FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 30, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DET by 9 after the first quarter and won 95–85.

Final · Box score
Clippers85
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +20; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Nuggets98
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Heat95
Pistons85
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Warriors64
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Rockets94
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Sonics100
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Bullets107
Q1 WSB +6; Q2 WSB -3; Q3 WSB -1; Q4 WSB +2
The lead · Heat-Pistons

Miami rallies from 9 down to beat Detroit

Juwan Howard goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+2+2+10MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1832182795
Pistons2721181985
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 11, 40, 20, 5, 24, 21, 27, 19, 50, 26MIA26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 14, 22, 24, 23, 20, 15, 13, 21MIA21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 22, 28, 14, 21, 18, 38, 16, 22DET22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 6, 13, 12, 10, 10, 12, 15, 15DET15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bullets

Washington wins a tight one over Philadelphia

107–105. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Juwan Howard led Washington with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over UTA2WSB over PHI2MIA over DET10DEN over MIL13POR over HOU15CHI over LAC21CLE over GSW26Final margin, points. Pink = WSB over PHI.
The night in charts
Sixers-Bullets combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BulletsSixers 105, Bullets 107
212
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 109, Rockets 94
203
Jazz-SonicsJazz 98, Sonics 100
198
Clippers-BullsClippers 85, Bulls 106
191
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 85, Nuggets 98
183
Heat-PistonsHeat 95, Pistons 85
180
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 90, Warriors 64
154
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SonicsJazz 98, Sonics 100
+2 SEA
Sixers-BulletsSixers 105, Bullets 107
+2 WSB
Heat-PistonsHeat 95, Pistons 85
+10 MIA
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 85, Nuggets 98
+13 DEN
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 109, Rockets 94
+15 POR
Clippers-BullsClippers 85, Bulls 106
+21 CHI
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 90, Warriors 64
+26 CLE
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 95, Pistons 85
9 pts
Sixers-BulletsWSB won · Sixers 105, Bullets 107
3 pts
Blazers-RocketsPOR won · Blazers 109, Rockets 94
2 pts
Stockton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 23 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
WeatherspoonPHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PhillsCLE · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
McKiePOR · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
MuresanWSB · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Bullets
Sixers 105Bullets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26272626105
Bullets32182829107
The story
Gheorghe Muresan had 21 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 107-105

Vernon Maxwell led Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Bullets won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +6−3−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 98Sonics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2423232898
Sonics25242328100
The story
Sam Perkins' 22 points carried Seattle past Utah, 100-98

For Utah, John Stockton had 23 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-24, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +1+2+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 52.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB

Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 95Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1832182795
Pistons2721181985
The story
Miami beat Detroit 95-85 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Alonzo Mourning

Allan Houston paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −9+2+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 32.0 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Juwan Howard leads the day with 32

Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 26, 19, 27, 20, 21, 29, 20, 32Bullets-Sixers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 20, 20, 31, 4, 13, 26, 24, 29Sixers-Bullets · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 11, 40, 20, 5, 24, 21, 27, 19, 50, 26Heat-Pistons · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 37, 10, 16, 23, 12, 15, 17, 17, 25Blazers-Rockets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 32, 22, 24, 27, 29, 17, 21, 24Jazz-Sonics · L
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 19, 12, 12, 9, 13, 12, 15, 23Jazz-Sonics · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+8.3 19.8 last 10 · 11.5 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
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−8.7 13.1 last 10 · 21.8 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
Scottie PippenCHI−6.2 14.0 last 10 · 20.2 season