FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 20, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Hawks98
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Magic112
Celtics90
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Heat102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Kings122
Bucks97
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Knicks102
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Jazz107
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Bullets101
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +11
The lead · Pacers-Knicks

Patrick Ewing scores 31, New York holds off Indiana

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 35 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+3+3NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2716223499
Knicks19232634102
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 9, 24, 17, 24, 26, 21, 26, 31NYK31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 10, 21, 2, 7, 12, 20, 20, 19NYK19 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 13, 16, 20, 17, 8, 27, 20, 25IND25 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 13, 8, 7, 13, 9, 4, 20IND20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Sacramento by 25.

NYK over IND3ATL over VAN5MIA over DET9SAS over WSB11LAC over MIN14TOR over CHH18ORL over BOS22UTA over PHI23SAC over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 219, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 122, Bucks 97
219
Spurs-BulletsSpurs 112, Bullets 101
213
Wolves-ClippersWolves 96, Clippers 110
206
Magic-CelticsMagic 112, Celtics 90
202
Pacers-KnicksPacers 99, Knicks 102
201
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 89, Raptors 107
196
Pistons-HeatPistons 93, Heat 102
195
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 93, Hawks 98
191
Sixers-JazzSixers 84, Jazz 107
191
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-KnicksPacers 99, Knicks 102
+3 NYK
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 93, Hawks 98
+5 ATL
Pistons-HeatPistons 93, Heat 102
+9 MIA
Spurs-BulletsSpurs 112, Bullets 101
+11 SAS
Wolves-ClippersWolves 96, Clippers 110
+14 LAC
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 89, Raptors 107
+18 TOR
Magic-CelticsMagic 112, Celtics 90
+22 ORL
Sixers-JazzSixers 84, Jazz 107
+23 UTA
Kings-BucksKings 122, Bucks 97
+25 SAC
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 99, Knicks 102
8 pts
Grizzlies-HawksATL won · Grizzlies 93, Hawks 98
5 pts
Kings-BucksSAC won · Kings 122, Bucks 97
1 pt
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 84, Jazz 107
1 pt
Tabak shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TabakTOR · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
ZoMIA · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
MuresanWSB · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
McKeyIND · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PennyORL · 35 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 99Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2716223499
Knicks19232634102
The story
John Starks had 19 points as New York beat Indiana 102-99

Dale Davis led Indiana with 16 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST · 6-8 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Knicks took the second 23-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 93Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2328182493
Hawks2325163498
The story
Steven Smith's 26 points carried Atlanta past Vancouver, 98-93

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 20 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 34-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−3−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Murdock was the fantasy play: 42.6 FPTS on 13 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 112Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29321932112
Celtics2027133090
The story
Orlando beat Boston 112-90 behind 28 points and 14 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

David Wesley paced Boston: 22 PTS, 7 AST 28 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +9+14+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 35

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 31, 20, 21, 22, 29, 14, 18, 35Magic-Celtics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 30, 12, 29, 24, 10, 9, 14, 33Wolves-Clippers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 6, 44, 36, 28, 28, 19, 32, 33Spurs-Bullets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 9, 24, 17, 24, 26, 21, 26, 31Knicks-Pacers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gheorghe MuresanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 20, 9, 13, 27, 17, 16, 28, 30Bullets-Spurs · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 7, 10, 8, 21, 13, 14, 10, 30Kings-Bucks · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
Vern FlemingNJN+5.8 13.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 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
Willie AndersonNYK−6.1 4.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−5.3 9.9 last 10 · 15.2 season