FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 5, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Spurs69
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +42
Final · Box score
Pacers78
Cavs85
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Warriors85
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Wolves88
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Blazers121
Suns99
Q1 POR +11; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Kings105
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Raptors94
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Mavs65
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +31
On this day · 1995–96Mar 5, 1996: 11 games. Top scorer: Charles Barkley (Suns-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Kings

Mitch Richmond scores 34 in Sacramento win over Denver

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+11+3+5SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22143430100
Kings14332632105
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 41, 19, 20, 25, 32, 38, 4, 28, 19, 34SAC34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Billy OwensPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 17, 8, 6, 20, 20, 31, 7, 15SAC15 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 11, 23, 19, 9, 17, 11, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 25, 17, 11, 10, 13, 32, 33, 19DEN19 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Suns combined for 220, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SunsBlazers 121, Suns 99
220
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 105
205
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 100, Raptors 94
194
Spurs-BullsSpurs 69, Bulls 111
180
Pistons-WolvesPistons 92, Wolves 88
180
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 90, Warriors 85
175
Pacers-CavsPacers 78, Cavs 85
163
Mavs-JazzMavs 65, Jazz 96
161
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-WolvesPistons 92, Wolves 88
+4 DET
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 90, Warriors 85
+5 HOU
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 105
+5 SAC
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 100, Raptors 94
+6 NYK
Pacers-CavsPacers 78, Cavs 85
+7 CLE
Blazers-SunsBlazers 121, Suns 99
+22 POR
Mavs-JazzMavs 65, Jazz 96
+31 UTA
Spurs-BullsSpurs 69, Bulls 111
+42 CHI
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 100, Kings 105
8 pts
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 90, Warriors 85
7 pts
Pistons-WolvesDET won · Pistons 92, Wolves 88
5 pts
Knicks-RaptorsNYK won · Knicks 100, Raptors 94
4 pts
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 78, Cavs 85
1 pt
Malone shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
RiderPOR · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
Kenny AndersonPOR · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
71% (10-14)
HornacekUTA · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HakeemHOU · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
65% (15-23)
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 92Wolves 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2523271792
Wolves3014232188
The story
Grant Hill had 19 points as Detroit beat Minnesota 92-88

Stephon Marbury led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Pistons took the second 23-14.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5+4+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tom Gugliotta led the game in fantasy with 54.5 FPTS (23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 90Warriors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1719252990
Warriors2414202785
The story
Houston beat Golden State 90-85 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Willis

Latrell Sprewell paced Golden State: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 19-14 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7−2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 100Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20222830100
Raptors2224272194
The story
Charles Oakley's 16 points carried New York past Toronto, 100-94

For Toronto, Doug Christie had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 30-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−4−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat San Antonio by 42, the widest margin of 8 games.

DET over MIN4HOU over GSW5SAC over DEN5NYK over TOR6CLE over IND7POR over PHX22UTA over DAL31CHI over SAS42Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 36

Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 7, 34, 28, 27, 22, 18, 17, 36Knicks-Raptors · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 41, 19, 20, 25, 32, 38, 4, 28, 19, 34Kings-Nuggets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 25, 9, 21, 25, 22, 16, 22, 31Rockets-Warriors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 20, 12, 19, 30, 20, 28, 26Blazers-Suns · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 17, 18, 18, 19, 37, 40, 21, 26Warriors-Rockets · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 12, 26, 14, 22, 20, 27, 29, 25Pacers-Cavs · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+9.0 23.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.7 20.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+6.4 24.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.0 21.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Carl HerreraSAS+5.7 12.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−6.2 13.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Dale EllisDEN−6.0 10.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
George McCloudLAL−4.8 7.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season