FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 7, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Kings by 13 after the first quarter and won 102–89.

Final · Box score
Mavs105
Hornets119
Q1 Hornets +11; Q2 Hornets +19; Q3 Hornets +25; Q4 Hornets +14
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Bulls102
Q1 Bulls +8; Q2 Bulls +4; Q3 Bulls +8; Q4 Bulls +21
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Cavs72
Q1 Hawks -2; Q2 Hawks -5; Q3 Hawks +3; Q4 Hawks +11
Final · Box score
Suns92
Nuggets103
Q1 Nuggets +1; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 Nuggets +11
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Warriors95
Q1 Warriors -3; Q2 Warriors -1; Q3 Warriors +6; Q4 Warriors +9
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Kings89
Q1 Lakers -13; Q2 Lakers -3; Q3 Lakers -1; Q4 Lakers +13
The lead · Lakers-Kings

Lakers rally from 13 down to beat Sacramento

Michael Jordan goes for 53 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-3-1+13Lakers AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22302327102
Kings3520211389
Who led
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 14, 20, 13, 17, 12, 15, 17, 29Lakers29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Magic JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 18, 15, 30, 0, 2, 5, 14, 15Lakers15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 23, 13, 12, 14, 8, 14, 2, 21Kings21 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 21, 11, 9, 16, 28, 14, 17, 19Kings19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Hornets combined for 224, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HornetsMavs 105, Hornets 119
224
Suns-NuggetsSuns 92, Nuggets 103
195
Lakers-KingsLakers 102, Kings 89
191
Pistons-BullsPistons 81, Bulls 102
183
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 86, Warriors 95
181
Hawks-CavsHawks 83, Cavs 72
155
Warriors won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 86, Warriors 95
+9 Warriors
Suns-NuggetsSuns 92, Nuggets 103
+11 Nuggets
Hawks-CavsHawks 83, Cavs 72
+11 Hawks
Lakers-KingsLakers 102, Kings 89
+13 Lakers
Mavs-HornetsMavs 105, Hornets 119
+14 Hornets
Pistons-BullsPistons 81, Bulls 102
+21 Bulls
Lakers erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsLakers won · Lakers 102, Kings 89
13 pts
Hawks-CavsHawks won · Hawks 83, Cavs 72
5 pts
Rockets-WarriorsWarriors won · Rockets 86, Warriors 95
3 pts
Suns-NuggetsNuggets won · Suns 92, Nuggets 103
1 pt
Owens shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OwensKings · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
MJBulls · 53 PTS, 11 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST
75% (21-28)
GoldwireHornets · 20 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BrooksMavs · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LongHawks · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 102Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22302327102
Kings3520211389
The story
Elden Campbell's 29 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 102-89

For Sacramento, Olden Polynice had 21 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 27-13.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −13−3−1+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 105Hornets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24242631105
Hornets35323220119
The story
Charlotte beat Dallas 119-105 behind 20 points and 15 assists from Anthony Goldwire

Tony Dumas paced Dallas: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB · 7-10 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
300 +11+19+25+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 81Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1525281381
Bulls23213226102
The story
Scottie Pippen had 11 points and 10 assists as Chicago beat Detroit 102-81

Grant Hill led Detroit with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 11 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 5-17 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the fourth 26-13, their biggest quarter edge.

Bulls lead by quarter
300 +8+4+8+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Cavs

Atlanta beats Cleveland, 83–72

Atlanta led 63–60 after three and won by 11. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Warriors over Rockets9Hawks over Cavs11Nuggets over Suns11Lakers over Kings13Hornets over Mavs14Bulls over Pistons21Final margin, points. Pink = Hawks over Cavs.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 53

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 44, 14, 34, 31, 23, 35, 17, 21, 33, 53Bulls-Pistons · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high53 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 30, 13, 29, 35, 42, 29, 23, 34Rockets-Warriors · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 5, 15, 2, 17, 11, 9, 15, 33Nuggets-Suns · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 14, 20, 13, 17, 12, 15, 17, 29Lakers-Kings · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tony DumasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 10, 15, 18, 19, 16, 20, 13, 28Mavs-Hornets · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 18, 25, 17, 24, 26, 26, 37, 26Suns-Nuggets · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shawn BradleyNets+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Hubert DavisKnicks+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kevin GarnettWolves+6.3 14.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
David WesleyCeltics+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies+5.5 17.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonBlazers−8.7 13.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
A.C. GreenSuns−6.9 1.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Kevin EdwardsNets−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Bimbo ColesWarriors−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Alonzo MourningHeat−4.9 18.3 last 10 · 23.2 season