FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 22, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 96–91.

Final
CHI96
ATL91
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -13; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +5
Final
HOU86
CLE80
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +6
Final
DEN78
POR107
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +29; Q4 POR +29
Final
GSW90
SEA106
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +16
Final
TOR86
UTA102
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +16
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 · CHI @ ATL

Michael Jordan scores 34, Chicago rallies past Atlanta

Chicago trailed by 13 at the half and won 96–91.

Game flow · CHI 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-13+3+5CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2516332296
ATL2925172091
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 39, 28, 40, 32, 32, 35, 44, 14, 34CHI34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 11, 14, 6, 2, 11, 3, 10, 20CHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 18, 5, 18, 15, 21, 16, 7, 26ATL26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 16, 20, 7, 13, 14, 24, 17ATL17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · HOU @ CLE

Houston handles Cleveland by 6

The Rockets won the third quarter 25–24. Final: 86–80. Robert Horry led Houston with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over ATL5HOU over CLE6SEA over GSW16UTA over TOR16POR over DEN29Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over CLE.
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
6.1Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.4Season avg28.7Last 3

28.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.4 in 49 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 34

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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 39, 28, 40, 32, 32, 35, 44, 14, 34CHI @ ATL · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 23, 16, 17, 20, 25, 27, 21, 28CLE vs HOU · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 9, 15, 12, 17, 12, 19, 9, 27GSW @ SEA · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 2, 10, 9, 4, 10, 22, 5, 27HOU @ CLE · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 39, 31, 22, 36, 21, 30, 24, 26UTA vs TOR · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 18, 5, 18, 15, 21, 16, 7, 26ATL vs CHI · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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
Matt GeigerCHH+5.8 16.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Brent BarryLAC+5.2 15.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.1 15.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chris ChildsNJN+4.7 16.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Byron ScottVAN+4.7 15.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayORL−6.4 16.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Sharone WrightPHI−5.8 4.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.4 4.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Lamond MurrayLAC−5.2 5.1 last 10 · 10.3 season