FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 15, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NJN by 19 after three quarters and won 109–101.

Final · Box score
Nets101
Hawks109
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -19; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -11; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz127
Suns122
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +20; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +20
On this day · 1995–96Apr 15, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · Nets-Hawks

Atlanta storms back from 19 down to beat New Jersey

Jason Kidd goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-19+8ATL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29282321101
Hawks23261248109
Who led
Henry JamesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 6, 13, 0, 0, 24ATL24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 16, 9, 21, 32, 19, 23, 9, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 23, 26, 18, 21, 23, 15, 26, 27NJN27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 4, 4, 23, 23, 18, 21, 40, 26NJN26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Raptors-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Toronto

Toronto led by 11 after one. Milwaukee won it 92–85. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Raptors
Glenn Robinson · MILReggie Slater · TORPTS1919REB55AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Jazz-Suns combined for 249, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SunsJazz 127, Suns 122
249
Clippers-RocketsClippers 119, Rockets 123
242
Nets-HawksNets 101, Hawks 109
210
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 88, Sonics 108
196
Raptors-BucksRaptors 85, Bucks 92
177
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-RocketsClippers 119, Rockets 123
+4 HOU
Jazz-SunsJazz 127, Suns 122
+5 UTA
Raptors-BucksRaptors 85, Bucks 92
+7 MIL
Nets-HawksNets 101, Hawks 109
+8 ATL
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 88, Sonics 108
+20 SEA
ATL erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HawksATL won · Nets 101, Hawks 109
19 pts
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 85, Bucks 92
11 pts
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 127, Suns 122
3 pts
Ceballos shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CeballosPHX · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
GilliamMIL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK
80% (8-10)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
RogersLAC · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
JamesATL · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 127Suns 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31223638127
Suns34223036122
The story
Karl Malone's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Phoenix, 127-122

For Phoenix, Rex Chapman had 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 13-21 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 36-30.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3−3+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 85Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2721132485
Bucks1623262792
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 92-85 behind 19 points from Glenn Robinson

Reggie Slater paced Toronto: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-13 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −11−9+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire topped the game at 40.8 FPTS: 11 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 101Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29282321101
Hawks23261248109
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 17 points and 11 assists as Atlanta beat New Jersey 109-101

Kendall Gill led New Jersey with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 6-11 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 48-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6−8−19+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 78 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 48 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg24.7Today

25 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Rodney Rogers leads the day with 34

Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 9, 13, 16, 10, 30, 26, 9, 34Clippers-Rockets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 23, 16, 30, 26, 29, 28, 26, 31Jazz-Suns · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 12, 12, 13, 15, 11, 7, 13, 28Suns-Jazz · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 11, 13, 18, 19, 6, 14, 7, 27Jazz-Suns · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 23, 26, 18, 21, 23, 15, 26, 27Nets-Hawks · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 4, 4, 23, 23, 18, 21, 40, 26Nets-Hawks · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+9.5 32.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.9 25.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Tom HammondsDEN+7.4 13.3 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ricky PierceCHH+5.8 16.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−6.8 11.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.5 4.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.7 18.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.2 9.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
George McCloudLAL−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season