FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 16, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SEA by 1 after the first quarter and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Sonics83
Pistons86
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +2; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Clippers94
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +12
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors90
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets80
Heat101
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Nets89
Knicks74
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Magic100
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Kings88
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +1
On this day · 1995–96Mar 16, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Pistons

Detroit wins a tight one over Seattle

Glenn Robinson goes for 30 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+20+3DET AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2123201983
Pistons2026182286
Who led
Terry MillsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 3, 0, 3, 13, 3, 5, 2, 25DET25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 22, 21, 13, 18, 23, 13, 19, 21DET21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 16, 20, 26, 29, 10, 13, 18, 18SEA18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 32, 23, 24, 16, 16, 29, 20, 16SEA16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Houston by 21.

DAL over SAC1DET over SEA3MIL over IND4LAL over TOR8ORL over VAN11POR over LAC12NJN over NYK15MIN over BOS18MIA over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Celtics-Wolves combined for 220, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 101, Wolves 119
220
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 106, Clippers 94
200
Pacers-BucksPacers 98, Bucks 102
200
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 89, Magic 100
189
Raptors-LakersRaptors 90, Lakers 98
188
Rockets-HeatRockets 80, Heat 101
181
Mavs-KingsMavs 89, Kings 88
177
Sonics-PistonsSonics 83, Pistons 86
169
Nets-KnicksNets 89, Knicks 74
163
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 89, Kings 88
+1 DAL
Sonics-PistonsSonics 83, Pistons 86
+3 DET
Pacers-BucksPacers 98, Bucks 102
+4 MIL
Raptors-LakersRaptors 90, Lakers 98
+8 LAL
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 89, Magic 100
+11 ORL
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 106, Clippers 94
+12 POR
Nets-KnicksNets 89, Knicks 74
+15 NJN
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 101, Wolves 119
+18 MIN
Rockets-HeatRockets 80, Heat 101
+21 MIA
Smits shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmitsIND · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
James RobinsonMIN · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Mark JacksonIND · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
StricklandDAL · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
GilliamMIL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 89Kings 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2327162389
Kings2217262388
The story
Shawn Bradley had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat Sacramento 89-88

Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1+11+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Olden Polynice led the game in fantasy with 51.1 FPTS (20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Sonics-Pistons
Sonics 83Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2123201983
Pistons2026182286
The story
Terry Mills' 25 points carried Detroit past Seattle, 86-83

For Seattle, Hersey Hawkins had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 26-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill was the fantasy play: 44.7 FPTS on 11 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 90Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors24241920390
Lakers331621171198
The story
Los Angeles beat Toronto 98-90 in OT behind 27 points from Eddie Jones

Damon Stoudamire paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+1+30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 31

Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 11, 28, 16, 45, 31, 29, 19, 31Heat-Rockets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 18, 23, 19, 26, 20, 10, 22, 30Bucks-Pacers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 14, 20, 16, 0, 20, 10, 10, 29Celtics-Wolves · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 17, 28, 11, 17, 34, 24, 22, 27Lakers-Raptors · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 38, 4, 28, 19, 34, 32, 22, 29, 26, 26Kings-Mavs · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 19, 22, 17, 10, 11, 8, 21, 26Wolves-Celtics · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ike AustinMIA+7.2 17.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.1 20.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Sam CassellNJN+5.7 21.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Elden CampbellLAL+5.2 19.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tim HardawayMIA+5.0 25.5 last 10 · 20.5 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
Antonio DavisIND−4.5 5.7 last 10 · 10.2 season