FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 23, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by NJN (vs BOS) and MIA (vs MIN).

Final · Box score
Nets100
Celtics91
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN -4; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Nuggets103
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Heat113
Wolves108
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Knicks88
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Magic110
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Raptors79
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Grizzlies92
Q1 SEA +15; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +14
On this day · 1995–96Mar 23, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Wolves), 46 points.
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The lead · Heat-Wolves

Miami fights back from 8 down against Minnesota

Gary Payton goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3-8+5MIA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24341837113
Wolves32292324108
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 45, 31, 29, 19, 31, 14, 21, 22MIA22 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 6, 4, 9, 17, 18, 8, 25, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 24, 11, 20, 14, 12, 9, 14, 27MIN27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 13, 13, 10, 18, 15, 15, 18, 25MIN25 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 120, Nuggets 103
223
Heat-WolvesHeat 113, Wolves 108
221
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 106, Grizzlies 92
198
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 91, Clippers 106
197
Lakers-MagicLakers 84, Magic 110
194
Nets-CelticsNets 100, Celtics 91
191
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 94, Knicks 88
182
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 90, Raptors 79
169
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Heat-WolvesHeat 113, Wolves 108
+5 MIA
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 94, Knicks 88
+6 POR
Nets-CelticsNets 100, Celtics 91
+9 NJN
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 90, Raptors 79
+11 ATL
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 106, Grizzlies 92
+14 SEA
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 91, Clippers 106
+15 LAC
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 120, Nuggets 103
+17 UTA
Lakers-MagicLakers 84, Magic 110
+26 ORL
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CelticsNJN won · Nets 100, Celtics 91
8 pts
Heat-WolvesMIA won · Heat 113, Wolves 108
8 pts
Blazers-KnicksPOR won · Blazers 94, Knicks 88
7 pts
Malone shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
82% (14-17)
LenardMIA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Horace GrantORL · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ReevesVAN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RiderPOR · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Wolves
Heat 113Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24341837113
Wolves32292324108
The story
Tim Hardaway had 22 points and 8 assists as Miami beat Minnesota 113-108

Stephon Marbury led Minnesota with 27 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 6-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 37-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−3−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tom Gugliotta led the game in fantasy with 56.3 FPTS (25 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 90Raptors 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2927201490
Raptors1728181679
The story
Atlanta beat Toronto 90-79 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from Christian Laettner

Walt Williams paced Toronto: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

A 29-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +12+11+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 106Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics34222129106
Grizzlies1923232792
The story
Shawn Kemp's 18 points carried Seattle past Vancouver, 106-92

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 21 PTS, 4 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-19, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +15+14+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg47.0Today

47 minutes today, against 30.5 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Lakers by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIA over MIN5POR over NYK6NJN over BOS9ATL over TOR11SEA over VAN14LAC over SAS15UTA over DEN17ORL over LAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Marcus Camby leads the day with 37

Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 23, 23, 27, 20, 36, 28, 16, 37Raptors-Hawks · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 36, 39, 32, 12, 11, 22, 30, 25, 35Knicks-Blazers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 24, 27, 38, 32, 37, 32, 20, 35Jazz-Nuggets · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 16, 29, 20, 16, 14, 11, 13, 31Sonics-Grizzlies · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 19, 23, 10, 28, 23, 13, 28, 30Nets-Celtics · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 16, 11, 13, 5, 15, 27, 19, 30Clippers-Spurs · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+9.4 24.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Sam CassellNJN+6.6 22.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.1 19.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Rodney RogersLAC+5.6 18.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−7.5 3.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−4.9 16.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Popeye JonesTOR−4.4 3.3 last 10 · 7.7 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.0 8.5 last 10 · 12.5 season