FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 18, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NJN by 8 after the first quarter and won 97–89.

Final · OT · Box score
Sonics87
Bulls89
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Bullets86
Mavs85
Q1 WSB -3; Q2 WSB -4; Q3 WSB +4; Q4 WSB +1
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Pacers115
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Nets89
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies73
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +25
Final · Box score
Clippers121
Suns111
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Kings87
Blazers92
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Raptors117
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +12
On this day · 1995–96Mar 18, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Tracy Murray (Raptors-Nuggets), 40 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Nets

Houston climbs back to beat New Jersey

Marcus Camby goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+6-1+8HOU AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1829183297
Nets2615252389
Who led
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 17, 39, 20, 21, 12, 16, 12, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Eddie JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 7, 8, 15, 17, 6, 16, 6, 16HOU16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 19, 14, 11, 14, 15, 20, 7, 20NJN20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 13, 22, 25, 21, 22, 14, 17, 20NJN20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 232, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 121, Suns 111
232
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 105, Raptors 117
222
Wolves-PacersWolves 97, Pacers 115
212
Rockets-NetsRockets 97, Nets 89
186
Kings-BlazersKings 87, Blazers 92
179
Sonics-BullsSonics 87, Bulls 89
176
Bullets-MavsBullets 86, Mavs 85
171
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 73, Knicks 98
171
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bullets-MavsBullets 86, Mavs 85
+1 WSB
Sonics-BullsSonics 87, Bulls 89
+2 CHI
Kings-BlazersKings 87, Blazers 92
+5 POR
Rockets-NetsRockets 97, Nets 89
+8 HOU
Clippers-SunsClippers 121, Suns 111
+10 LAC
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 105, Raptors 117
+12 TOR
Wolves-PacersWolves 97, Pacers 115
+18 IND
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 73, Knicks 98
+25 NYK
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NetsHOU won · Rockets 97, Nets 89
8 pts
Bullets-MavsWSB won · Bullets 86, Mavs 85
4 pts
Sonics-BullsCHI won · Sonics 87, Bulls 89
3 pts
Outlaw shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OutlawLAC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Dale DavisIND · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
CambyTOR · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
64% (16-25)
RogersLAC · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
WebberWSB · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Bullets-Mavs
Bullets 86Mavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets1617312286
Mavs1918232585
The story
Washington beat Dallas 86-85 behind 20 points from Chris Webber

Shawn Bradley paced Dallas: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 −3−4+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Juwan Howard topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sonics-Bulls
Sonics 87Bulls 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics22241418987
Bulls202316191189
The story
Michael Jordan had 32 points and 18 rebounds as Chicago beat Seattle 89-87 in OT

Hersey Hawkins led Seattle with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 10-28 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Bulls took the third 16-14.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−3−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton led the game in fantasy with 62.4 FPTS (14 PTS, 14 AST, 12 REB)

Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 105Raptors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers20173335105
Raptors33233328117
The story
Damon Stoudamire's a 30-10-12 triple-double carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 117-105

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 25 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +13+19+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Bullets-Mavs

Washington holds off Dallas, 86–85

Washington led 64–60 after three and held on to win by one. Chris Webber led Washington with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WSB over DAL1CHI over SEA2POR over SAC5HOU over NJN8LAC over PHX10TOR over PHI12IND over MIN18NYK over VAN25Final margin, points. Pink = WSB over DAL.
Top performances

Kevin Johnson leads the day with 37

Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 17, 21, 19, 14, 23, 23, 19, 37Suns-Clippers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 21, 13, 23, 23, 27, 20, 36Raptors-Sixers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 16, 38, 36, 32, 23, 36, 10, 32Bulls-Sonics · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 22, 25, 14, 22, 31, 18, 25, 30Raptors-Sixers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 4, 28, 19, 34, 32, 22, 29, 26, 26, 29Kings-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 29, 25, 27, 21, 25, 23, 20, 27Pacers-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ike AustinMIA+7.2 17.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Marcus CambyTOR+6.8 21.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.5 20.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.2 19.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Kevin WillisHOU+5.8 17.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.8 2.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Dale EllisDEN−6.9 9.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Henry JamesATL−4.9 2.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−4.5 17.0 last 10 · 21.5 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season