FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 18, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 14 at halftime and won 106–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors108
Hornets100
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Pistons75
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +7
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs102
Rockets112
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Clippers95
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +26; Q4 LAL +28
Final · Box score
Nets86
Heat74
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Wolves122
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Knicks97
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Sixers113
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Suns106
Spurs95
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -14; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Magic93
Bullets104
Q1 WSB -1; Q2 WSB -3; Q3 WSB +9; Q4 WSB +11
On this day · 1995–96Apr 18, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Clippers), 35 points.
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The lead · Suns-Spurs

Phoenix fights back from 14 down against San Antonio

Allen Iverson goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-14+3+11PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns15263728106
Spurs2233202095
Who led
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 0, 0, 8, 2, 10, 10, 23, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 13, 22, 14, 12, 18, 26, 24, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Will PerduePoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 4, 4, 7, 13, 9, 8, 13, 16SAS16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Cory AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 9, 24, 15, 10, 15, 7, 9, 14SAS14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Wolves combined for 234, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WolvesBucks 112, Wolves 122
234
Celtics-SixersCeltics 119, Sixers 113
232
Lakers-ClippersLakers 123, Clippers 95
218
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 112
214
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 108, Hornets 100
208
Suns-SpursSuns 106, Spurs 95
201
Magic-BulletsMagic 93, Bullets 104
197
Pacers-KnicksPacers 89, Knicks 97
186
Nets-HeatNets 86, Heat 74
160
Cavs-PistonsCavs 82, Pistons 75
157
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 119, Sixers 113
+6 BOS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 82, Pistons 75
+7 CLE
Pacers-KnicksPacers 89, Knicks 97
+8 NYK
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 108, Hornets 100
+8 TOR
Bucks-WolvesBucks 112, Wolves 122
+10 MIN
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 112
+10 HOU
Magic-BulletsMagic 93, Bullets 104
+11 WSB
Suns-SpursSuns 106, Spurs 95
+11 PHX
Nets-HeatNets 86, Heat 74
+12 NJN
Lakers-ClippersLakers 123, Clippers 95
+28 LAL
PHX erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 106, Spurs 95
14 pts
Raptors-HornetsTOR won · Raptors 108, Hornets 100
9 pts
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 102, Rockets 112
9 pts
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 82, Pistons 75
5 pts
Magic-BulletsWSB won · Magic 93, Bullets 104
3 pts
Garrett shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarrettMIN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CeballosPHX · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
CampbellLAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WesleyBOS · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
65% (13-20)
Ray AllenMIL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 119Sixers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics38263223119
Sixers23224226113
The story
David Wesley had 28 points and 10 assists as Boston beat Philadelphia 119-113

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 13-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 38-23, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +15+19+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 102Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs302425167102
Rockets2916302017112
The story
Clyde Drexler's 27 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Dallas, 112-102 in OT

For Dallas, A.C. Green had 13 REB, 9 PTS 27 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 11-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Rockets took it 17-7.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1−9−40+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 106Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns15263728106
Spurs2233202095
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 106-95 behind 11 points and 10 assists from Jason Kidd

Will Perdue paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 12 REB 11 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−14+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Johnson topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 16 AST, 11 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2Season avg38.6Last 5

38.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.2 in 74 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg14.6Last 3

14.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg47.6Today

48 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Lakers by 28.

BOS over PHI6CLE over DET7TOR over CHH8NYK over IND8HOU over DAL10MIN over MIL10PHX over SAS11WSB over ORL11NJN over MIA12LAL over LAC28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 38

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 41, 42, 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38Hornets-Raptors · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 32, 44, 40, 44, 50, 40, 27, 32Sixers-Celtics · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 10, 12, 17, 27, 18, 14, 21, 29Bucks-Wolves · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 23, 25, 29, 6, 22, 29, 11, 28Raptors-Hornets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 7, 16, 34, 17, 22, 10, 25, 28Celtics-Sixers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 20, 18, 18, 16, 8, 20, 11, 27Rockets-Mavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+11.9 35.3 last 10 · 23.4 season
Tom HammondsDEN+8.9 15.0 last 10 · 6.1 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+8.8 26.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ricky PierceCHH+8.1 19.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Marty ConlonBOS+7.4 15.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Latrell SprewellGSW−7.2 17.0 last 10 · 24.2 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.1 4.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shawn KempSEA−5.6 13.1 last 10 · 18.7 season
Vin BakerMIL−5.5 15.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Reggie MillerIND−5.1 16.5 last 10 · 21.6 season