FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 31, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Hawks93
Celtics92
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Mavs100
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Nets100
Pacers118
Q1 IND +20; Q2 IND +27; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Wolves107
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Magic98
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +19
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs100
Kings105
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Suns83
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Raptors106
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets121
Grizzlies88
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +25; Q4 CHH +33
The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Atlanta holds off Boston, 93–92

Tom Gugliotta goes for 24 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+9+8+1ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2233182093
Celtics2719192792
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 9, 26, 27, 27, 23, 18, 20, 17ATL17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 17, 8, 12, 16, 10, 26, 19, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 17, 22, 24, 24, 27, 20, 11, 21BOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 4, 12, 10, 8, 10, 26, 21, 18BOS18 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 218, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 100, Pacers 118
218
Clippers-WolvesClippers 110, Wolves 107
217
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 111, Raptors 106
217
Blazers-MavsBlazers 115, Mavs 100
215
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 121, Grizzlies 88
209
Cavs-KingsCavs 100, Kings 105
205
Hawks-CelticsHawks 93, Celtics 92
185
Suns-SpursSuns 83, Spurs 97
180
Knicks-MagicKnicks 79, Magic 98
177
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 93, Celtics 92
+1 ATL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 110, Wolves 107
+3 LAC
Cavs-KingsCavs 100, Kings 105
+5 SAC
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 111, Raptors 106
+5 LAL
Suns-SpursSuns 83, Spurs 97
+14 SAS
Blazers-MavsBlazers 115, Mavs 100
+15 POR
Nets-PacersNets 100, Pacers 118
+18 IND
Knicks-MagicKnicks 79, Magic 98
+19 ORL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 121, Grizzlies 88
+33 CHH
ATL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 93, Celtics 92
5 pts
Lakers-RaptorsLAL won · Lakers 111, Raptors 106
1 pt
Brian Grant shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantSAC · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
SabonisPOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Tracy MurrayTOR · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
81% (13-16)
GeigerCHH · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Tyrone HillCLE · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 93Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2233182093
Celtics2719192792
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 93-92 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Mookie Blaylock

David Wesley paced Boston: 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-17 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −5+9+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rick Fox topped the game at 54.8 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 110Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26342624110
Wolves26293022107
The story
Rodney Rogers' 25 points carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 110-107

For Minnesota, Isaiah Rider had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-29, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+5+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 100Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs1327183111100
Kings2127212016105
The story
Mitch Richmond had 30 points as Sacramento beat Cleveland 105-100 in OT

Terrell Brandon led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 5 AST 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 21-13, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+8+110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.7Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Raptors

Lakers make it four straight

Lakers beat Toronto 111–106 and moved to 45–25. Vlade Divac led Lakers with 20 points, 19 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · LAL
W@ GSW106–103Wvs MIL117–95Lvs ORL97–98Wvs SEA94–71L@ SEA93–104Lvs CHH94–103W@ ORL113–91W@ MIA106–95W@ ATL102–89W@ TOR111–106
Top performances

Brian Grant leads the day with 32

Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 13, 14, 10, 30, 18, 8, 16, 32Kings-Cavs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 23, 26, 10, 28, 49, 23, 24, 32Magic-Knicks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 40, 10, 29, 23, 30, 15, 8, 32Raptors-Lakers · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 26, 31, 20, 36, 17, 20, 20, 30Knicks-Magic · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 23, 13, 19, 22, 27, 21, 30Kings-Cavs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Carlos RogersPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 14, 24, 11, 15, 9, 13, 6, 28Raptors-Lakers · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+8.5 20.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.6 16.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tracy MurrayTOR+6.5 21.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.7 18.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Cedric CeballosLAL−8.3 13.4 last 10 · 21.7 season
Jim JacksonDAL−6.9 12.1 last 10 · 19.0 season
Willie AndersonNYK−6.7 3.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Dennis ScottORL−6.6 11.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.2 14.0 last 10 · 20.2 season