FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 9, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 2 after the first quarter and won 86–80.

Final · Box score
Celtics111
Hornets136
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 CHH +25; Q4 CHH +25
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Pacers80
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Sixers101
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +27; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 1995–96Apr 9, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: George McCloud (Mavs-Kings), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Chicago keeps rolling, beats Indiana

Allen Iverson goes for 40 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+1+6CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1927192186
Pacers2123201680
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 12, 21, 21, 34, 22, 37, 30, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 16, 31, 11, 26, 15, 21, 28, 17CHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 10, 21, 14, 12, 7, 3, 17, 15IND15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 18, 27, 40, 20, 16, 17, 27, 13IND13 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Jazz

Utah leads Lakers wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 101–89. Best quarter: the fourth, 30–28. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over IND6UTA over LAL12ATL over PHI15CHH over BOS25Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over LAL.
The night in charts
Celtics-Hornets combined for 247, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 111, Hornets 136
247
Hawks-SixersHawks 116, Sixers 101
217
Lakers-JazzLakers 89, Jazz 101
190
Bulls-PacersBulls 86, Pacers 80
166
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 86, Pacers 80
+6 CHI
Lakers-JazzLakers 89, Jazz 101
+12 UTA
Hawks-SixersHawks 116, Sixers 101
+15 ATL
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 111, Hornets 136
+25 CHH
Malone shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
RiceCHH · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
LaettnerATL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
DelkCHH · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
59% (10-17)
PippenCHI · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 86Pacers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1927192186
Pacers2123201680
The story
Michael Jordan's 23 points carried Chicago past Indiana, 86-80

For Indiana, Dale Davis had 16 REB, 8 PTS 23 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 21-16, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rik Smits was the fantasy play: 40.0 FPTS on 13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 116Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27392426116
Sixers15242537101
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 19 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat Philadelphia 116-101

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 8 STL, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the second 39-24, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +12+27+26+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 111Hornets 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30232236111
Hornets39253636136
The story
Charlotte beat Boston 136-111 behind 25 points from Tony Delk

Todd Day paced Boston: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
300 +9+11+25+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.4Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 63 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 18, 18, 15, 22, 22, 32, 44, 40Sixers-Hawks · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 22, 13, 37, 27, 25, 36, 22, 30Celtics-Hornets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 35, 31, 33, 23, 16, 30, 26, 29Jazz-Lakers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 24, 33, 20, 38, 24, 41, 42, 29Hornets-Celtics · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 25, 22, 22, 36, 26, 39, 17, 27Sixers-Hawks · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 0, 7, 9, 2, 15, 17, 26, 26Celtics-Hornets · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antoine WalkerBOS+8.1 25.3 last 10 · 17.2 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.1 26.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Jerry StackhousePHI+6.1 26.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Rik SmitsIND+5.8 22.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Latrell SprewellGSW−6.7 17.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.5 4.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.6 8.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Shawn KempSEA−5.5 13.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Michael JordanCHI−5.4 24.3 last 10 · 29.7 season