FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 29, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NYK (vs NJN) and SAC (vs CHH).

Final · Box score
Lakers102
Hawks89
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Spurs119
Mavs104
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Bullets93
Heat112
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Wolves93
Q1 MIN +16; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Nets78
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Sixers95
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Suns108
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +23
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets101
Kings107
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Magic126
Raptors86
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +34; Q4 ORL +40
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +14
The lead · Hornets-Kings

Sacramento flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Alonzo Mourning goes for 50 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-1-60+6SAC AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets272329148101
Kings2821242014107
Who led
Sarunas MarciulionisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 1, 7, 9, 2, 6, 16, 11, 25SAC25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 26, 18, 23, 13, 19, 22, 27, 21SAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 13, 7, 7, 1, 19, 14, 15, 24CHH24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 15, 14, 10, 8, 8, 20, 5, 22CHH22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 223, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 119, Mavs 104
223
Magic-RaptorsMagic 126, Raptors 86
212
Hornets-KingsHornets 101, Kings 107
208
Bullets-HeatBullets 93, Heat 112
205
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 91, Jazz 105
196
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 95
196
Bucks-SunsBucks 85, Suns 108
193
Lakers-HawksLakers 102, Hawks 89
191
Pacers-WolvesPacers 91, Wolves 93
184
Nets-KnicksNets 78, Knicks 94
172
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-WolvesPacers 91, Wolves 93
+2 MIN
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 95
+6 BOS
Hornets-KingsHornets 101, Kings 107
+6 SAC
Lakers-HawksLakers 102, Hawks 89
+13 LAL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 91, Jazz 105
+14 UTA
Spurs-MavsSpurs 119, Mavs 104
+15 SAS
Nets-KnicksNets 78, Knicks 94
+16 NYK
Bullets-HeatBullets 93, Heat 112
+19 MIA
Bucks-SunsBucks 85, Suns 108
+23 PHX
Magic-RaptorsMagic 126, Raptors 86
+40 ORL
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 78, Knicks 94
6 pts
Hornets-KingsSAC won · Hornets 101, Kings 107
6 pts
Lakers-HawksLAL won · Lakers 102, Hawks 89
3 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 101, Sixers 95
1 pt
Benoit shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BenoitUTA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CauswellSAC · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
WeatherspoonPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ZoMIA · 50 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (17-24)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 91Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1626183191
Wolves3217212393
The story
Tom Gugliotta had 23 points as Minnesota beat Indiana 93-91

Dale Davis led Indiana with 18 REB, 13 PTS 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 11-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 32-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +16+7+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 101Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34182227101
Sixers1731272095
The story
Eric Williams' 31 points carried Boston past Philadelphia, 101-95

For Philadelphia, Trevor Ruffin had 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-17, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +17+4−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerry Stackhouse was the fantasy play: 65.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 101Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets272329148101
Kings2821242014107
The story
Sacramento beat Charlotte 107-101 in OT behind 21 points from Mitch Richmond

Robert Parish paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 20-14 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1−1−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kenny Anderson topped the game at 48.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 64 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Orlando by 40.

MIN over IND2BOS over PHI6SAC over CHH6LAL over ATL13UTA over VAN14SAS over DAL15NYK over NJN16MIA over WSB19PHX over MIL23ORL over TOR40Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 50

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 40, 20, 5, 24, 21, 27, 19, 50Heat-Bullets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +27.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 19, 32, 33, 24, 22, 19, 21, 31Spurs-Mavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 6, 25, 10, 3, 13, 9, 12, 31Celtics-Sixers · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 30, 6, 18, 22, 9, 7, 5, 30Mavs-Spurs · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 27, 20, 25, 23, 12, 18, 35, 27Pacers-Wolves · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 20, 9, 5, 15, 16, 8, 17, 26Grizzlies-Jazz · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+8.3 19.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+7.7 20.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+6.6 21.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.3 15.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−8.7 13.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Scottie PippenCHI−7.0 13.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.6 4.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Dennis ScottORL−6.3 11.5 last 10 · 17.8 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−6.3 8.6 last 10 · 14.9 season