FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 17, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed VAN by 11 after the first quarter and won 90–85.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Nets106
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Suns102
Hornets103
Q1 CHH +12; Q2 CHH +7; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +1
Final · Box score
Kings84
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +26; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +31
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Pistons91
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Pacers105
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Magic98
Lakers97
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Wolves90
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Mavs86
Blazers112
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +26
The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Minnesota climbs out of an 11-point hole against Vancouver

Shawn Bradley goes for 13 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5-2+5MIN AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2719241585
Wolves1625272290
Who led
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 9, 18, 17, 12, 14, 0, 21, 26MIN26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Doug WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 3, 5, 4, 8, 14, 6, 6, 4, 16MIN16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 13, 19, 14, 12, 8, 26, 14, 26VAN26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 10, 7, 11, 10, 11, 11, 12, 20VAN20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 213, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 106, Celtics 107
213
Suns-HornetsSuns 102, Hornets 103
205
Raptors-PacersRaptors 96, Pacers 105
201
Kings-CavsKings 84, Cavs 115
199
Mavs-BlazersMavs 86, Blazers 112
198
Magic-LakersMagic 98, Lakers 97
195
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 85, Wolves 90
175
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 81, Pistons 91
172
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-HornetsSuns 102, Hornets 103
+1 CHH
Nets-CelticsNets 106, Celtics 107
+1 BOS
Magic-LakersMagic 98, Lakers 97
+1 ORL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 85, Wolves 90
+5 MIN
Raptors-PacersRaptors 96, Pacers 105
+9 IND
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 81, Pistons 91
+10 DET
Mavs-BlazersMavs 86, Blazers 112
+26 POR
Kings-CavsKings 84, Cavs 115
+31 CLE
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 85, Wolves 90
11 pts
Magic-LakersORL won · Magic 98, Lakers 97
8 pts
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 106, Celtics 107
7 pts
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 81, Pistons 91
5 pts
Gugliotta shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GugliottaMIN · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Rod,WilliamsPHX · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Horace GrantORL · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
EdwardsVAN · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 106Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets2428142479106
Celtics32132322710107
The story
David Wesley had 17 points and 9 assists as Boston beat New Jersey 107-106 in OT

Armen Gilliam led New Jersey with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 4 STL · 6-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Celtics took the third 23-14.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8−7+200+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 85Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2719241585
Wolves1625272290
The story
Minnesota beat Vancouver 90-85 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Tom Gugliotta

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 26 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 10-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-15 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11−5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 81Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2215172781
Pistons1730192591
The story
Grant Hill's a 20-13-10 triple-double carried Detroit past Denver, 91-81

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 30-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5+10+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Sacramento by 31.

BOS over NJN1CHH over PHX1ORL over LAL1MIN over VAN5IND over TOR9DET over DEN10POR over DAL26CLE over SAC31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Johnson leads the day with 30

Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 18, 21, 18, 21, 16, 25, 14, 30Suns-Hornets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 16, 24, 16, 25, 15, 20, 21, 30Nets-Celtics · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 26, 12, 21, 17, 13, 30, 22, 28Pistons-Nuggets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 12, 12, 31, 13, 16, 20, 17, 8, 27Pacers-Raptors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 12, 8, 14, 18, 16, 20, 6, 26Magic-Lakers · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 9, 18, 17, 12, 14, 0, 21, 26Wolves-Grizzlies · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+6.8 17.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.7 18.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Vern FlemingNJN+6.1 13.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Dan MajerleCLE+6.1 16.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−7.2 0.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 14.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−5.6 5.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.3 4.1 last 10 · 9.4 season