FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 1, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHH by 18 after the first quarter and won 105–101.

Final
CLE68
ATL74
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +6
Final
SEA106
BOS96
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA 0; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +10
Final
GSW87
CHI110
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +23
Final
WSB95
LAL100
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +5
Final
POR102
MIA88
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +14
Final
CHH101
MIN105
Q1 MIN -18; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final
DET102
PHX97
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +5
Final
NYK88
UTA99
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +11
Final
DAL119
VAN111
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +8
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 · CHH @ MIN

Minnesota storms back from 18 down to beat Charlotte

The Timberwolves trailed by 18 after one and won 105–101. Tom Gugliotta led Minnesota with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-11-1+4MIN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH34271822101
MIN16342827105
Who led
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 15, 19, 15, 13, 12, 7, 9, 18MIN18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 8, 13, 17, 14, 14, 20, 11, 16MIN16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 32, 16, 19, 18, 23, 19, 28CHH28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 12, 10, 13, 22, 13, 22, 22, 21CHH21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−28.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg2.0Last 3

2.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · NYK @ UTA

Utah handles New York by 11

The Jazz won the fourth quarter 28–12. Final: 99–88. John Stockton led Utah with 25 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over CHH4LAL over WSB5DET over PHX5ATL over CLE6DAL over VAN8SEA over BOS10UTA over NYK11POR over MIA14CHI over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over NYK.
Top performances

George McCloud leads the day with 32

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.
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 29, 27, 5, 15, 22, 30, 24, 32DAL @ VAN · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 23, 20, 17, 22, 24, 15, 12, 29PHX vs DET · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 16 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 32, 16, 19, 18, 23, 19, 28CHH @ MIN · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 30, 17, 14, 18, 25, 27, 12, 27WSB @ LAL · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 27, 21, 23, 27, 26, 27, 23, 27LAL vs WSB · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 17, 27, 18, 25, 17, 24, 26PHX vs DET · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 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
David WesleyBOS+7.5 17.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.3 18.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.0 13.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+4.2 14.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−7.9 14.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Christian LaettnerATL−6.4 11.0 last 10 · 17.4 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.7 3.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season