FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 28, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed VAN by 3 after the first quarter and won 92–88.

Final · Box score
Hawks80
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +32; Q4 CHI +31
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Clippers81
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Blazers94
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Grizzlies88
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +4
The lead · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Vancouver's skid reaches twenty

Latrell Sprewell goes for 27 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+2+4DEN AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2328182392
Grizzlies2625162188
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 22, 20, 32, 20, 8, 15, 23, 18DEN18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 5, 11, 5, 9, 4, 10, 19, 17DEN17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 14, 26, 15, 20, 19, 10, 22, 21VAN21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 12, 20, 9, 5, 15, 16, 8, 17VAN17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Clippers

Cleveland leads Clippers wire to wire

Cleveland was ahead at every break and won 83–81. Best quarter: the third, 26–22. Bobby Phills led Cleveland with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over LAC2DEN over VAN4POR over GSW5CHI over ATL31Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over LAC.
The night in charts
Hawks-Bulls combined for 191, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BullsHawks 80, Bulls 111
191
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 89, Blazers 94
183
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 92, Grizzlies 88
180
Cavs-ClippersCavs 83, Clippers 81
164
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-ClippersCavs 83, Clippers 81
+2 CLE
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 92, Grizzlies 88
+4 DEN
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 89, Blazers 94
+5 POR
Hawks-BullsHawks 80, Bulls 111
+31 CHI
Kukoc shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KukocCHI · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
RoseDEN · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
EdwardsVAN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
BrandonCLE · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
SabonisPOR · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Cavs-Clippers
Cavs 83Clippers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1821261883
Clippers1417222881
The story
Bobby Phills had 17 points as Cleveland beat Los Angeles 83-81

Brent Barry led Los Angeles with 20 PTS 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 18-14, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+8+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 92Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2328182392
Grizzlies2625162188
The story
Denver beat Vancouver 92-88 behind 18 points from Antonio McDyess

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-16 FG

The swing

A 28-25 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −30+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Anthony topped the game at 46.6 FPTS: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 89Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2412223189
Blazers2422262294
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 26 points and 14 rebounds carried Portland past Golden State, 94-89

For Golden State, Kevin Willis had 18 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-12, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+10+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 67 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 27

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 17, 31, 17, 16, 21, 27, 30, 27Warriors-Blazers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 23, 25, 23, 15, 9, 14, 18, 26Blazers-Warriors · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 16, 24, 18, 21, 18, 12, 23, 24Bulls-Hawks · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 14, 26, 15, 20, 19, 10, 22, 21Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 2, 12, 12, 10, 3, 3, 12, 20Clippers-Cavs · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 22, 20, 32, 20, 8, 15, 23, 18Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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+7.7 20.9 last 10 · 13.2 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−7.0 13.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 4.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−6.6 8.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Dennis ScottORL−6.1 11.7 last 10 · 17.8 season