FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 21, 1996Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHH by 13 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final
NYK122
BOS111
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +11
Final
ORL103
CHH100
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL -13; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +3
Final
SEA88
DEN99
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +11
Final
MIL92
DET108
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +16
Final
PHX110
HOU118
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +8
Final
CLE88
IND89
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +1
Final
VAN108
LAC101
Q1 VAN +3; Q2 VAN -1; Q3 VAN -5; Q4 VAN +7
Final
ATL104
MIA92
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +12
Final
LAL92
POR88
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +4
Final
GSW100
SAC107
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 SAC +7
Final
DAL103
SAS98
Q1 DAL -12; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +5
Final · OT
PHI109
TOR105
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +4
Final
CHI103
WSB93
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +10
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 · ORL @ CHH

Orlando climbs out of a 13-point hole against Charlotte

Down 13 at the half, the Magic won the third quarter 29–20 and the game 103–100. Nick Anderson led Orlando with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-11-13-4+3ORL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL26202928103
CHH37222021100
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 8, 16, 13, 16, 7, 15, 10, 23ORL23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 39, 33, 37, 26, 22, 23, 21ORL21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 20, 8, 17, 18, 14, 2, 28, 22CHH22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 10, 19, 22, 10, 7, 16, 22, 19CHH19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 75 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 16.

IND over CLE1ORL over CHH3LAL over POR4PHI over TOR4DAL over SAS5VAN over LAC7SAC over GSW7HOU over PHX8CHI over WSB10NYK over BOS11DEN over SEA11ATL over MIA12DET over MIL16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Oliver Miller 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.
Oliver MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 18, 5, 7, 13, 4, 11, 10, 35TOR vs PHI · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Elliot PerryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 2, 5, 0, 3, 6, 4, 35PHX @ HOU · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 21, 8, 24, 15, 20, 25, 18, 35PHI @ TOR · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 8, 23, 33, 15, 25, 21, 35DAL @ SAS · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 40, 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29, 32SAS vs DAL · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 14, 26, 29, 24, 23, 18, 28, 28NYK @ BOS · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 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
Brent PriceWSB+8.1 18.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Juwan HowardWSB+7.0 29.1 last 10 · 22.1 season
Chris KingVAN+6.2 14.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.1 16.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Wesley PersonPHX+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayORL−6.8 14.9 last 10 · 21.7 season
Grant HillDET−6.7 13.5 last 10 · 20.2 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 3.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Armen GilliamNJN−5.5 12.8 last 10 · 18.3 season