FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 23, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHX by 6 after three quarters and won 98–89.

Final · Box score
Pistons84
Hawks92
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Suns89
Warriors98
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Rockets103
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Sonics129
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +29; Q3 SEA +33; Q4 SEA +40
The lead · Suns-Warriors

Golden State handles Phoenix by 9

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 46 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-6+9GSW AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2524221889
Warriors2321213398
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 7, 25, 17, 31, 17, 16, 21, 27GSW27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 14, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 21GSW21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 13, 21, 20, 45, 29, 20, 22, 25PHX25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 21, 16, 25, 14, 30, 17, 14PHX14 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Sonics combined for 218, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-SonicsSixers 89, Sonics 129
218
Wolves-RocketsWolves 108, Rockets 103
211
Suns-WarriorsSuns 89, Warriors 98
187
Pistons-HawksPistons 84, Hawks 92
176
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-RocketsWolves 108, Rockets 103
+5 MIN
Pistons-HawksPistons 84, Hawks 92
+8 ATL
Suns-WarriorsSuns 89, Warriors 98
+9 GSW
Sixers-SonicsSixers 89, Sonics 129
+40 SEA
Hakeem shot 16-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 46 PTS, 19 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
70% (16-23)
KempSEA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Steven SmithATL · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
KGMIN · 12 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
HoustonDET · 38 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 108Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24262929108
Rockets21242236103
The story
Tom Gugliotta had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota beat Houston 108-103

Eldridge Recasner led Houston with 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 5-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+5+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 84Hawks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1816222884
Hawks2520222592
The story
Atlanta beat Detroit 92-84 behind 27 points from Steven Smith

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 13 REB, 11 PTS 27 PTS, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+11+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 89Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2524221889
Warriors2321213398
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 27 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Phoenix, 98-89

For Phoenix, Charles Barkley had 25 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−5−6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Rockets

Minnesota never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–103. Isaiah Rider led Minnesota with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over HOU5ATL over DET8GSW over PHX9SEA over PHI40Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over HOU.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 46

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 42, 29, 23, 34, 20, 42, 38, 26, 46Rockets-Wolves · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 13, 30, 22, 28, 14, 21, 18, 38Pistons-Hawks · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 7, 25, 17, 31, 17, 16, 21, 27Warriors-Suns · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 4, 19, 20, 29, 9, 26, 27, 27Hawks-Pistons · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 13, 21, 20, 45, 29, 20, 22, 25Suns-Warriors · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 14, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 21Warriors-Suns · W
5.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.9 18.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
David WesleyBOS+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+5.6 17.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Scottie PippenCHI−6.9 13.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
A.C. GreenPHX−6.6 1.2 last 10 · 7.8 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