FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 6, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ATL by 14 at halftime and won 100–99.

Final
PHI100
ATL99
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -14; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +1
Final
CHH93
CLE89
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +4
Final
LAC96
DAL101
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +5
Final
MIN106
GSW111
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final
MIA95
IND99
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +4
Final
MIL109
NJN88
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +21
Final
SEA92
POR95
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +3
Final
NYK139
TOR106
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +33
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 · PHI @ ATL

Vernon Maxwell scores 38 as Philadelphia wins in Atlanta

Final: 100–99. Vernon Maxwell made 14 of 27 shots from the field.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-2-14-9+1PHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI27212527100
ATL2933201799
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 16, 4, 11, 3, 23, 8, 12, 38PHI38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 17, 20, 28, 20, 23, 19, 20, 21PHI21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 17, 12, 4, 8, 10, 8, 13, 21ATL21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 26, 19, 16, 17, 15, 13, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Knicks rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. New York beat Toronto by 33.

PHI over ATL1POR over SEA3CHH over CLE4IND over MIA4DAL over LAC5GSW over MIN5MIL over NJN21NYK over TOR33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 12, 18, 35, 27, 15, 11, 23, 40IND vs MIA · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 16, 4, 11, 3, 23, 8, 12, 38PHI @ ATL · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 21, 19, 16, 7, 5, 3, 7, 37NYK @ TOR · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 19, 20, 31, 10, 21, 11, 13, 32MIL @ NJN · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 21, 27, 30, 27, 7, 17, 22, 30GSW vs MIN · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 19, 29, 19, 25, 17, 28, 20, 30MIN @ GSW · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 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+8.1 19.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Chris GatlingMIA+7.9 19.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Toni KukocCHI+7.4 20.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+7.0 17.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−7.4 14.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.9 3.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Billy OwensSAC−5.5 8.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Vin BakerMIL−5.3 15.4 last 10 · 20.7 season