FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 27, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 10 after three quarters and won 117–114.

Final · Box score
Rockets114
Mavs117
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -10; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Heat95
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Wolves116
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Spurs90
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Sonics132
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +21; Q4 SEA +37
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Bullets93
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +6
The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas fights back from 10 down against Houston

David Robinson goes for 21 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+1-10+3DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31223526114
Mavs32222439117
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 31, 14, 3, 14, 10, 16, 13, 22DAL22 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 18, 14, 9, 12, 5, 13, 4, 21DAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Mark BryantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 13, 15, 12, 6, 11, 7, 8, 30HOU30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Sam MackPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 7, 15, 8, 4, 13, 6, 11, 21HOU21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Wolves combined for 237, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 121, Wolves 116
237
Rockets-MavsRockets 114, Mavs 117
231
Hornets-SonicsHornets 95, Sonics 132
227
Lakers-HeatLakers 106, Heat 95
201
Raptors-SixersRaptors 94, Sixers 103
197
Pacers-BulletsPacers 99, Bullets 93
192
Bucks-JazzBucks 82, Jazz 98
180
Knicks-SpursKnicks 84, Spurs 90
174
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 114, Mavs 117
+3 DAL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 121, Wolves 116
+5 BOS
Pacers-BulletsPacers 99, Bullets 93
+6 IND
Knicks-SpursKnicks 84, Spurs 90
+6 SAS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 94, Sixers 103
+9 PHI
Lakers-HeatLakers 106, Heat 95
+11 LAL
Bucks-JazzBucks 82, Jazz 98
+16 UTA
Hornets-SonicsHornets 95, Sonics 132
+37 SEA
DAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 114, Mavs 117
10 pts
Knicks-SpursSAS won · Knicks 84, Spurs 90
3 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 121, Wolves 116
1 pt
Schrempf shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchrempfSEA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
TabakTOR · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
KGMIN · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (14-21)
SmitsIND · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
BryantHOU · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 114Mavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31223526114
Mavs32222439117
The story
Jason Kidd had 22 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Houston 117-114

Sam Mack led Houston with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 8-25 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 39-26.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1+1−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mark Bryant led the game in fantasy with 54.2 FPTS (30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 121Wolves 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30303922121
Wolves30313025116
The story
Rick Fox's 26 points carried Boston past Minnesota, 121-116

For Minnesota, Isaiah Rider had 29 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 39-30.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−1+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 56.6 FPTS on 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 94Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2724261794
Sixers30282124103
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 103-94 behind 26 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Zan Tabak paced Toronto: 26 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+7+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat Charlotte by 37, the widest margin of 8 games.

DAL over HOU3BOS over MIN5SAS over NYK6IND over WSB6PHI over TOR9LAL over MIA11UTA over MIL16SEA over CHH37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 35

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 8, 27, 20, 25, 23, 12, 18, 35Pacers-Bullets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 23, 14, 13, 11, 12, 15, 12, 33Wolves-Celtics · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 19, 24, 21, 13, 20, 19, 20, 31Bucks-Jazz · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Mark BryantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 13, 15, 12, 6, 11, 7, 8, 30Rockets-Mavs · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 17, 25, 26, 19, 27, 20, 21, 29Bullets-Pacers · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 24, 10, 9, 14, 33, 31, 19, 29Wolves-Celtics · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+9.3 20.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+7.7 23.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+7.3 20.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.9 16.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−8.2 13.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
Scottie PippenCHI−7.4 12.9 last 10 · 20.3 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−6.9 8.0 last 10 · 14.9 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 4.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dennis ScottORL−6.1 11.7 last 10 · 17.8 season