FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 22, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 104–99.

Final · OT · Box score
Warriors93
Hornets100
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Mavs72
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Suns104
Rockets99
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Bucks80
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Kings99
Sonics113
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Jazz107
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Bullets108
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB -1; Q3 Bullets 0; Q4 WSB +4
On this day · 1995–96Mar 22, 1996: 11 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Magic-Bullets), 49 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Phoenix upsets Houston

Vlade Divac goes for 12 rebounds

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+1+5PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27292523104
Rockets3026241999
Who led
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 22, 22, 19, 27, 18, 11, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 14, 23, 23, 19, 37, 24, 21PHX21 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 23, 12, 17, 32, 20, 14, 26, 39HOU39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 39, 20, 21, 12, 16, 12, 23, 19, 17HOU17 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Blazers-Bullets

Washington handles Portland by 4

The Bullets won the fourth quarter 29–25. Final: 108–104. Chris Webber led Washington with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over NYK1CLE over DAL3WSB over POR4PHX over HOU5CHH over GSW7UTA over LAC13SEA over SAC14CHI over DET15Final margin, points. Pink = WSB over POR.
The night in charts
Blazers-Bullets combined for 212
Points by game
Blazers-BulletsBlazers 104, Bullets 108
212
Kings-SonicsKings 99, Sonics 113
212
Suns-RocketsSuns 104, Rockets 99
203
Clippers-JazzClippers 94, Jazz 107
201
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 93, Hornets 100
193
Pistons-BullsPistons 88, Bulls 103
191
Knicks-BucksKnicks 79, Bucks 80
159
Cavs-MavsCavs 75, Mavs 72
147
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BucksKnicks 79, Bucks 80
+1 MIL
Cavs-MavsCavs 75, Mavs 72
+3 CLE
Blazers-BulletsBlazers 104, Bullets 108
+4 WSB
Suns-RocketsSuns 104, Rockets 99
+5 PHX
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 93, Hornets 100
+7 CHH
Clippers-JazzClippers 94, Jazz 107
+13 UTA
Kings-SonicsKings 99, Sonics 113
+14 SEA
Pistons-BullsPistons 88, Bulls 103
+15 CHI
PHX rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 104, Rockets 99
3 pts
Blazers-BulletsWSB won · Blazers 104, Bullets 108
1 pt
Muresan shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MuresanWSB · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LongleyCHI · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
MaloneUTA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
CurryCHH · 21 PTS, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 75Mavs 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2121141975
Mavs1915211772
The story
Cleveland beat Dallas 75-72 behind 24 points and 18 rebounds from Tyrone Hill

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 18 REB · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 21-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 104Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27292523104
Rockets3026241999
The story
Rex Chapman had 27 points as Phoenix beat Houston 104-99

Kevin Willis led Houston with 12 PTS, 11 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the fourth 23-19, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −30+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 93Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors20173022493
Hornets2623231711100
The story
Muggsy Bogues' 17 points and 12 assists carried Charlotte past Golden State, 100-93 in OT

For Golden State, Latrell Sprewell had 14 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 5-12 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hornets took it 11-4.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +6+12+50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 67 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 39

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 23, 12, 17, 32, 20, 14, 26, 39Rockets-Suns · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 16, 12, 0, 20, 19, 18, 24, 31Warriors-Hornets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 21, 24, 10, 25, 15, 4, 15, 28Blazers-Bullets · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 22, 22, 19, 27, 18, 11, 27Suns-Rockets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 14, 32, 26, 7, 24, 20, 16, 26Bullets-Blazers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 27, 31, 21, 17, 11, 18, 26Bulls-Pistons · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+8.5 23.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Sam CassellNJN+6.3 21.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ike AustinMIA+5.3 15.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.4 2.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−5.1 16.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.7 7.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Walt WilliamsTOR−4.4 12.4 last 10 · 16.8 season