FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 9, 1997Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAC by 16 after the first quarter and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Hawks114
Celtics90
Q1 ATL +16; Q2 ATL +33; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Heat76
Hornets82
Q1 CHH +20; Q2 CHH +25; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Mavs83
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Kings98
Warriors102
Q1 GSW -16; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Nets105
Lakers115
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Wolves106
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Knicks97
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Magic85
Suns121
Q1 PHX -11; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +36
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Blazers103
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies77
Raptors81
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Bullets93
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +6
On this day · 1995–96Mar 9, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Jim Jackson (Mavs-Pistons), 28 points.
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The lead · Kings-Warriors

Golden State storms back from 16 down to beat Sacramento

Eddie Jones goes for 34 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-10-2+4GSW AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3126221998
Warriors15323025102
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 18, 19, 37, 40, 21, 26, 21, 20GSW20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mark PricePoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 11, 3, 5, 8, 18, 6, 14, 15GSW15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 17, 14, 26, 5, 22, 9, 15, 24SAC24 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 32, 38, 4, 28, 19, 34, 32, 22SAC22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Wolves combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WolvesJazz 115, Wolves 106
221
Nets-LakersNets 105, Lakers 115
220
Magic-SunsMagic 85, Suns 121
206
Hawks-CelticsHawks 114, Celtics 90
204
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 102
200
Sonics-BlazersSonics 93, Blazers 103
196
Sixers-BulletsSixers 99, Bullets 93
192
Bulls-KnicksBulls 93, Knicks 97
190
Rockets-MavsRockets 88, Mavs 83
171
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 77, Raptors 81
158
Heat-HornetsHeat 76, Hornets 82
158
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 102
+4 GSW
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 77, Raptors 81
+4 TOR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 93, Knicks 97
+4 NYK
Rockets-MavsRockets 88, Mavs 83
+5 HOU
Heat-HornetsHeat 76, Hornets 82
+6 CHH
Sixers-BulletsSixers 99, Bullets 93
+6 PHI
Jazz-WolvesJazz 115, Wolves 106
+9 UTA
Nets-LakersNets 105, Lakers 115
+10 LAL
Sonics-BlazersSonics 93, Blazers 103
+10 POR
Hawks-CelticsHawks 114, Celtics 90
+24 ATL
Magic-SunsMagic 85, Suns 121
+36 PHX
GSW erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 98, Warriors 102
16 pts
Magic-SunsPHX won · Magic 85, Suns 121
11 pts
Nets-LakersLAL won · Nets 105, Lakers 115
8 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 77, Raptors 81
2 pts
Trent shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TrentPOR · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Horace GrantORL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PersonPHX · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
HawkinsSEA · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
EwingNYK · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 98Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3126221998
Warriors15323025102
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 20 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 102-98

Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Warriors took the third 30-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −16−10−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 76Hornets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1118212676
Hornets3123131582
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 82-76 behind 17 points and 14 rebounds from Anthony Mason

P.J. Brown paced Miami: 12 REB, 9 PTS 17 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 31-11 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
300 +20+25+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway topped the game at 53.3 FPTS: 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 85Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3122211185
Suns20443126121
The story
Kevin Johnson's 19 points and 13 assists carried Phoenix past Orlando, 121-85

For Orlando, Horace Grant had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-6 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 44-22.

PHX lead by quarter
400 −11+11+21+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 59 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Orlando by 36.

GSW over SAC4NYK over CHI4TOR over VAN4HOU over DAL5CHH over MIA6PHI over WSB6UTA over MIN9LAL over NJN10POR over SEA10ATL over BOS24PHX over ORL36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 36

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 33, 32, 30, 18, 41, 20, 41, 36Jazz-Wolves · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 34, 37, 23, 35, 31, 16, 38, 36Bulls-Knicks · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 22, 18, 17, 17, 28, 11, 17, 34Lakers-Nets · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 4, 26, 18, 27, 19, 18, 11, 33Celtics-Hawks · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 28, 27, 22, 18, 17, 36, 39, 32Knicks-Bulls · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 14, 16, 29, 11, 28, 16, 45, 31Heat-Hornets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+8.2 22.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Ike AustinMIA+6.3 15.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Carl HerreraSAS+6.1 13.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.6 23.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.5 19.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−6.8 5.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Shawn KempSEA−6.2 13.6 last 10 · 19.8 season
Dale EllisDEN−5.8 10.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.6 16.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season