FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 6, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 5 after the first quarter and won 100–90.

Final
LAC97
BOS110
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +13
Final
MIN103
PHI90
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +13
Final
DEN90
SAS100
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +10
Final
NYK89
TOR82
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +7
Final
IND94
UTA101
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +7
Final
SEA88
WSB99
Q1 WSB -2; Q2 WSB +8; Q3 WSB +17; Q4 WSB +11
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 · DEN @ SAS

San Antonio keeps rolling, beats Denver

That is four in a row. Final: 100–90. Vinny Del Negro led San Antonio with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+12+10SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2525152590
SAS20312623100
Who led
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 14, 15, 5, 14, 24, 20, 16, 29SAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 19, 21, 29, 9, 14, 33, 18, 16SAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 2, 21, 8, 19, 4, 20, 10, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 12, 5, 15, 2, 17, 11, 9, 15DEN15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · MIN @ PHI

Philadelphia's skid reaches four

Minnesota won 103–90; the 76ers fall to 11–47. Isaiah Rider led Minnesota with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
L@ CLE82–97L@ ORL104–123Lvs MIA57–66L@ IND95–102L@ MIA101–108W@ DAL121–115L@ HOU95–109L@ SAS101–115Lvs ORL97–110Lvs MIN90–103PHI: last 10 games through Mar 6, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Hubert Davis leads the day with 30

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.
Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 16, 20, 6, 13, 16, 18, 25, 30NYK @ TOR · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 16, 30, 12, 29MIN @ PHI · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 14, 15, 5, 14, 24, 20, 16, 29SAS vs DEN · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 23, 14, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26SEA @ WSB · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 24, 26, 15, 28, 26, 19, 25, 24UTA vs IND · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 13, 18, 16, 6, 13, 8, 13, 23PHI vs MIN · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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
Shawn BradleyNJN+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Hubert DavisNYK+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.3 14.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
David WesleyBOS+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.5 17.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−8.7 13.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Christian LaettnerATL−6.5 10.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
A.C. GreenPHX−6.4 2.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−4.9 18.3 last 10 · 23.2 season