FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 19, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed GSW by 10 after three quarters and won 93–91.

Final · Box score
Pacers95
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Celtics100
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Cavs72
Hornets90
Q1 CHH +14; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +18
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Pistons97
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Kings98
Clippers108
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +10
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors91
Heat93
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -10; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies72
Wolves95
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +22; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +23
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Sixers100
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +11
On this day · 1995–96Mar 19, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: B.J. Armstrong (Warriors-Rockets), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Miami needs overtime to survive Golden State

P.J. Brown goes for 19 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-4-100+2MIA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors25251915791
Heat20261325993
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 19, 23, 0, 10, 11, 9, 29MIA29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 11, 3, 9, 19, 14, 15, 19MIA19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 21, 20, 41, 37, 12, 16, 20, 27GSW27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mark PricePoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 14, 15, 10, 8, 18, 21, 2, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Celtics combined for 213, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-CelticsJazz 113, Celtics 100
213
Knicks-SixersKnicks 111, Sixers 100
211
Kings-ClippersKings 98, Clippers 108
206
Pacers-HawksPacers 95, Hawks 107
202
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 99, Pistons 97
196
Warriors-HeatWarriors 91, Heat 93
184
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 72, Wolves 95
167
Cavs-HornetsCavs 72, Hornets 90
162
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-HeatWarriors 91, Heat 93
+2 MIA
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 99, Pistons 97
+2 TOR
Kings-ClippersKings 98, Clippers 108
+10 LAC
Knicks-SixersKnicks 111, Sixers 100
+11 NYK
Pacers-HawksPacers 95, Hawks 107
+12 ATL
Jazz-CelticsJazz 113, Celtics 100
+13 UTA
Cavs-HornetsCavs 72, Hornets 90
+18 CHH
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 72, Wolves 95
+23 MIN
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 91, Heat 93
10 pts
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 99, Pistons 97
6 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 98, Clippers 108
4 pts
Scott Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Scott WilliamsPHI · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
LaettnerATL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
WilliamsonSAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PriceGSW · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 91Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors25251915791
Heat20261325993
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Miami beat Golden State 93-91 in OT

Latrell Sprewell led Golden State with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 25-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−4−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 99Pistons 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2124292599
Pistons2718252797
The story
Marcus Camby's 28 points and 14 rebounds carried Toronto past Detroit, 99-97

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 24-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −60+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Celtics
Jazz 113Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30343613113
Celtics28232128100
The story
Utah beat Boston 113-100 behind 10 points and 10 assists from John Stockton

Eric Williams paced Boston: 22 PTS, 2 REB 10 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 4-6 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +2+13+28+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg9.2Last 3

9.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Minnesota by 23.

TOR over DET2MIA over GSW2LAC over SAC10NYK over PHI11ATL over IND12UTA over BOS13CHH over CLE18MIN over VAN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 32

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 41, 36, 24, 27, 38, 32, 37, 32Jazz-Celtics · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 17, 36, 39, 32, 12, 11, 22, 30Knicks-Sixers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 19, 23, 0, 10, 11, 9, 29Heat-Warriors · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 34, 32, 22, 29, 26, 26, 29, 29Kings-Clippers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 21, 13, 23, 23, 27, 20, 36, 28Raptors-Pistons · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 21, 20, 41, 37, 12, 16, 20, 27Warriors-Heat · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+8.1 22.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.5 20.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.2 19.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ike AustinMIA+6.1 15.9 last 10 · 9.8 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
Tom GugliottaMIN−5.1 16.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Henry JamesATL−4.7 2.7 last 10 · 7.4 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season