FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 16, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ATL by 7 after the first quarter and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Hornets108
Celtics102
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Magic63
Cavs78
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Pistons92
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Heat102
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Wolves77
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Sixers113
Nets105
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Knicks96
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets63
Blazers107
Q1 POR +19; Q2 POR +31; Q3 POR +42; Q4 POR +44
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Bullets103
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB +6; Q3 WSB +16; Q4 WSB +13
On this day · 1995–96Apr 16, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Bullets-Magic), 28 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Knicks

New York takes care of Atlanta

Allen Iverson goes for 27 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-20+4NYK AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2921202292
Knicks2226222696
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 21, 20, 18, 17, 20, 25, 26, 24NYK24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 20, 4, 11, 14, 15, 19, 14, 18NYK18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 25, 21, 26, 16, 23, 25, 16, 33ATL33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 16, 11, 17, 6, 20, 6, 11, 17ATL17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Nets combined for 218, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NetsSixers 113, Nets 105
218
Hornets-CelticsHornets 108, Celtics 102
210
Bulls-HeatBulls 92, Heat 102
194
Pacers-BulletsPacers 90, Bullets 103
193
Hawks-KnicksHawks 92, Knicks 96
188
Bucks-PistonsBucks 85, Pistons 92
177
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 63, Blazers 107
170
Mavs-WolvesMavs 92, Wolves 77
169
Magic-CavsMagic 63, Cavs 78
141
NYK won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hawks-KnicksHawks 92, Knicks 96
+4 NYK
Hornets-CelticsHornets 108, Celtics 102
+6 CHH
Bucks-PistonsBucks 85, Pistons 92
+7 DET
Sixers-NetsSixers 113, Nets 105
+8 PHI
Bulls-HeatBulls 92, Heat 102
+10 MIA
Pacers-BulletsPacers 90, Bullets 103
+13 WSB
Magic-CavsMagic 63, Cavs 78
+15 CLE
Mavs-WolvesMavs 92, Wolves 77
+15 DAL
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 63, Blazers 107
+44 POR
NYK rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 92, Knicks 96
7 pts
Bucks-PistonsDET won · Bucks 85, Pistons 92
6 pts
Hornets-CelticsCHH won · Hornets 108, Celtics 102
4 pts
Austin shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AustinMIA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Dale DavisIND · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
WesleyBOS · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
HoustonNYK · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 92Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2921202292
Knicks2226222696
The story
New York beat Atlanta 96-92 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Steven Smith paced Atlanta: 33 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-21 FG

The swing

A 26-21 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 108Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23322726108
Celtics27232626102
The story
Ricky Pierce had 23 points as Charlotte beat Boston 108-102

David Wesley led Boston with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hornets took the second 32-23.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −4+5+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker led the game in fantasy with 59.0 FPTS (23 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 113Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31213229113
Nets23203032105
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 34 points carried Philadelphia past New Jersey, 113-105

For New Jersey, Kerry Kittles had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 13-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+9+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2Season avg40.2Last 5

40.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.2 in 73 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Denver by 44, the widest margin of 9 games.

NYK over ATL4CHH over BOS6DET over MIL7PHI over NJN8MIA over CHI10WSB over IND13CLE over ORL15DAL over MIN15POR over DEN44Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Rod Strickland leads the day with 34

Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 26, 21, 15, 7, 16, 16, 20, 34Bullets-Pacers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 26, 39, 17, 27, 26, 20, 24, 34Sixers-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 25, 21, 26, 16, 23, 25, 16, 33Hawks-Knicks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 15, 21, 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28Bulls-Heat · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 22, 32, 44, 40, 44, 50, 40, 27Sixers-Nets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 4, 23, 23, 18, 21, 40, 26, 26Nets-Sixers · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+10.4 33.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tom HammondsDEN+8.3 14.3 last 10 · 6.0 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.9 25.3 last 10 · 17.4 season
Ricky PierceCHH+7.9 18.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jerry StackhousePHI+6.4 27.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−6.8 11.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.6 4.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.7 18.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.2 9.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Vin BakerMIL−4.6 16.3 last 10 · 20.9 season