FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 3, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHH by 2 after three quarters and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Raptors100
Cavs89
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Suns121
Mavs114
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Pacers103
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Lakers107
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Heat87
Wolves89
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Knicks109
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Bullets108
Kings99
Q1 WSB -1; Q2 WSB +2; Q3 WSB +11; Q4 WSB +9
The lead · Hornets-Pacers

Reggie Miller scores 31, Indiana holds off Charlotte

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 29 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8-2+3IND AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30173320100
Pacers34212325103
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 24, 19, 12, 21, 39, 12, 12, 31IND31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 28, 12, 18, 22, 19, 27, 13, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 29, 32, 18, 17, 16, 26, 12, 24CHH24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 32, 16, 19, 18, 23, 19, 28, 20CHH20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Mavs combined for 235, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MavsSuns 121, Mavs 114
235
Rockets-LakersRockets 111, Lakers 107
218
Bullets-KingsBullets 108, Kings 99
207
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 94, Knicks 109
203
Hornets-PacersHornets 100, Pacers 103
203
Raptors-CavsRaptors 100, Cavs 89
189
Heat-WolvesHeat 87, Wolves 89
176
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WolvesHeat 87, Wolves 89
+2 MIN
Hornets-PacersHornets 100, Pacers 103
+3 IND
Rockets-LakersRockets 111, Lakers 107
+4 HOU
Suns-MavsSuns 121, Mavs 114
+7 PHX
Bullets-KingsBullets 108, Kings 99
+9 WSB
Raptors-CavsRaptors 100, Cavs 89
+11 TOR
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 94, Knicks 109
+15 NYK
IND rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PacersIND won · Hornets 100, Pacers 103
2 pts
Bullets-KingsWSB won · Bullets 108, Kings 99
1 pt
Tracy Murray shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tracy MurrayTOR · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
HakeemHOU · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
Sharone WrightTOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
RiderMIN · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
CassellHOU · 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Heat-Wolves
Heat 87Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1827202287
Wolves2820202189
The story
Isaiah Rider's 30 points and 15 rebounds carried Minnesota past Miami, 89-87

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 18 PTS, 8 REB 30 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+3+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 17 PTS, 12 AST

Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 100Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30173320100
Pacers34212325103
The story
Mark Jackson had 16 points and 12 assists as Indiana beat Charlotte 103-100

Glen Rice led Charlotte with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 6-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 25-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+8−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 111Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31282824111
Lakers21273029107
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 111-107 behind 24 points and 11 assists from Sam Cassell

Elden Campbell paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+11+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−28.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg2.0Last 3

2.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 15.

MIN over MIA2IND over CHH3HOU over LAL4PHX over DAL7WSB over SAC9TOR over CLE11NYK over GSW15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 35

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 31, 19, 23, 22, 17, 22, 29, 35Kings-Bullets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 24, 19, 12, 21, 39, 12, 12, 31Pacers-Hornets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 9, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 16, 30Wolves-Heat · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 18, 40, 30, 13, 29, 35, 42, 29Rockets-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 2, 10, 16, 11, 21, 22, 13, 29Raptors-Cavs · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 27, 18, 25, 17, 24, 26, 26Suns-Mavs · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
David WesleyBOS+6.2 16.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.0 18.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.4 16.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−7.7 14.3 last 10 · 22.0 season
A.C. GreenPHX−6.2 2.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−5.6 17.7 last 10 · 23.3 season
Christian LaettnerATL−5.3 12.2 last 10 · 17.5 season