FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 24, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MIL by 8 after three quarters and won 84–80.

Final · Box score
Heat111
Celtics95
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Cavs90
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Mavs79
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Pacers88
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Lakers94
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Nets84
Bucks80
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN -8; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Suns103
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Sonics112
Kings110
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Raptors109
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Bullets92
Q1 WSB +9; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +5; Q4 WSB +2
The lead · Nets-Bucks

New Jersey fights back late to top Milwaukee

Alonzo Mourning goes for 27 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6-8+4NJN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2521142484
Bucks2119281280
Who led
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 8, 19, 17, 13, 17, 12, 12, 18NJN18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 17, 15, 9, 11, 14, 6, 14NJN14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 30, 25, 19, 24, 21, 13, 20, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 9, 10, 19, 9, 7, 19, 9, 16MIL16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Kings combined for 222, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KingsSonics 112, Kings 110
222
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 108, Raptors 109
217
Heat-CelticsHeat 111, Celtics 95
206
Hornets-LakersHornets 103, Lakers 94
197
Clippers-SunsClippers 92, Suns 103
195
Spurs-PacersSpurs 100, Pacers 88
188
Nuggets-BulletsNuggets 90, Bullets 92
182
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 85, Cavs 90
175
Knicks-MavsKnicks 85, Mavs 79
164
Nets-BucksNets 84, Bucks 80
164
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 108, Raptors 109
+1 TOR
Sonics-KingsSonics 112, Kings 110
+2 SEA
Nuggets-BulletsNuggets 90, Bullets 92
+2 WSB
Nets-BucksNets 84, Bucks 80
+4 NJN
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 85, Cavs 90
+5 CLE
Knicks-MavsKnicks 85, Mavs 79
+6 NYK
Hornets-LakersHornets 103, Lakers 94
+9 CHH
Clippers-SunsClippers 92, Suns 103
+11 PHX
Spurs-PacersSpurs 100, Pacers 88
+12 SAS
Heat-CelticsHeat 111, Celtics 95
+16 MIA
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BucksNJN won · Nets 84, Bucks 80
8 pts
Bulls-RaptorsTOR won · Bulls 108, Raptors 109
4 pts
Hornets-LakersCHH won · Hornets 103, Lakers 94
3 pts
Sonics-KingsSEA won · Sonics 112, Kings 110
3 pts
Grizzlies-CavsCLE won · Grizzlies 85, Cavs 90
2 pts
Magic Johnson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Magic JohnsonLAL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
KerrCHI · 17 PTS, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
GatlingMIA · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
PolyniceSAC · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
MJCHI · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (14-22)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 108Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23312925108
Raptors28282330109
The story
Toronto beat Chicago 109-108 behind 30 points and 11 assists from Damon Stoudamire

Toni Kukoc paced Chicago: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+2−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan topped the game at 53.8 FPTS: 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 112Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics29272135112
Kings25282730110
The story
Hersey Hawkins had 22 points as Seattle beat Sacramento 112-110

Olden Polynice led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 35-30.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4+3−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bullets
Nuggets 90Bullets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1627222590
Bullets2525202292
The story
Gheorghe Muresan's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Denver, 92-90

For Denver, Dikembe Mutombo had 11 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK · 9-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-16, was where the Bullets built it.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +9+7+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 67 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Raptors

Toronto takes over late to edge Chicago

Down 4 after three, Toronto won the fourth 30–25. Final: 109–108. Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over CHI1SEA over SAC2WSB over DEN2NJN over MIL4CLE over VAN5NYK over DAL6CHH over LAL9PHX over LAC11SAS over IND12MIA over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over CHI.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 38

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 33, 30, 23, 20, 17, 20, 10, 38Sonics-Kings · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 17, 24, 26, 21, 26, 31, 20, 36Knicks-Mavs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 53, 32, 37, 33, 37, 38, 20, 36, 36Bulls-Raptors · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 21, 16, 25, 14, 30, 17, 14, 33Suns-Clippers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 11, 25, 20, 23, 14, 24, 23, 30Raptors-Bulls · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Magic JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 5, 21, 20, 10, 14, 17, 28Lakers-Hornets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+7.0 18.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.7 18.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+5.6 20.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Scottie PippenCHI−7.4 12.9 last 10 · 20.3 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 4.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−6.4 8.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
A.C. GreenPHX−5.9 1.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season