FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 6, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 5 after the first quarter and won 100–90.

Final · Box score
Clippers97
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Sixers90
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Spurs100
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Raptors82
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Bullets99
Q1 WSB -2; Q2 WSB +8; Q3 WSB +17; Q4 WSB +11
The lead · Nuggets-Spurs

San Antonio keeps rolling, beats Denver

Andrew Lang goes for 20 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+12+10SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2525152590
Spurs20312623100
Who led
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 14, 15, 5, 14, 24, 20, 16, 29SAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 19, 21, 29, 9, 14, 33, 18, 16SAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 2, 21, 8, 19, 4, 20, 10, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 12, 5, 15, 2, 17, 11, 9, 15DEN15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Celtics combined for 207, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-CelticsClippers 97, Celtics 110
207
Pacers-JazzPacers 94, Jazz 101
195
Wolves-SixersWolves 103, Sixers 90
193
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 90, Spurs 100
190
Sonics-BulletsSonics 88, Bullets 99
187
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 89, Raptors 82
171
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 89, Raptors 82
+7 NYK
Pacers-JazzPacers 94, Jazz 101
+7 UTA
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 90, Spurs 100
+10 SAS
Sonics-BulletsSonics 88, Bullets 99
+11 WSB
Clippers-CelticsClippers 97, Celtics 110
+13 BOS
Wolves-SixersWolves 103, Sixers 90
+13 MIN
SAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SpursSAS won · Nuggets 90, Spurs 100
5 pts
Wolves-SixersMIN won · Wolves 103, Sixers 90
3 pts
Sonics-BulletsWSB won · Sonics 88, Bullets 99
2 pts
Minor shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MinorBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Del NegroSAS · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
HornacekUTA · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
HowardWSB · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
ElliottSAS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Jazz
Pacers 94Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1727331794
Jazz30242423101
The story
Utah beat Indiana 101-94 behind 24 points and 20 rebounds from Karl Malone

Rik Smits paced Indiana: 16 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +13+10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Bullets
Sonics 88Bullets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2216232788
Bullets2026322199
The story
Juwan Howard's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Washington past Seattle, 99-88

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Bullets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 26-16.

WSB lead by quarter
200 −2+8+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 103Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27212332103
Sixers2724172290
The story
Isaiah Rider had 29 points as Minnesota beat Philadelphia 103-90

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the fourth 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0−3+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Sixers

Philadelphia's skid reaches four

Minnesota won 103–90; the 76ers fall to 11–47. Isaiah Rider led Minnesota with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
L@ CLE82–97L@ ORL104–123Lvs MIA57–66L@ IND95–102L@ MIA101–108W@ DAL121–115L@ HOU95–109L@ SAS101–115Lvs ORL97–110Lvs MIN90–103
Top performances

Hubert Davis leads the day with 30

Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 16, 20, 6, 13, 16, 18, 25, 30Knicks-Raptors · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 16, 30, 12, 29Wolves-Sixers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 14, 15, 5, 14, 24, 20, 16, 29Spurs-Nuggets · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 23, 14, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26Sonics-Bullets · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 24, 26, 15, 28, 26, 19, 25, 24Jazz-Pacers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 13, 18, 16, 6, 13, 8, 13, 23Sixers-Wolves · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shawn BradleyNJN+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Hubert DavisNYK+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.3 14.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
David WesleyBOS+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.5 17.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−8.7 13.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Christian LaettnerATL−6.5 10.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
A.C. GreenPHX−6.4 2.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−4.9 18.3 last 10 · 23.2 season