FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 17, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Hornets by 9 after the first quarter and won 114–93.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic107
Hawks112
Q1 Hawks -4; Q2 Hawks +2; Q3 Hawks -2; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks +5
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Celtics126
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics +6; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Hornets93
Q1 Jazz -9; Q2 Jazz -1; Q3 Jazz +12; Q4 Jazz +21
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Cavs85
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs +15; Q3 Cavs -4; Q4 Cavs +3
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Nuggets94
Q1 Lakers +6; Q2 Lakers +13; Q3 Lakers +11; Q4 Lakers +19
Final · Box score
Suns116
Warriors95
Q1 Suns -6; Q2 Suns -8; Q3 Suns +1; Q4 Suns +21
Final · Box score
Bullets109
Spurs85
Q1 Bullets +8; Q2 Bullets +5; Q3 Bullets +22; Q4 Bullets +24
On this day · 1995–96Mar 17, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Johnson (Suns-Hornets), 30 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Hornets

Karl Malone goes for 37 in Utah win over Charlotte

Jason Kidd goes for 33 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1+12+21Jazz AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22293330114
Hornets3121202193
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38, 32, 37Jazz37 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 16, 26, 16, 31, 4, 10, 23Jazz23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 39, 24, 48, 21, 24, 39, 27, 29Hornets29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 10, 10, 23, 20, 11, 4, 7, 17Hornets17 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Celtics combined for 243, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CelticsBucks 117, Celtics 126
243
Magic-HawksMagic 107, Hawks 112
219
Suns-WarriorsSuns 116, Warriors 95
211
Jazz-HornetsJazz 114, Hornets 93
207
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 94
207
Bullets-SpursBullets 109, Spurs 85
194
Pistons-CavsPistons 82, Cavs 85
167
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 82, Cavs 85
+3 Cavs
Magic-HawksMagic 107, Hawks 112
+5 Hawks
Bucks-CelticsBucks 117, Celtics 126
+9 Celtics
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 94
+19 Lakers
Jazz-HornetsJazz 114, Hornets 93
+21 Jazz
Suns-WarriorsSuns 116, Warriors 95
+21 Suns
Bullets-SpursBullets 109, Spurs 85
+24 Bullets
Jazz rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-HornetsJazz won · Jazz 114, Hornets 93
9 pts
Suns-WarriorsSuns won · Suns 116, Warriors 95
8 pts
Pistons-CavsCavs won · Pistons 82, Cavs 85
4 pts
Magic-HawksHawks won · Magic 107, Hawks 112
4 pts
Tyrone Hill shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrone HillCavs · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
KiddSuns · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
WebberBullets · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
ChapmanSuns · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
MaloneJazz · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 82Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons179342282
Cavs2318152985
The story
Tyrone Hill's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Detroit, 85-82

For Detroit, Otis Thorpe had 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 18-9, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +6+15−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 107Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic252123299107
Hawks2127193114112
The story
Christian Laettner had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando 112-107 in OT

Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 35 PTS, 4 AST 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hawks took the second 27-21.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 −4+2−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 116Warriors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20283434116
Warriors2630251495
The story
Phoenix beat Golden State 116-95 behind a 19-10-13 triple-double from Kevin Johnson

Donyell Marshall paced Golden State: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
300 −6−8+1+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Suns-Warriors

Phoenix climbs out of an 8-point hole against Golden State

Down 8 at the half, the Suns won the third quarter 34–25 and the game 116–95. Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Warriors
Jason Kidd · SunsDonyell Marshall · WarriorsPTS3321REB310AST64Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Steven Smith leads the day with 38

Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 25, 20, 17, 27, 21, 36, 20, 38Hawks-Magic · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38, 32, 37Jazz-Hornets · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 21, 21, 19, 27, 31, 27, 14, 35Magic-Hawks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 23, 6, 15, 5, 4, 7, 4, 33Suns-Warriors · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 31, 4, 11, 37, 11, 12, 8, 14, 8, 30Lakers-Nuggets · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 39, 24, 48, 21, 24, 39, 27, 29Hornets-Jazz · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ike AustinHeat+7.2 17.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Michael FinleyMavs+6.1 20.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Sam CassellNets+5.7 21.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Elden CampbellLakers+5.3 19.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Rex ChapmanSuns+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
George McCloudLakers−8.8 2.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Dale EllisNuggets−6.9 9.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Henry JamesHawks−4.9 2.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jayson WilliamsNets−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Antonio DavisPacers−4.5 5.7 last 10 · 10.2 season