FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 22, 1996Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DEN by 10 at halftime and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Celtics99
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Hornets92
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Mavs84
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +26
Final · Box score
Nets96
Pistons111
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Pacers111
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Heat122
Bucks106
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Blazers78
Kings80
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Raptors108
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +13
Final · OT · Box score
Magic111
Bullets108
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +3
The lead · Nuggets-Celtics

Boston rallies from 10 down to beat Denver

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 49 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-100+1BOS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2530202398
Celtics2223302499
Who led
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 12, 21, 17, 20, 16, 17, 22, 24BOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Greg MinorPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 20, 8, 13, 12, 4, 11, 4, 24BOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 20, 14, 14, 10, 14, 15, 15, 27DEN27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 6, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 15DEN15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 26.

BOS over DEN1SAC over POR2ORL over WSB3SAS over TOR12UTA over CLE13LAC over PHI14DET over NJN15MIA over MIL16IND over VAN17ATL over CHH25MIN over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Heat-Bucks combined for 228
Points by game
Heat-BucksHeat 122, Bucks 106
228
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 120, Raptors 108
228
Magic-BulletsMagic 111, Bullets 108
219
Hawks-HornetsHawks 117, Hornets 92
209
Nets-PistonsNets 96, Pistons 111
207
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 94, Pacers 111
205
Sixers-ClippersSixers 93, Clippers 107
200
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 98, Celtics 99
197
Wolves-MavsWolves 110, Mavs 84
194
Cavs-JazzCavs 75, Jazz 88
163
Blazers-KingsBlazers 78, Kings 80
158
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 98, Celtics 99
+1 BOS
Blazers-KingsBlazers 78, Kings 80
+2 SAC
Magic-BulletsMagic 111, Bullets 108
+3 ORL
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 120, Raptors 108
+12 SAS
Cavs-JazzCavs 75, Jazz 88
+13 UTA
Sixers-ClippersSixers 93, Clippers 107
+14 LAC
Nets-PistonsNets 96, Pistons 111
+15 DET
Heat-BucksHeat 122, Bucks 106
+16 MIA
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 94, Pacers 111
+17 IND
Hawks-HornetsHawks 117, Hornets 92
+25 ATL
Wolves-MavsWolves 110, Mavs 84
+26 MIN
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-CelticsBOS won · Nuggets 98, Celtics 99
10 pts
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 122, Bucks 106
3 pts
Cavs-JazzUTA won · Cavs 75, Jazz 88
1 pt
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 78, Kings 80
1 pt
McKey shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKeyIND · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
EllisDEN · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Grant HillDET · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
RogersLAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
EdwardsVAN · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Celtics
Nuggets 98Celtics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2530202398
Celtics2223302499
The story
David Wesley's 24 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Denver, 99-98

For Denver, Dikembe Mutombo had 12 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 6-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 30-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 78Kings 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2321221278
Kings2323191580
The story
Sacramento beat Portland 80-78 behind 18 points and 12 rebounds from Brian Grant

Arvydas Sabonis paced Portland: 14 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB · 8-21 FG

The swing

A 15-12 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bullets
Magic 111Bullets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2432212410111
Bullets233122257108
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 30 points as Orlando beat Washington 111-108 in OT

Chris Whitney led Washington with 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 13-20 FG

The swing

The Magic won the overtime 10-7.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 49

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 25, 20, 20, 23, 26, 10, 28, 49Magic-Bullets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high49 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 12, 29, 24, 10, 9, 14, 33, 31Wolves-Mavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 20, 21, 22, 29, 14, 18, 35, 30Magic-Bullets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 8, 20, 31, 11, 21, 40, 10, 29Raptors-Spurs · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 27, 29, 20, 27, 32, 22, 24, 27Jazz-Cavs · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 20, 9, 17, 25, 26, 19, 27Bullets-Magic · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.9 18.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+5.8 17.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
David WesleyBOS+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−6.9 0.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.9 13.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−5.6 5.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Dennis ScottORL−5.4 12.6 last 10 · 18.0 season