FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 12, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by IND (vs TOR) and LAC (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Bullets97
Hornets99
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH -1; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Cavs125
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Mavs85
Q1 VAN +2; Q2 VAN +11; Q3 VAN +13; Q4 VAN +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Clippers116
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +22
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Heat99
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Wolves66
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Magic121
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +23
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Spurs91
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Raptors89
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +11
On this day · 1995–96Apr 12, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Acie Earl (Raptors-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Raptors

Indiana handles Toronto by 11

Allen Iverson goes for 50 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+12+11IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23312521100
Raptors2523192289
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 40, 20, 16, 17, 27, 13, 16, 23IND23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 39, 28, 28, 8, 14, 16, 13, 13, 20IND20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 18, 14, 35, 23, 25, 29, 6, 22TOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Carlos RogersPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 13, 8, 0, 24, 5, 9, 8, 17TOR17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Cavs combined for 243, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CavsSixers 118, Cavs 125
243
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 121
219
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 94, Clippers 116
210
Knicks-HeatKnicks 100, Heat 99
199
Bullets-HornetsBullets 97, Hornets 99
196
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 89
189
Sonics-SpursSonics 96, Spurs 91
187
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 96, Mavs 85
181
Hawks-WolvesHawks 80, Wolves 66
146
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 100, Heat 99
+1 NYK
Bullets-HornetsBullets 97, Hornets 99
+2 CHH
Sonics-SpursSonics 96, Spurs 91
+5 SEA
Sixers-CavsSixers 118, Cavs 125
+7 CLE
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 89
+11 IND
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 96, Mavs 85
+11 VAN
Hawks-WolvesHawks 80, Wolves 66
+14 ATL
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 94, Clippers 116
+22 LAC
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 121
+23 ORL
IND rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-RaptorsIND won · Pacers 100, Raptors 89
2 pts
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 94, Clippers 116
2 pts
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 100, Heat 99
1 pt
Bullets-HornetsCHH won · Bullets 97, Hornets 99
1 pt
Ellis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisDEN · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Lorenzen WrightLAC · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HoustonNYK · 19 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SuraCLE · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Horace GrantORL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 100Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28173025100
Heat2818203399
The story
New York beat Miami 100-99 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Tim Hardaway paced Miami: 28 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−1+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Hornets
Bullets 97Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2135212097
Hornets2629222299
The story
Vlade Divac's 21 points carried Charlotte past Washington, 99-97

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-21, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +5−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 118Cavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23263138118
Cavs34322435125
The story
Chris Mills had 25 points as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 125-118

Mark Davis led Philadelphia with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 34-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +11+17+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg42.0Last 5

42.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 71 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 71 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 75 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers roll past Denver, 116–94

The Nuggets were held to 17 points in the third quarter. Rodney Rogers led Clippers with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIA1CHH over WSB2SEA over SAS5CLE over PHI7VAN over DAL11IND over TOR11ATL over MIN14LAC over DEN22ORL over BOS23Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over DEN.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 50

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 15, 22, 22, 32, 44, 40, 44, 50Sixers-Cavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +27.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 21, 3, 26, 22, 19, 20, 30Grizzlies-Mavs · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 26, 8, 20, 19, 26, 30, 28Heat-Knicks · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 15, 7, 9, 13, 16, 10, 30, 26Clippers-Nuggets · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 17, 15, 15, 17, 31, 21, 19, 25Bullets-Hornets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 37, 27, 25, 36, 22, 30, 15, 25Celtics-Magic · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.9 25.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Allen IversonPHI+7.5 30.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Tom HammondsDEN+5.8 11.5 last 10 · 5.7 season
Tony MassenburgNJN+5.6 12.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 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−5.9 12.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.7 18.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
George McCloudLAL−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season