FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 20, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Lakers89
Cavs76
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Bullets90
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Bucks78
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Magic100
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Suns113
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Sonics123
Q1 SEA +20; Q2 SEA +22; Q3 SEA +29; Q4 SEA +26
On this day · 1995–96Mar 20, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Magic

Orlando rallies from 11 down to beat Golden State

Kevin Johnson goes for 24 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-110+5ORL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2630192095
Magic30153025100
Who led
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 18, 12, 6, 11, 21, 16, 10, 28ORL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 17, 8, 9, 14, 6, 14, 12, 21ORL21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 12, 16, 12, 0, 20, 19, 18, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 20, 41, 37, 12, 16, 20, 27, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sonics combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 97, Sonics 123
220
Spurs-SunsSpurs 106, Suns 113
219
Warriors-MagicWarriors 95, Magic 100
195
Bullets-RocketsBullets 90, Rockets 96
186
Blazers-BucksBlazers 97, Bucks 78
175
Lakers-CavsLakers 89, Cavs 76
165
ORL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-MagicWarriors 95, Magic 100
+5 ORL
Bullets-RocketsBullets 90, Rockets 96
+6 HOU
Spurs-SunsSpurs 106, Suns 113
+7 PHX
Lakers-CavsLakers 89, Cavs 76
+13 LAL
Blazers-BucksBlazers 97, Bucks 78
+19 POR
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 97, Sonics 123
+26 SEA
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MagicORL won · Warriors 95, Magic 100
11 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 106, Suns 113
3 pts
Hawkins shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawkinsSEA · 23 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
ManningPHX · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
StewartSEA · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
HerreraSAS · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 95Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2630192095
Magic30153025100
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 20 points as Orlando beat Golden State 100-95

Latrell Sprewell led Golden State with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Magic took the third 30-19.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4−110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Rockets
Bullets 90Rockets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2023262190
Rockets2531182296
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 26 points carried Houston past Washington, 96-90

For Washington, Rod Strickland had 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 31-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+13+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber was the fantasy play: 51.0 FPTS on 16 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 106Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24273124106
Suns21293231113
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 113-106 behind 26 points from Danny Manning

Vernon Maxwell paced San Antonio: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Suns

San Antonio's skid reaches three

Phoenix won 113–106; the Spurs fall to 16–50. Danny Manning led Phoenix with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
L@ MIA72–79L@ CHH98–105L@ CHI69–111W@ TOR106–103W@ IND102–98Lvs HOU79–103Wvs BOS103–92L@ DEN105–121Lvs WSB85–109L@ PHX106–113
Top performances

Rony Seikaly leads the day with 28

Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 18, 12, 6, 11, 21, 16, 10, 28Magic-Warriors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 13, 9, 12, 11, 15, 13, 13, 27Cavs-Lakers · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 31, 23, 12, 17, 32, 20, 14, 26Rockets-Bullets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 25, 11, 25, 27, 21, 18, 25, 26Bucks-Blazers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Cory AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 6, 18, 3, 6, 22, 18, 24, 26Spurs-Suns · L
6.1 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 12, 16, 11, 10, 15, 6, 18, 26Suns-Spurs · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 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
Kevin WillisHOU+6.4 17.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.2 19.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ike AustinMIA+6.1 15.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−9.1 2.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dale EllisDEN−5.3 10.9 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