FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 13, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 4 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Pistons108
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Suns105
Warriors97
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Sonics73
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +40
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Lakers100
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Nets123
Bucks132
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +30; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +9
On this day · 1995–96Apr 13, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Jim Jackson (Mavs-Rockets), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

Phoenix gets past Golden State

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+12+8PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23302428105
Warriors2725133297
Who led
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 38, 13, 30, 24, 30, 23, 12, 23, 26PHX26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 25, 13, 13, 22, 14, 12, 18, 26PHX26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Melvin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 8, 8, 7, 4, 5, 9, 9, 16GSW16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Andrew DeClercqPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 14, 9, 7, 15, 6, 10, 7, 14GSW14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers

Lakers win a tight one over Utah

100–98. Neither team led by more than 2 at any break. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 39 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over UTA2PHX over GSW8MIL over NJN9DET over CHI17HOU over SEA40Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over UTA.
The night in charts
Nets-Bucks combined for 255, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BucksNets 123, Bucks 132
255
Suns-WarriorsSuns 105, Warriors 97
202
Bulls-PistonsBulls 91, Pistons 108
199
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 100
198
Sonics-RocketsSonics 73, Rockets 113
186
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 100
+2 LAL
Suns-WarriorsSuns 105, Warriors 97
+8 PHX
Nets-BucksNets 123, Bucks 132
+9 MIL
Bulls-PistonsBulls 91, Pistons 108
+17 DET
Sonics-RocketsSonics 73, Rockets 113
+40 HOU
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WarriorsPHX won · Suns 105, Warriors 97
4 pts
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 98, Lakers 100
1 pt
Stockton shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MillsDET · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
KittlesNJN · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
DeClercqGSW · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 98Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2122312498
Lakers20252926100
The story
Eddie Jones had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 100-98

Karl Malone led Utah with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Lakers took the second 25-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 123Bucks 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25214037123
Bucks37392828132
The story
Glenn Robinson's 25 points carried Milwaukee past New Jersey, 132-123

For New Jersey, Kendall Gill had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK, 1 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 39-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +12+30+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 91Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2821271591
Pistons35282025108
The story
Detroit beat Chicago 108-91 behind a 27-12-10 triple-double from Grant Hill

Michael Jordan paced Chicago: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7+14+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 77 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.4Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 41 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kerry Kittles leads the day with 40

Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 9, 4, 4, 23, 23, 18, 21, 40Nets-Bucks · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 33, 22, 31, 21, 24, 12, 24, 39Lakers-Jazz · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 11, 10, 7, 13, 19, 15, 13, 30Jazz-Lakers · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Terry MillsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 8, 8, 10, 3, 11, 24, 8, 29Pistons-Bulls · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 35, 31, 22, 21, 21, 20, 27Pistons-Bulls · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 38, 13, 30, 24, 30, 23, 12, 23, 26Suns-Warriors · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 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+5.7 12.7 last 10 · 7.0 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−7.2 11.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−6.7 7.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.5 4.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.7 18.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
George McCloudLAL−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season