FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 11, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–101.

Final · OT
CLE101
BOS103
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final
CHH93
DET85
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH -9; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +8
Final
ATL104
IND92
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +12
Final
PHX98
LAL114
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +16
Final
PHI118
MIL126
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +8
Final
GSW87
SAC97
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +10
Final
HOU83
UTA104
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +21
Final
NJN90
WSB109
Q1 WSB +15; Q2 WSB +11; Q3 WSB +33; Q4 WSB +19
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 11, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU vs DEN), 37 points.
The lead · CLE @ BOS

Todd Day scores 30, Boston wins in overtime

Tied 87–87 after regulation. Final: 103–101.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-2+40+2BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE2815182614101
BOS1724242216103
Who led
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 9, 2, 15, 17, 26, 26, 30BOS30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 15, 24, 31, 7, 16, 34, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 9, 19, 31, 19, 18, 21, 25, 31CLE31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 7, 24, 16, 17, 2, 19, 18, 18CLE18 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg36.4Last 5

36.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 70 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.7Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 21.

BOS over CLE2CHH over DET8MIL over PHI8SAC over GSW10ATL over IND12LAL over PHX16WSB over NJN19UTA over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 15, 22, 22, 32, 44, 40, 44PHI @ MIL · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high44 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 30, 25, 15, 19, 22, 14, 40MIL vs PHI · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 9, 19, 31, 19, 18, 21, 25, 31CLE @ BOS · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 9, 2, 15, 17, 26, 26, 30BOS vs CLE · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 31, 33, 23, 16, 30, 26, 29, 28UTA vs HOU · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 6, 12, 5, 13, 6, 10, 12, 17, 27MIL vs PHI · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 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+7.4 24.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Tony MassenburgNJN+5.6 12.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Monty WilliamsSAS+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jerry StackhousePHI+5.5 26.0 last 10 · 20.5 season
Rik SmitsIND+5.4 22.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosPHX−6.7 7.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.5 4.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Shawn KempSEA−6.3 12.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−5.7 18.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
George McCloudLAL−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season