FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 20, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final
VAN93
ATL98
Q1 ATL 0; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +5
Final
ORL112
BOS90
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +22
Final
MIN96
LAC110
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +14
Final
DET93
MIA102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +9
Final
SAC122
MIL97
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +25
Final
IND99
NYK102
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +3
Final
CHH89
TOR107
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +18
Final
PHI84
UTA107
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +23
Final
SAS112
WSB101
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +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 · IND @ NYK

Patrick Ewing scores 31, New York holds off Indiana

Final: 102–99. Patrick Ewing added 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-8-1+3+3NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2716223499
NYK19232634102
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 9, 24, 17, 24, 26, 21, 26, 31NYK31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 10, 21, 2, 7, 12, 20, 20, 19NYK19 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 13, 16, 20, 17, 8, 27, 20, 25IND25 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 13, 8, 7, 13, 9, 4, 20IND20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Sacramento by 25.

NYK over IND3ATL over VAN5MIA over DET9SAS over WSB11LAC over MIN14TOR over CHH18ORL over BOS22UTA over PHI23SAC over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 35

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.
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 31, 20, 21, 22, 29, 14, 18, 35ORL @ BOS · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 30, 12, 29, 24, 10, 9, 14, 33MIN @ LAC · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 6, 44, 36, 28, 28, 19, 32, 33SAS @ WSB · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 9, 24, 17, 24, 26, 21, 26, 31NYK vs IND · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gheorghe MuresanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 20, 9, 13, 27, 17, 16, 28, 30WSB vs SAS · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 7, 10, 8, 21, 13, 14, 10, 30SAC @ MIL · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 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
Antonio McDyessDEN+6.1 19.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Vern FlemingNJN+5.8 13.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−7.2 0.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 14.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.1 4.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−5.3 9.9 last 10 · 15.2 season