FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 1, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIL by 10 at halftime and won 103–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics81
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Rockets89
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Kings103
Bucks92
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Bullets118
Q1 WSB +2; Q2 WSB +11; Q3 WSB +21; Q4 WSB +10
On this day · 1995–96Mar 1, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: George McCloud (Mavs-Grizzlies), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Bucks

Billy Owens scores 31, Sacramento rallies past Milwaukee

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-10+1+11SAC AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27202432103
Bucks2433132292
Who led
Billy OwensPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 12, 15, 17, 8, 6, 20, 20, 31SAC31 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 41, 19, 20, 25, 32, 38, 4, 28SAC28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 21, 15, 29, 27, 23, 17, 15, 20MIL20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 37, 14, 12, 13, 21, 25, 22, 20, 18MIL18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Mavs-Rockets

Houston handles Dallas by 9

The Rockets won the fourth quarter 25–18. Final: 89–80. Kevin Willis led Houston with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over DAL9WSB over GSW10SAC over MIL11CLE over BOS18Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over DAL.
The night in charts
Warriors-Bullets combined for 226, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BulletsWarriors 108, Bullets 118
226
Kings-BucksKings 103, Bucks 92
195
Celtics-CavsCeltics 81, Cavs 99
180
Mavs-RocketsMavs 80, Rockets 89
169
HOU won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Mavs-RocketsMavs 80, Rockets 89
+9 HOU
Warriors-BulletsWarriors 108, Bullets 118
+10 WSB
Kings-BucksKings 103, Bucks 92
+11 SAC
Celtics-CavsCeltics 81, Cavs 99
+18 CLE
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BucksSAC won · Kings 103, Bucks 92
10 pts
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 80, Rockets 89
7 pts
Owens shot 14-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OwensSAC · 31 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
WebberWSB · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
HowardWSB · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
FerryCLE · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
58% (7-12)
BrandonCLE · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 80Rockets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3117141880
Rockets2421192589
The story
Houston beat Dallas 89-80 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 8-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7−3+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bullets
Warriors 108Bullets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32202333108
Bullets34293322118
The story
Juwan Howard had 25 points as Washington beat Golden State 118-108

Donyell Marshall led Golden State with 15 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

The Bullets won the third 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

WSB lead by quarter
300 +2+11+21+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bucks
Kings 103Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27202432103
Bucks2433132292
The story
Mitch Richmond's 28 points carried Sacramento past Milwaukee, 103-92

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 24-13.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3−10+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.2Season avg26.6Last 3

26.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 40

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 20, 41, 17, 18, 18, 19, 37, 40Warriors-Bullets · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Billy OwensPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 12, 15, 17, 8, 6, 20, 20, 31Kings-Bucks · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 41, 19, 20, 25, 32, 38, 4, 28Kings-Bucks · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 31, 12, 20, 13, 12, 4, 11, 26Rockets-Mavs · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 17, 20, 25, 25, 9, 28, 26, 25Bullets-Warriors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 20, 13, 9, 17, 19, 9, 24, 23Bullets-Warriors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+10.8 24.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.9 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Dean GarrettMIN+5.9 12.1 last 10 · 6.2 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.9 24.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
Vinny Del NegroSAS+5.5 17.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Dale EllisDEN−6.5 10.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Allen IversonPHI−6.5 14.9 last 10 · 21.4 season
Shawn KempSEA−4.9 15.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
George McCloudLAL−4.9 7.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−4.5 18.7 last 10 · 23.2 season