FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 15, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed WSB by 11 at halftime and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Hawks79
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Sixers99
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Mavs76
Suns101
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +25
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Bullets93
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 1995–96Mar 15, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bullets

Karl Malone scores 32 in Utah win over Washington

Allen Iverson goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11+5+7UTA AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24123628100
Bullets2423202693
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38, 32UTA32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 23, 17, 11, 9, 18, 18, 10, 16UTA16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 19, 19, 28, 21, 13, 6, 27WSB27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Gheorghe MuresanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 12, 4, 12, 12, 12, 12, 23, 16WSB16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Dallas by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

GSW over TOR4UTA over WSB7CHH over PHI8DEN over SAS16CHI over ATL20PHX over DAL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Spurs-Nuggets combined for 226, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 105, Nuggets 121
226
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 102, Warriors 106
208
Hornets-SixersHornets 107, Sixers 99
206
Jazz-BulletsJazz 100, Bullets 93
193
Hawks-BullsHawks 79, Bulls 99
178
Mavs-SunsMavs 76, Suns 101
177
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 102, Warriors 106
+4 GSW
Jazz-BulletsJazz 100, Bullets 93
+7 UTA
Hornets-SixersHornets 107, Sixers 99
+8 CHH
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 105, Nuggets 121
+16 DEN
Hawks-BullsHawks 79, Bulls 99
+20 CHI
Mavs-SunsMavs 76, Suns 101
+25 PHX
UTA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BulletsUTA won · Jazz 100, Bullets 93
11 pts
Mavs-SunsPHX won · Mavs 76, Suns 101
2 pts
Ellis shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisDEN · 39 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
MuresanWSB · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
StricklandWSB · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
McDyessDEN · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
Del NegroSAS · 18 PTS, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 102Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18172542102
Warriors29233024106
The story
Mark Price had 21 points and 13 assists as Golden State beat Toronto 106-102

Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 18 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 7-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +11+17+22+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby led the game in fantasy with 56.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Jazz-Bullets
Jazz 100Bullets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24123628100
Bullets2423202693
The story
Utah beat Washington 100-93 behind 12 assists and 10 points from John Stockton

Juwan Howard paced Washington: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 12 AST, 10 PTS, 3 REB · 3-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-20 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−11+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 107Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27252035107
Sixers2031212799
The story
Anthony Mason's 17 points and 14 rebounds carried Charlotte past Philadelphia, 107-99

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-27, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +7+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 53 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

LaPhonso Ellis leads the day with 39

LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 32, 29, 29, 19, 12, 19, 28, 39Nuggets-Spurs · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 13, 32, 33, 19, 20, 16, 10, 33Nuggets-Spurs · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38, 32Jazz-Bullets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 25, 18, 20, 19, 17, 37, 24, 31Sixers-Hornets · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 19, 19, 28, 21, 13, 6, 27Bullets-Jazz · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 12, 12, 24, 21, 13, 23, 23, 27Raptors-Warriors · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 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
Michael FinleyDAL+6.7 21.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Loy VaughtLAC+6.1 21.1 last 10 · 15.0 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−6.2 10.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Henry JamesATL−5.2 2.5 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Terry MillsDET−4.4 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season