FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 11, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–101.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs101
Celtics103
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Pistons85
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH -9; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Pacers92
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Suns98
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Bucks126
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Kings97
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Nets90
Bullets109
Q1 WSB +15; Q2 WSB +11; Q3 WSB +33; Q4 WSB +19
On this day · 1995–96Apr 11, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Celtics

Todd Day scores 30, Boston wins in overtime

Allen Iverson goes for 44 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-2+40+2BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs2815182614101
Celtics1724242216103
Who led
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 9, 2, 15, 17, 26, 26, 30BOS30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 15, 24, 31, 7, 16, 34, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 9, 19, 31, 19, 18, 21, 25, 31CLE31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 7, 24, 16, 17, 2, 19, 18, 18CLE18 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Bucks combined for 244, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BucksSixers 118, Bucks 126
244
Suns-LakersSuns 98, Lakers 114
212
Cavs-CelticsCavs 101, Celtics 103
204
Nets-BulletsNets 90, Bullets 109
199
Hawks-PacersHawks 104, Pacers 92
196
Rockets-JazzRockets 83, Jazz 104
187
Warriors-KingsWarriors 87, Kings 97
184
Hornets-PistonsHornets 93, Pistons 85
178
BOS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-CelticsCavs 101, Celtics 103
+2 BOS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 93, Pistons 85
+8 CHH
Sixers-BucksSixers 118, Bucks 126
+8 MIL
Warriors-KingsWarriors 87, Kings 97
+10 SAC
Hawks-PacersHawks 104, Pacers 92
+12 ATL
Suns-LakersSuns 98, Lakers 114
+16 LAL
Nets-BulletsNets 90, Bullets 109
+19 WSB
Rockets-JazzRockets 83, Jazz 104
+21 UTA
BOS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 101, Celtics 103
11 pts
Hornets-PistonsCHH won · Hornets 93, Pistons 85
9 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 118, Bucks 126
8 pts
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 87, Kings 97
1 pt
Webber shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberWSB · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
RoseIND · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MuresanWSB · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CheaneyWSB · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
RichmondSAC · 24 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 101Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2815182614101
Celtics1724242216103
The story
Marty Conlon had 18 points as Boston beat Cleveland 103-101 in OT

Tyrone Hill led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Celtics took the second 24-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −11−2+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (31 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 118Bucks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32243329118
Bucks24293241126
The story
Glenn Robinson's 40 points carried Milwaukee past Philadelphia, 126-118

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 40 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 14-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 41-29.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−3−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 93Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1823292393
Pistons1634191685
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 93-85 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Mason

Joe Dumars paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +2−9+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg36.4Last 5

36.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 70 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.7Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 21.

BOS over CLE2CHH over DET8MIL over PHI8SAC over GSW10ATL over IND12LAL over PHX16WSB over NJN19UTA over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 15, 22, 22, 32, 44, 40, 44Sixers-Bucks · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high44 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 30, 25, 15, 19, 22, 14, 40Bucks-Sixers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 9, 19, 31, 19, 18, 21, 25, 31Cavs-Celtics · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 9, 2, 15, 17, 26, 26, 30Celtics-Cavs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 31, 33, 23, 16, 30, 26, 29, 28Jazz-Rockets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 6, 12, 5, 13, 6, 10, 12, 17, 27Bucks-Sixers · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.4 24.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Tony MassenburgNJN+5.6 12.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jerry StackhousePHI+5.5 26.0 last 10 · 20.5 season
Rik SmitsIND+5.4 22.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosPHX−6.7 7.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.5 4.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Shawn KempSEA−6.3 12.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.7 18.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
George McCloudLAL−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season