FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 4, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by DET (vs ATL) and BOS (vs MIL) and SAS (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Bucks98
Celtics105
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Nuggets90
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Pistons99
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Magic110
Sixers97
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Bullets96
Grizzlies81
Q1 WSB +3; Q2 WSB +2; Q3 WSB +6; Q4 WSB +15
The lead · Hawks-Pistons

Detroit takes care of Atlanta

David Robinson goes for 28 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+4+6DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2823192393
Pistons2919262599
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 9, 24, 23, 12, 29, 26, 15, 26DET26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 25, 22, 23, 21, 15, 24, 35, 17DET17 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 18, 16, 21, 17, 15, 15, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 21, 8, 17, 24, 2, 11, 23, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Celtics

Boston gets past Milwaukee

105–98, with Boston ahead 53–43 at halftime. Dana Barros led Boston with 23 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over ATL6BOS over MIL7SAS over DEN11ORL over PHI13WSB over VAN15Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIL.
The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 110, Sixers 97
207
Bucks-CelticsBucks 98, Celtics 105
203
Hawks-PistonsHawks 93, Pistons 99
192
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 101, Nuggets 90
191
Bullets-GrizzliesBullets 96, Grizzlies 81
177
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 93, Pistons 99
+6 DET
Bucks-CelticsBucks 98, Celtics 105
+7 BOS
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 101, Nuggets 90
+11 SAS
Magic-SixersMagic 110, Sixers 97
+13 ORL
Bullets-GrizzliesBullets 96, Grizzlies 81
+15 WSB
DET rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 93, Pistons 99
3 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 98, Celtics 105
3 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 101, Nuggets 90
3 pts
Penny shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PennyORL · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
MuresanWSB · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
BarrosBOS · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
LongATL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
HowardWSB · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 93Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2823192393
Pistons2919262599
The story
Grant Hill had a 17-11-12 triple-double as Detroit beat Atlanta 99-93

Steven Smith led Atlanta with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 6-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Pistons took the third 26-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock led the game in fantasy with 47.5 FPTS (14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 101Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24292721101
Nuggets2725191990
The story
Sean Elliott's 18 points carried San Antonio past Denver, 101-90

For Denver, LaPhonso Ellis had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+1+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 110Sixers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic33372614110
Sixers2517253097
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 110-97 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Ed Pinckney paced Philadelphia: 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 37-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +8+28+29+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.7Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 56 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 28

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 39, 20, 34, 20, 28, 21, 11, 28Spurs-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 20, 32, 11, 4, 25, 30, 19, 26Magic-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 9, 24, 23, 12, 29, 26, 15, 26Pistons-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 14, 18, 25, 27, 12, 27, 22, 25Bullets-Grizzlies · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 18, 16, 21, 17, 15, 15, 25Hawks-Pistons · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 16, 18, 9, 14, 14, 5, 12, 23Celtics-Bucks · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 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+6.1 16.1 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
Christian LaettnerATL−6.5 10.7 last 10 · 17.2 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