FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 3, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bucks90
Bulls108
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +7; Q3 Bulls +23; Q4 Bulls +18
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Warriors104
Q1 Jazz +8; Q2 Jazz +6; Q3 Jazz +15; Q4 Jazz +7
Final · Box score
Nets95
Kings108
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +11; Q3 Kings +21; Q4 Kings +13
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Raptors103
Q1 Celtics +6; Q2 Celtics +13; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +4
On this day · 1995–96Mar 3, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Kings-Bullets), 35 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto's skid reaches three

Karl Malone goes for 41 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+13+5+4Celtics AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34271630107
Raptors28202431103
Who led
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 18, 27, 21, 19, 4, 26, 18, 27Celtics27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 27, 14, 15, 9, 24, 20, 21, 21Celtics21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Carlos RogersPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 0, 18, 10, 8, 12, 19, 17, 17Raptors17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 19, 7, 14, 13, 32, 19, 16Raptors16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Warriors

Utah leads Golden State wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 111–104. Best quarter: the fourth, 32–40. Karl Malone led Utah with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Celtics over Raptors4Jazz over Warriors7Kings over Nets13Bulls over Bucks18Final margin, points. Pink = Jazz over Warriors.
The night in charts
Jazz-Warriors combined for 215, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 111, Warriors 104
215
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 107, Raptors 103
210
Nets-KingsNets 95, Kings 108
203
Bucks-BullsBucks 90, Bulls 108
198
Celtics won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 107, Raptors 103
+4 Celtics
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 111, Warriors 104
+7 Jazz
Nets-KingsNets 95, Kings 108
+13 Kings
Bucks-BullsBucks 90, Bulls 108
+18 Bulls
Mullin shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MullinWarriors · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Abdul-RaufKings · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RogersRaptors · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MaloneJazz · 41 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
64% (16-25)
WilliamsonKings · 17 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 107Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34271630107
Raptors28202431103
The story
Todd Day's 27 points carried Boston past Toronto, 107-103

For Toronto, Damon Stoudamire had 17 AST, 11 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-20, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +6+13+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker was the fantasy play: 51.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 111Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26242932111
Warriors18262040104
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 23 points and 8 assists as Utah beat Golden State 111-104

Chris Mullin led Golden State with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the third 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +8+6+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 90Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2521172790
Bulls29243322108
The story
Chicago beat Milwaukee 108-90 behind 25 points from Scottie Pippen

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 10-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
300 +4+7+23+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 41

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 37, 34, 32, 33, 32, 30, 18, 41Jazz-Warriors · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 43, 30, 19, 24, 36, 34, 37, 23, 35, 31Bulls-Bucks · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 19, 10, 5, 24, 15, 15, 9, 28Warriors-Jazz · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 18, 27, 21, 19, 4, 26, 18, 27Celtics-Raptors · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 22, 47, 28, 22, 22, 14, 29, 25Bulls-Bucks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 11, 18, 14, 17, 20, 23, 10, 24Nets-Kings · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLakers+9.0 22.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Michael FinleyMavs+6.7 20.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimGrizzlies+6.4 24.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Dean GarrettWolves+6.2 12.6 last 10 · 6.4 season
Todd DayCeltics+6.0 20.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Dale EllisNuggets−6.9 10.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Allen IversonSixers−6.1 15.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Shawn KempSonics−4.7 15.5 last 10 · 20.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonRockets−4.5 18.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jayson WilliamsNets−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season