FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 24, 1997Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NJN by 3 after the first quarter and won 109–84.

Final · Box score
Lakers109
Nets84
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +25
On this day · 1995–96Mar 24, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Nets

Lakers rout New Jersey by 25

Travis Knight goes for 18 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3+11+25LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26282530109
Nets2922171684
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 8, 14, 8, 30, 22, 20, 13, 23LAL23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Travis KnightPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 3, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 8, 18LAL18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 15, 23, 6, 10, 7, 14, 18, 17NJN17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 22, 14, 17, 20, 33, 14, 15NJN15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 109Nets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26282530109
Nets2922171684
The story
Eddie Jones had 16 points as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 109-84

Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −3+3+11+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 68 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 23

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 8, 14, 8, 30, 22, 20, 13, 23Lakers-Nets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Travis KnightPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 3, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 8, 18Lakers-Nets · W
4.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 15, 23, 6, 10, 7, 14, 18, 17Nets-Lakers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 24, 22, 27, 13, 25, 17, 6, 16Lakers-Nets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 22, 14, 17, 20, 33, 14, 15Nets-Lakers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · −6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 10, 28, 23, 13, 28, 30, 15Nets-Lakers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 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
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.1 19.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Sam CassellNJN+5.6 21.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Rodney RogersLAC+5.6 18.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.1 2.8 last 10 · 10.9 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