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Friday, March 14, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed IND by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Sonics97
Hawks91
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Pacers96
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Lakers95
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Heat88
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bullets105
Bucks96
Q1 Bullets 0; Q2 WSB +4; Q3 WSB +7; Q4 WSB +9
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Nets99
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Magic86
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Cavs73
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +23
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 1995–96Mar 14, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pacers

Karl Malone posts 38 and 11 as Utah beats Indiana

Chris Webber goes for 26 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+1+9UTA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz19253130105
Pacers2820262296
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 18, 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38UTA38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 8, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3, 15UTA15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 21, 15, 11, 13, 22, 25, 14, 25IND25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 27, 29, 25, 27, 21, 25, 23IND23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Sixers combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SixersWolves 95, Sixers 109
204
Bullets-BucksBullets 105, Bucks 96
201
Jazz-PacersJazz 105, Pacers 96
201
Bulls-NetsBulls 98, Nets 99
197
Celtics-SpursCeltics 92, Spurs 103
195
Clippers-LakersClippers 97, Lakers 95
192
Sonics-HawksSonics 97, Hawks 91
188
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 82, Heat 88
170
Cavs-BlazersCavs 73, Blazers 96
169
Hornets-MagicHornets 81, Magic 86
167
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-NetsBulls 98, Nets 99
+1 NJN
Clippers-LakersClippers 97, Lakers 95
+2 LAC
Hornets-MagicHornets 81, Magic 86
+5 ORL
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 82, Heat 88
+6 MIA
Sonics-HawksSonics 97, Hawks 91
+6 SEA
Bullets-BucksBullets 105, Bucks 96
+9 WSB
Jazz-PacersJazz 105, Pacers 96
+9 UTA
Celtics-SpursCeltics 92, Spurs 103
+11 SAS
Wolves-SixersWolves 95, Sixers 109
+14 PHI
Cavs-BlazersCavs 73, Blazers 96
+23 POR
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PacersUTA won · Jazz 105, Pacers 96
9 pts
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 81, Magic 86
5 pts
Sonics-HawksSEA won · Sonics 97, Hawks 91
4 pts
Webber shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberWSB · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
MuresanWSB · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
VaughtLAC · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RiceCHH · 39 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
68% (17-25)
SeikalyORL · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 98Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2423292298
Nets2922252399
The story
Sam Cassell had 28 points and 12 assists as New Jersey beat Chicago 99-98

Scottie Pippen led Chicago with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 11-22 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan led the game in fantasy with 55.6 FPTS (36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 97Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2232192497
Lakers2118243295
The story
Rodney Rogers' 21 points carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 97-95

For Los Angeles, Eddie Jones had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-18, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1+15+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bo Outlaw was the fantasy play: 42.0 FPTS on 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 81Magic 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3018161781
Magic2523241486
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 86-81 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Rony Seikaly

Anthony Mason paced Charlotte: 17 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 24-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −50+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg46.9Today

47 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Magic

Orlando makes it three straight

Orlando beat Charlotte 86–81 and moved to 35–28. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Wvs MIA98–86Wvs SAS94–73Lvs SEA101–109W@ SEA101–89W@ LAC94–93L@ GSW101–108L@ PHX85–121W@ DEN96–91W@ HOU96–95Wvs CHH86–81
Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 39

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 29, 24, 39, 24, 48, 21, 24, 39Hornets-Magic · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 18, 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38Jazz-Pacers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 35, 31, 16, 38, 36, 32, 23, 36Bulls-Nets · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 19, 8, 25, 20, 17, 27, 21, 36Hawks-Sonics · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 10, 24, 25, 26, 19, 23, 10, 28Nets-Bulls · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 10, 26, 18, 9, 24, 23, 16, 27Grizzlies-Heat · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ike AustinMIA+7.0 16.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Elden CampbellLAL+6.9 21.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Loy VaughtLAC+6.1 21.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.1 20.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Sam CassellNJN+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.7 2.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dale EllisDEN−8.0 8.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Joe SmithGSW−4.5 14.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Terry MillsDET−4.4 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season