FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 8, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 16 after the first quarter and won 94–92.

Final
POR82
DAL87
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +5
Final
LAL109
GSW85
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +30; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +24
Final
HOU127
LAC117
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
Final
ORL97
MIL82
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +15
Final
MIA94
NJN92
Q1 MIA -16; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +2
Final
CLE93
NYK73
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +20
Final
MIN107
PHX115
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +8
Final
VAN93
SAC109
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +16
Final
DEN90
SAS96
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +6
Final
WSB94
TOR100
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96Apr 8, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Vernon Maxwell (PHI vs NJN), 41 points.
The lead · MIA @ NJN

Alonzo Mourning drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over New Jersey

New Jersey led by 16 after one. Final: 94–92.

Game flow · MIA 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 Q3Final0-16-9+3+2MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1530311894
NJN3123191992
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 26, 23, 27, 17, 17, 15, 21, 35MIA35 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 26, 13, 13, 26, 8, 20, 19, 26MIA26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 20, 12, 9, 4, 4, 23, 23NJN23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 15, 20, 16, 18, 23, 26, 18, 21NJN21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.1Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · DEN @ SAS

San Antonio turns it around against Denver

From 11 down at the half to a 6-point win: 96–90. Monty Williams led San Antonio with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SAS vs DEN
Monty Williams · SASAntonio McDyess · DENPTS3017REB1018AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning 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.
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 26, 23, 27, 17, 17, 15, 21, 35MIA @ NJN · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 19, 26, 17, 2, 6, 20, 28, 35HOU @ LAC · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Monty WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 9, 20, 13, 6, 18, 16, 15, 30SAS vs DEN · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 30, 19, 21, 30, 27, 23, 23, 30ORL @ MIL · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 11, 15, 18, 14, 35, 23, 25, 29TOR vs WSB · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 31, 21, 8, 13, 9, 15, 23, 28VAN @ SAC · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 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
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.6 24.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.1 26.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Rik SmitsIND+5.8 22.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
Dean GarrettMIN+5.3 13.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Latrell SprewellGSW−6.7 17.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.5 4.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.6 8.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Shawn KempSEA−5.5 13.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
George McCloudLAL−4.9 5.4 last 10 · 10.3 season