FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 20, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 85–81.

Final · Box score
Raptors125
Celtics94
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +27; Q4 TOR +31
Final · Box score
Bullets85
Cavs81
Q1 WSB -4; Q2 WSB -9; Q3 WSB -2; Q4 WSB +4
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons124
Pacers120
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET -1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +4
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Nets108
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Blazers100
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Kings109
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Spurs99
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +4
On this day · 1995–96Apr 20, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Cedric Ceballos (Lakers-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Bullets-Cavs

Washington makes it four straight

Damon Stoudamire goes for 32 points

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9-2+4WSB AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2312292185
Cavs2717221581
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 31, 21, 19, 25, 27, 20, 18, 23WSB23 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 15, 7, 16, 16, 20, 34, 27, 19WSB19 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 21, 25, 31, 22, 20, 10, 23, 28CLE28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vitaly PotapenkoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 20, 8, 8, 8, 3, 4, 4, 12CLE12 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Pacers combined for 244, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-PacersPistons 124, Pacers 120
244
Jazz-KingsJazz 113, Kings 109
222
Hornets-BucksHornets 100, Bucks 120
220
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 125, Celtics 94
219
Rockets-SpursRockets 103, Spurs 99
202
Hawks-NetsHawks 92, Nets 108
200
Lakers-BlazersLakers 96, Blazers 100
196
Bullets-CavsBullets 85, Cavs 81
166
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 113, Kings 109
+4 UTA
Bullets-CavsBullets 85, Cavs 81
+4 WSB
Lakers-BlazersLakers 96, Blazers 100
+4 POR
Pistons-PacersPistons 124, Pacers 120
+4 DET
Rockets-SpursRockets 103, Spurs 99
+4 HOU
Hawks-NetsHawks 92, Nets 108
+16 NJN
Hornets-BucksHornets 100, Bucks 120
+20 MIL
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 125, Celtics 94
+31 TOR
WSB rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-CavsWSB won · Bullets 85, Cavs 81
9 pts
Pistons-PacersDET won · Pistons 124, Pacers 120
8 pts
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 113, Kings 109
2 pts
Hawks-NetsNJN won · Hawks 92, Nets 108
2 pts
Rockets-SpursHOU won · Rockets 103, Spurs 99
2 pts
Baker shot 13-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BakerMIL · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
100% (13-13)
GilliamMIL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
DampierIND · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Abdul-RaufSAC · 34 PTS, 1 REB
69% (11-16)
MillsDET · 24 PTS, 7 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 124Pacers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2622343012124
Pacers272927298120
The story
Lindsey Hunter had 30 points as Detroit beat Indiana 124-120 in OT

Mark Jackson led Indiana with 12 AST, 11 PTS, 7 REB 30 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Pistons took the third 34-27.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1−8−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 92Nets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1729222492
Nets15323130108
The story
New Jersey beat Atlanta 108-92 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Kendall Gill

Alan Henderson paced Atlanta: 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 6-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+1+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 100Bucks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21341926100
Bucks31333323120
The story
Vin Baker's 31 points on 13-of-13 shooting carried Milwaukee past Charlotte, 120-100

For Charlotte, Anthony Mason had 11 REB, 9 PTS, 5 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-13 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 33-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +10+9+23+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 81 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg48.2Today

48 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 82 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Raptors rout

Five of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Boston by 31.

WSB over CLE4DET over IND4POR over LAL4UTA over SAC4HOU over SAS4NJN over ATL16MIL over CHH20TOR over BOS31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 38

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 22, 21, 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38Pistons-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 5, 6, 17, 7, 17, 2, 28, 34Kings-Jazz · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 25, 29, 6, 22, 29, 11, 28, 32Raptors-Celtics · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 24, 13, 15, 17, 4, 16, 31Bucks-Hornets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 15, 10, 9, 10, 17, 17, 6, 30Pistons-Pacers · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 31, 25, 4, 8, 3, 21, 21, 29Lakers-Blazers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+13.1 36.6 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tom HammondsDEN+10.8 17.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Marty ConlonBOS+7.9 15.7 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ricky PierceCHH+7.3 18.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.2 24.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Latrell SprewellGSW−7.2 17.0 last 10 · 24.2 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−5.5 4.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Reggie MillerIND−5.2 16.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.2 9.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−5.1 15.5 last 10 · 20.6 season