FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 19, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed VAN by 3 after three quarters and won 82–77.

Final · Box score
Pacers94
Hornets102
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Kings67
Bulls89
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Mavs72
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +9
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors105
Rockets102
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Sonics71
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies77
Nets82
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Magic113
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Wolves78
Blazers106
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +28
The lead · Grizzlies-Nets

New Jersey gets past Vancouver

Robert Horry goes for 26 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-3+5NJN AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1823211577
Nets2223142382
Who led
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 32, 22, 11, 8, 19, 17, 13, 17NJN17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 24, 16, 25, 15, 20, 21, 30, 16NJN16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 19, 14, 12, 8, 26, 14, 26, 15VAN15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 10, 5, 9, 8, 0, 9, 2, 15VAN15 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Minnesota by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

GSW over HOU3NJN over VAN5CHH over IND8CLE over DAL9CHI over SAC22ORL over DET22LAL over SEA23POR over MIN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 207, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 105, Rockets 102
207
Pistons-MagicPistons 91, Magic 113
204
Pacers-HornetsPacers 94, Hornets 102
196
Wolves-BlazersWolves 78, Blazers 106
184
Sonics-LakersSonics 71, Lakers 94
165
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 77, Nets 82
159
Kings-BullsKings 67, Bulls 89
156
Cavs-MavsCavs 81, Mavs 72
153
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 105, Rockets 102
+3 GSW
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 77, Nets 82
+5 NJN
Pacers-HornetsPacers 94, Hornets 102
+8 CHH
Cavs-MavsCavs 81, Mavs 72
+9 CLE
Kings-BullsKings 67, Bulls 89
+22 CHI
Pistons-MagicPistons 91, Magic 113
+22 ORL
Sonics-LakersSonics 71, Lakers 94
+23 LAL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 78, Blazers 106
+28 POR
Ferry shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FerryCLE · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Kenny SmithHOU · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Eddie JonesLAL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Horace GrantORL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
SmitsIND · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 105Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors272726178105
Rockets211827315102
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 16 points as Golden State beat Houston 105-102 in OT

Kenny Smith led Houston with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 6-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+15+140+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 77Nets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1823211577
Nets2223142382
The story
New Jersey beat Vancouver 82-77 behind 16 points and 10 rebounds from Armen Gilliam

Gerald Wilkins paced Vancouver: 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 23-15 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+4−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 91Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1819262891
Magic19223834113
The story
Horace Grant's 26 points carried Orlando past Detroit, 113-91

For Detroit, Joe Dumars had 12 PTS, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB · 12-17 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 38-26, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +1+4+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Bowie was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 20 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 66 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

B.J. Armstrong leads the day with 35

B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 11, 9, 14, 22, 14, 20, 14, 35Warriors-Rockets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 19, 10, 10, 6, 14, 5, 26Rockets-Warriors · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 8, 14, 18, 16, 20, 6, 26, 26Magic-Pistons · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 20, 12, 18, 13, 13, 11, 10, 26Lakers-Sonics · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 23, 24, 16, 24, 30, 21, 21, 24Pacers-Hornets · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 23, 7, 16, 15, 7, 12, 16, 24Cavs-Mavs · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+6.8 17.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+6.1 19.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.8 14.7 last 10 · 8.9 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
Greg AnthonyVAN−5.3 9.9 last 10 · 15.2 season