FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 2, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Celtics75
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +32
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Clippers103
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Bucks110
Q1 MIL -14; Q2 MIL -11; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Nets92
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Magic115
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Spurs115
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +14
The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back from 14 down against Atlanta

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-110+4MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31302520106
Bucks17333624110
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 14, 23, 17, 25, 35, 15, 17, 26MIL26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 19, 27, 24, 10, 17, 9, 13, 24MIL24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 18, 21, 8, 17, 24, 2, 11, 23ATL23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 13, 11, 11, 12, 7, 15, 9, 21ATL21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Spurs combined for 216
Points by game
Sixers-SpursSixers 101, Spurs 115
216
Hawks-BucksHawks 106, Bucks 110
216
Pistons-ClippersPistons 107, Clippers 103
210
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 115
204
Sonics-NetsSonics 103, Nets 92
195
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 82, Nuggets 108
190
Celtics-BullsCeltics 75, Bulls 107
182
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-ClippersPistons 107, Clippers 103
+4 DET
Hawks-BucksHawks 106, Bucks 110
+4 MIL
Sonics-NetsSonics 103, Nets 92
+11 SEA
Sixers-SpursSixers 101, Spurs 115
+14 SAS
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 115
+26 ORL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 82, Nuggets 108
+26 DEN
Celtics-BullsCeltics 75, Bulls 107
+32 CHI
MIL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 106, Bucks 110
14 pts
Blazers-MagicORL won · Blazers 89, Magic 115
7 pts
Pistons-ClippersDET won · Pistons 107, Clippers 103
4 pts
Sixers-SpursSAS won · Sixers 101, Spurs 115
1 pt
Thorpe shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MassenburgPHI · 25 PTS, 9 REB
75% (9-12)
WeatherspoonPHI · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DeleLAC · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 106Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31302520106
Bucks17333624110
The story
Glenn Robinson had 24 points as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 110-106

Grant Long led Atlanta with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bucks took the third 36-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −14−110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 107Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30192929107
Clippers29242030103
The story
Detroit beat Los Angeles 107-103 behind 20 points from Otis Thorpe

Bo Outlaw paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

A 29-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1−4+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Magic
Blazers 89Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3322191589
Magic26323423115
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 18 points carried Orlando past Portland, 115-89

Dennis Scott chipped in 19 PTS 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 −7+3+18+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Boston by 32, the widest margin of 7 games.

DET over LAC4MIL over ATL4SEA over NJN11SAS over PHI14DEN over VAN26ORL over POR26CHI over BOS32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 31, 24, 25, 17, 33, 31, 33, 41Magic-Blazers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 18, 25, 22, 23, 21, 15, 24, 35Pistons-Clippers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 35, 24, 20, 3, 21, 22, 19, 33Clippers-Pistons · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 7, 6, 23, 6, 31, 17, 23, 33Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 15, 21, 19, 21, 29, 9, 14, 33Spurs-Sixers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 20, 10, 12, 19, 18, 21, 26Sonics-Nets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+6.2 16.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.0 13.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.0 18.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.4 16.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bison DeleLAC+4.6 20.9 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−7.7 14.3 last 10 · 22.0 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.7 3.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Christian LaettnerATL−5.3 12.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−5.0 18.4 last 10 · 23.4 season