FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 25, 1996Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs95
Nets88
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Sixers71
Blazers94
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +23
Final · Box score
Mavs86
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +17
The lead · Spurs-Nets

Sean Elliott scores 35 as San Antonio wins in New Jersey

David Robinson goes for 19 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2+9+7SAS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2818311895
Nets2618242088
Who led
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 17, 16, 24, 19, 11, 24, 14, 35SAS35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 36, 28, 28, 19, 32, 33, 24, 22, 19SAS19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 17, 13, 17, 12, 12, 18, 21NJN21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 20, 21, 30, 16, 25, 9, 9, 20NJN20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Mavs-Jazz

Utah controls Dallas start to finish

Utah won 103–86, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over NJN7UTA over DAL17POR over PHI23Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over DAL.
The night in charts
Mavs-Jazz combined for 189, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-JazzMavs 86, Jazz 103
189
Spurs-NetsSpurs 95, Nets 88
183
Sixers-BlazersSixers 71, Blazers 94
165
SAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Spurs-NetsSpurs 95, Nets 88
+7 SAS
Mavs-JazzMavs 86, Jazz 103
+17 UTA
Sixers-BlazersSixers 71, Blazers 94
+23 POR
Malone shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
BrooksDAL · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Harvey GrantPOR · 12 PTS, 6 REB
55% (6-11)
ElliottSAS · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (14-26)
GilliamNJN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
50% (9-18)
Final · Spurs-Nets
Spurs 95Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2818311895
Nets2618242088
The story
Avery Johnson had 13 points as San Antonio beat New Jersey 95-88

Armen Gilliam led New Jersey with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+2+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 86Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2217232486
Jazz30193024103
The story
Karl Malone's 29 points and 12 rebounds carried Utah past Dallas, 103-86

For Dallas, Scott Brooks had 16 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-22, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+10+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 71Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1719152071
Blazers3025201994
The story
Portland beat Philadelphia 94-71 behind 18 points and 15 rebounds from Arvydas Sabonis

Jerry Stackhouse paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 3 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 8-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
300 +13+19+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clar. Weatherspoon topped the game at 48.1 FPTS: 20 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Sean Elliott leads the day with 35

Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 17, 16, 24, 19, 11, 24, 14, 35Spurs-Nets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 29, 20, 27, 32, 22, 24, 27, 29Jazz-Mavs · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 17, 13, 17, 12, 12, 18, 21Nets-Spurs · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 16, 10, 15, 14, 14, 24, 17, 20Sixers-Blazers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 20, 21, 30, 16, 25, 9, 9, 20Nets-Spurs · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 36, 28, 28, 19, 32, 33, 24, 22, 19Spurs-Nets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 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