FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 19, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by NJN (vs WSB) and CLE (vs MIA).

Final
MIA70
CLE73
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +3
Final
GSW112
DAL100
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +12
Final
MIN83
DET113
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +29; Q4 DET +30
Final · OT
SAC111
HOU118
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +7
Final · OT
VAN94
PHX98
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final
ATL94
SEA102
Q1 SEA 0; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +8
Final
NJN99
WSB81
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +18
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 · MIA @ CLE

Cleveland wins a tight one over Miami

73–70. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Terrell Brandon led Cleveland with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-3+3CLE AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1716191870
CLE1714182473
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 23, 13, 23, 16, 17, 20, 25, 27CLE27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 8, 22, 8, 10, 31, 15, 15, 19CLE19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 20, 45, 25, 36, 25, 12, 27, 20MIA20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 23, 17, 24, 16, 17, 13, 18, 16MIA16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

CLE over MIA3PHX over VAN4HOU over SAC7SEA over ATL8GSW over DAL12NJN over WSB18DET over MIN30Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 40

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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 32, 36, 21, 26, 16, 24, 18, 40HOU vs SAC · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 36, 10, 30, 34, 18, 25, 29, 32, 30, 31SAC @ HOU · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 29, 20, 18, 15, 13, 18, 12, 27WSB vs NJN · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 10, 21, 13, 20, 11, 19, 11, 27NJN @ WSB · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 23, 13, 23, 16, 17, 20, 25, 27CLE vs MIA · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 17, 36, 32, 23, 20, 29, 27DAL vs GSW · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 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
Brent BarryLAC+6.6 16.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Matt GeigerCHH+5.8 16.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.6 15.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
George McCloudDAL+5.3 23.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Chris ChildsNJN+5.1 16.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Lamond MurrayLAC−6.9 3.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Sharone WrightPHI−6.4 4.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.8 4.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−5.3 17.8 last 10 · 23.1 season