FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 1, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHH by 18 after the first quarter and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs68
Hawks74
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Celtics96
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Bullets95
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Heat88
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Wolves105
Q1 MIN -18; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Suns97
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Jazz99
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs119
Grizzlies111
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +8
The lead · Hornets-Wolves

Minnesota storms back from 18 down to beat Charlotte

George McCloud goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-11-1+4MIN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34271822101
Wolves16342827105
Who led
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 15, 19, 15, 13, 12, 7, 9, 18MIN18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 8, 13, 17, 14, 14, 20, 11, 16MIN16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 32, 16, 19, 18, 23, 19, 28CHH28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 12, 10, 13, 22, 13, 22, 22, 21CHH21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Grizzlies combined for 230, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 119, Grizzlies 111
230
Hornets-WolvesHornets 101, Wolves 105
206
Sonics-CelticsSonics 106, Celtics 96
202
Pistons-SunsPistons 102, Suns 97
199
Warriors-BullsWarriors 87, Bulls 110
197
Bullets-LakersBullets 95, Lakers 100
195
Blazers-HeatBlazers 102, Heat 88
190
Knicks-JazzKnicks 88, Jazz 99
187
Cavs-HawksCavs 68, Hawks 74
142
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-WolvesHornets 101, Wolves 105
+4 MIN
Pistons-SunsPistons 102, Suns 97
+5 DET
Bullets-LakersBullets 95, Lakers 100
+5 LAL
Cavs-HawksCavs 68, Hawks 74
+6 ATL
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 119, Grizzlies 111
+8 DAL
Sonics-CelticsSonics 106, Celtics 96
+10 SEA
Knicks-JazzKnicks 88, Jazz 99
+11 UTA
Blazers-HeatBlazers 102, Heat 88
+14 POR
Warriors-BullsWarriors 87, Bulls 110
+23 CHI
MIN erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WolvesMIN won · Hornets 101, Wolves 105
18 pts
Knicks-JazzUTA won · Knicks 88, Jazz 99
5 pts
Pistons-SunsDET won · Pistons 102, Suns 97
2 pts
Sonics-CelticsSEA won · Sonics 106, Celtics 96
2 pts
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 68, Hawks 74
1 pt
Gugliotta shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GugliottaMIN · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
CeballosLAL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MuresanWSB · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 9 BLK
67% (8-12)
ReevesVAN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
MurdockVAN · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 101Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34271822101
Wolves16342827105
The story
Tom Gugliotta had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Charlotte 105-101

Kenny Anderson led Charlotte with 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 28-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −18−11−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glen Rice led the game in fantasy with 43.7 FPTS (28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 102Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24271734102
Suns2323242797
The story
Detroit beat Phoenix 102-97 behind 24 points and 15 rebounds from Grant Hill

Charles Barkley paced Phoenix: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 34-27 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Johnson topped the game at 61.9 FPTS: 29 PTS, 16 AST, 7 REB

Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 119Grizzlies 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26323526119
Grizzlies25233132111
The story
Jason Kidd's 19 points and 16 assists carried Dallas past Vancouver, 119-111

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 16 AST, 7 REB · 7-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1+10+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−28.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg2.0Last 3

2.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Jazz

Utah handles New York by 11

The Jazz won the fourth quarter 28–12. Final: 99–88. John Stockton led Utah with 25 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over CHH4LAL over WSB5DET over PHX5ATL over CLE6DAL over VAN8SEA over BOS10UTA over NYK11POR over MIA14CHI over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over NYK.
Top performances

George McCloud leads the day with 32

George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 29, 27, 5, 15, 22, 30, 24, 32Mavs-Grizzlies · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 23, 20, 17, 22, 24, 15, 12, 29Suns-Pistons · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 16 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 32, 16, 19, 18, 23, 19, 28Hornets-Wolves · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 30, 17, 14, 18, 25, 27, 12, 27Bullets-Lakers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 27, 21, 23, 27, 26, 27, 23, 27Lakers-Bullets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 17, 27, 18, 25, 17, 24, 26Suns-Pistons · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+7.5 17.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.3 18.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.0 13.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+4.2 14.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−7.9 14.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Christian LaettnerATL−6.4 11.0 last 10 · 17.4 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.7 3.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season