FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 12, 1997Regular season · 6 games
← Mar 11CalendarMar 13 →

6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 6 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Magic96
Rockets95
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Pacers92
Q1 IND +3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Nets102
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Sixers104
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Bullets104
Q1 WSB +9; Q2 WSB +20; Q3 WSB +21; Q4 WSB +22
On this day · 1995–96Mar 12, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Mavs), 40 points.
Mar 12 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
The lead · Bulls-Sixers

Scottie Pippen scores 31 as Chicago wins in Philadelphia

Chris Webber goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+5+4CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls19303227108
Sixers25222928104
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 29, 25, 19, 24, 14, 27, 31CHI31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 23, 35, 31, 16, 38, 36, 32, 23CHI23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 8, 12, 25, 18, 20, 19, 17, 37PHI37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 28, 25, 16, 25, 15, 24, 34, 19PHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Nets combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NetsJazz 117, Nets 102
219
Bulls-SixersBulls 108, Sixers 104
212
Warriors-LakersWarriors 101, Lakers 109
210
Magic-RocketsMagic 96, Rockets 95
191
Grizzlies-BulletsGrizzlies 82, Bullets 104
186
Hawks-PacersHawks 82, Pacers 92
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-RocketsMagic 96, Rockets 95
+1 ORL
Bulls-SixersBulls 108, Sixers 104
+4 CHI
Warriors-LakersWarriors 101, Lakers 109
+8 LAL
Hawks-PacersHawks 82, Pacers 92
+10 IND
Jazz-NetsJazz 117, Nets 102
+15 UTA
Grizzlies-BulletsGrizzlies 82, Bullets 104
+22 WSB
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 108, Sixers 104
6 pts
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 117, Nets 102
5 pts
Stockton shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
WebberWSB · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
PippenCHI · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
MullinGSW · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Horace GrantORL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 96Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3027241596
Rockets2128291795
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 31 points carried Orlando past Houston, 96-95

For Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon had 32 PTS, 12 REB 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +9+8+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 108Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls19303227108
Sixers25222928104
The story
Allen Iverson had 37 points in a 108-104 loss to Chicago

Michael Jordan led Chicago with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 15-23 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bulls took the second 30-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+2+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Bullets
Grizzlies 82Bullets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1821222182
Bullets27322322104
The story
Washington beat Vancouver 104-82 behind 13 points from Rod Strickland

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 18 PTS, 5 REB 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
300 +9+20+21+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 22.

ORL over HOU1CHI over PHI4LAL over GSW8IND over ATL10UTA over NJN15WSB over VAN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 37

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 37, 40, 21, 26, 21, 20, 41, 37Warriors-Lakers · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 8, 12, 25, 18, 20, 19, 17, 37Sixers-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 9, 17, 19, 9, 24, 23, 14, 32Bullets-Grizzlies · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 16, 22, 31, 23, 12, 17, 32Rockets-Magic · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 11, 10, 11, 6, 16, 26, 16, 31Jazz-Nets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 29, 25, 19, 24, 14, 27, 31Bulls-Sixers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+8.3 22.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Ike AustinMIA+7.6 17.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Loy VaughtLAC+6.0 20.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.6 19.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Tracy MurrayWSB+4.8 14.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−7.6 4.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Shawn KempSEA−6.7 13.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dale EllisDEN−6.1 10.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Terrell BrandonCLE−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season