Sura led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Hornets took the third 25-16.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −14−13−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 110Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32263220110
Nuggets38232122104
The story
Portland beat Denver 110-104 behind 23 points from Clifford Robinson

Tom Hammonds paced Denver: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−3+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 102Bulls 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19352325102
Bulls28293041128
The story
Michael Jordan's 30 points carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 128-102

For Philadelphia, Clar. Weatherspoon had 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 13-25 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 41-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +9+3+10+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 72 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.8Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Nuggets

Portland beats Denver, 110–104

Portland led 90–82 after three and won by 6. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over CLE5POR over DEN6MIA over DET6UTA over SAS23CHI over PHI26Final margin, points. Pink = POR over DEN.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 19, 18, 18, 15, 22, 22, 32, 44Sixers-Bulls · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 27, 24, 33, 20, 38, 24, 41, 42Hornets-Cavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 20, 12, 21, 21, 34, 22, 37, 30Bulls-Sixers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tom HammondsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 4, 1, 4, 9, 3, 10, 15, 29Nuggets-Blazers · L
5.3 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 13, 16, 31, 11, 26, 15, 21, 28Bulls-Sixers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 23, 22, 2, 8, 21, 27, 12, 28Blazers-Nuggets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 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
Dean GarrettMIN+5.5 13.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Marcus CambyTOR+5.2 20.1 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Dan MajerleMIA−6.6 4.8 last 10 · 11.4 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