FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 16, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Bucks94
Warriors99
Q1 GSW -13; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Heat121
Rockets97
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Nets93
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +27
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz115
Bullets120
Q1 WSB +1; Q2 WSB -3; Q3 WSB -6; Q4 Bullets 0; OT1 WSB +5
The lead · Bucks-Warriors

Latrell Sprewell scores 31, Golden State rallies past Milwaukee

Michael Jordan goes for 37 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-3+1+5GSW AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3718192094
Warriors2428232499
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 14, 28, 21, 19, 7, 25, 17, 31GSW31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 20, 12, 11, 9, 14, 22, 14, 20GSW20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 26, 22, 21, 34, 25, 19, 16, 25MIL25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 24, 21, 22, 13, 30, 25, 19, 24MIL24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Bullets combined for 235, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BulletsJazz 115, Bullets 120
235
Heat-RocketsHeat 121, Rockets 97
218
Hawks-SpursHawks 92, Spurs 119
211
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 94, Warriors 99
193
Bulls-NetsBulls 97, Nets 93
190
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 94
182
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-NetsBulls 97, Nets 93
+4 CHI
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 94, Warriors 99
+5 GSW
Jazz-BulletsJazz 115, Bullets 120
+5 WSB
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 94
+6 NYK
Heat-RocketsHeat 121, Rockets 97
+24 MIA
Hawks-SpursHawks 92, Spurs 119
+27 SAS
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WarriorsGSW won · Bucks 94, Warriors 99
13 pts
Bulls-NetsCHI won · Bulls 97, Nets 93
6 pts
Jazz-BulletsWSB won · Jazz 115, Bullets 120
6 pts
Malone shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
67% (12-18)
Rasheed WallaceWSB · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
SprewellGSW · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
61% (14-23)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
MasonNYK · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 97Nets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2620252697
Nets2626182393
The story
Toni Kukoc's 18 points carried Chicago past New Jersey, 97-93

For New Jersey, Shawn Bradley had 17 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 5-16 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0−6+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bullets
Jazz 115Bullets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz252631249115
Bullets2622283014120
The story
Gheorghe Muresan had 28 points and 15 rebounds as Washington beat Utah 120-115 in OT

John Stockton led Utah with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Bullets took the fourth 30-24.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +1−3−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone led the game in fantasy with 65.2 FPTS (32 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 94Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3718192094
Warriors2428232499
The story
Golden State beat Milwaukee 99-94 behind 15 points and 11 rebounds from Jerome Kersey

Vin Baker paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 14 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 3-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −13−3+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Nets

Chicago makes it three straight

Chicago beat New Jersey 97–93 and moved to 57–7. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 37 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
Wvs ORL111–91Wvs MIN120–99Wvs GSW110–87Wvs BOS107–75Wvs MIL115–106Wvs DET102–81L@ NYK72–104Wvs WSB103–86Wvs DEN108–87W@ NJN97–93
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 37

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 17, 21, 33, 53, 32, 37, 33, 37Bulls-Nets · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 25, 24, 17, 27, 29, 20, 27, 32Jazz-Bullets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 14, 28, 21, 19, 7, 25, 17, 31Warriors-Bucks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 8, 17, 19, 23, 21, 13, 26, 28Heat-Rockets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Gheorghe MuresanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 20, 9, 13, 27, 17, 16, 28Bullets-Jazz · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 6, 2, 20, 21, 14, 2, 10, 27Heat-Rockets · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+7.5 18.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.4 17.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Dan MajerleCLE+6.0 16.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−7.5 0.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 14.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−5.8 15.8 last 10 · 21.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−5.6 5.4 last 10 · 11.0 season