FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 1, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHH by 8 at halftime and won 116–111.

Final
HOU116
CHH111
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +5
Final
SEA100
DAL103
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +3
Final
IND70
DET87
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +17
Final
PHI104
MIA124
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +20
Final
DEN102
MIL108
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +6
Final
ORL102
NYK110
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final
CHI105
SAC85
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +20
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · HOU @ CHH

Hakeem Olajuwon scores 32 as Houston wins in Charlotte

Final: 116–111. Hakeem Olajuwon made 15 of 22 shots from the field.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8-4+5HOU AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU23233139116
CHH24302730111
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 51, 30, 20, 36, 22, 17, 31, 32HOU32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 1, 14, 11, 7, 13, 20, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 9, 8, 16, 17, 12, 13, 18, 24CHH24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 21, 23, 22, 12, 8, 22, 16, 24CHH24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Miami by 20.

DAL over SEA3HOU over CHH5MIL over DEN6NYK over ORL8DET over IND17MIA over PHI20CHI over SAC20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 36

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 20, 23, 22, 29, 11, 7, 21, 36DAL vs SEA · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 51, 30, 20, 36, 22, 17, 31, 32HOU @ CHH · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 13, 29, 7, 17, 8, 5, 2, 30ORL @ NYK · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 4, 32, 21, 38, 22, 21, 36, 36, 10, 30SAC vs CHI · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 18, 3, 23, 5, 3, 21, 9, 28PHI @ MIA · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 46, 32, 38, 36, 33, 12, 25, 31, 22, 27CHI @ SAC · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Jason KiddDAL+5.6 21.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.8 16.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.6 30.4 last 10 · 25.8 season
Gheorghe MuresanWSB+4.5 18.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Dell CurryCHH+4.3 18.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonTOR−5.0 7.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Terry PorterMIN−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Joe DumarsDET−4.8 6.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Elliot PerryPHX−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season