FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 13, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed ORL by 6 after three quarters and won 100–99.

Final · Box score
Sixers100
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Hornets91
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +13; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Bullets86
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Suns115
Pistons118
Q1 DET +1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Wolves82
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Kings104
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Magic99
Sonics100
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA -6; Q4 SEA +1
The lead · Magic-Sonics

Seattle takes over late to edge Orlando

Charles Barkley goes for 45 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-6+1SEA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2531271699
Sonics27262423100
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 33, 30, 23SEA23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 18, 21, 26, 22, 21, 25, 24, 20SEA20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 19, 18, 18, 27, 31, 20, 21, 22ORL22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 33, 41, 22, 18, 36, 25, 20, 20ORL20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Pistons combined for 233, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PistonsSuns 115, Pistons 118
233
Sixers-CelticsSixers 100, Celtics 110
210
Bucks-KingsBucks 95, Kings 104
199
Magic-SonicsMagic 99, Sonics 100
199
Bullets-BullsBullets 86, Bulls 103
189
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 106, Wolves 82
188
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 91
176
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SonicsMagic 99, Sonics 100
+1 SEA
Suns-PistonsSuns 115, Pistons 118
+3 DET
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 91
+6 CHH
Bucks-KingsBucks 95, Kings 104
+9 SAC
Sixers-CelticsSixers 100, Celtics 110
+10 BOS
Bullets-BullsBullets 86, Bulls 103
+17 CHI
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 106, Wolves 82
+24 NYK
SEA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-SonicsSEA won · Magic 99, Sonics 100
6 pts
Bucks-KingsSAC won · Bucks 95, Kings 104
3 pts
Suns-PistonsDET won · Suns 115, Pistons 118
2 pts
Fox shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxBOS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ThorpeDET · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PaytonSEA · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
KukocCHI · 16 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
HoustonDET · 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
Final · Magic-Sonics
Magic 99Sonics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2531271699
Sonics27262423100
The story
Gary Payton's 23 points carried Seattle past Orlando, 100-99

For Orlando, Shaquille O'Neal had 20 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 23-16.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2−3−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Hardaway was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 115Pistons 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28312333115
Pistons29302138118
The story
Grant Hill had a 18-17-11 triple-double as Detroit beat Phoenix 118-115

Kevin Johnson led Phoenix with 25 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 17 REB, 11 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 38-33.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Wolves
Knicks 106Wolves 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25322821106
Wolves1631191682
The story
New York beat Minnesota 106-82 behind 20 rebounds and 18 points from Anthony Mason

Terry Porter paced Minnesota: 12 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 20 REB, 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 25-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +9+10+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 24.

SEA over ORL1DET over PHX3CHH over UTA6SAC over MIL9BOS over PHI10CHI over WSB17NYK over MIN24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 45

Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 26, 26, 37, 26, 13, 21, 20, 45Suns-Pistons · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 23, 35, 17, 21, 33, 53, 32, 37Bulls-Bullets · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 26, 15, 26, 12, 21, 17, 13, 30Pistons-Suns · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 13, 8, 13, 23, 29, 32, 34, 28Sixers-Celtics · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 29, 16, 18, 21, 18, 21, 16, 25Suns-Pistons · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 9, 13, 24, 21, 22, 13, 30, 25Bucks-Kings · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+7.2 17.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.7 15.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.4 16.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dan MajerleCLE+5.3 15.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−7.6 0.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Bimbo ColesGSW−6.4 5.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 14.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−6.0 15.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season