FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 11, 1996Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Clippers90
Pistons100
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Kings92
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +4
The lead · Grizzlies-Kings

Sacramento handles Vancouver by 4

Mitch Richmond goes for 29 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+9+8+4SAC AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2615212688
Kings3020202292
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 30, 19, 29SAC29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tyus EdneyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 7, 10, 11, 12, 5, 5, 18, 14SAC14 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 22, 23, 13, 19, 14, 12, 8, 26VAN26 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Eric MurdockPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 20, 9, 0, 4, 11, 12, 18VAN18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Pistons combined for 190, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PistonsClippers 90, Pistons 100
190
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 88, Kings 92
180
SAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 88, Kings 92
+4 SAC
Clippers-PistonsClippers 90, Pistons 100
+10 DET
Thorpe shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeDET · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
DumarsDET · 22 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
SealyLAC · 18 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Grant HillDET · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST
56% (9-16)
RichmondSAC · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 88Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2615212688
Kings3020202292
The story
Billy Owens had 13 points and 8 assists as Sacramento beat Vancouver 92-88

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 26 PTS, 12 REB 13 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Kings won the second 20-15, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+9+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pistons
Clippers 90Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2322261990
Pistons27272521100
The story
Otis Thorpe's 20 points carried Detroit past Los Angeles, 100-90

For Los Angeles, Bison Dele had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4+9+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Pistons

Detroit never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–90. Grant Hill led Detroit with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Clippers
Grant Hill · DETMalik Sealy · LACPTS3118REB101AST72Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 31

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 15, 24, 35, 17, 31, 13, 18, 31Pistons-Clippers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 30, 19, 29Kings-Grizzlies · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 22, 23, 13, 19, 14, 12, 8, 26Grizzlies-Kings · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 17, 12, 7, 12, 19, 13, 10, 22Pistons-Clippers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 8, 13, 20, 14, 10, 8, 20, 20Pistons-Clippers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric MurdockPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 20, 9, 0, 4, 11, 12, 18Grizzlies-Kings · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shawn BradleyNJN+7.2 18.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
David WesleyBOS+6.7 17.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Hubert DavisNYK+6.3 17.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.1 14.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Chris ChildsNJN+5.9 18.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−7.1 1.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−6.6 16.2 last 10 · 22.8 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−6.4 15.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 14.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Bimbo ColesGSW−5.8 5.9 last 10 · 11.7 season