FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 25, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DAL by 7 after three quarters and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Blazers89
Hawks96
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Bulls94
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Sonics126
Warriors89
Q1 SEA +18; Q2 SEA +34; Q3 SEA +40; Q4 SEA +37
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies104
Clippers110
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Kings103
Magic114
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Suns117
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Cavs59
Spurs64
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Raptors84
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +14
On this day · 1995–96Mar 25, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Sean Elliott (Spurs-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bulls

Chicago takes over late to edge Dallas

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30-7+2CHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2428261492
Bulls2131192394
Who led
Steve KerrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 12, 9, 13, 6, 13, 15, 15, 20CHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 36, 32, 23, 36, 10, 32, 36, 23, 20CHI20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 23, 27, 26, 14, 18, 9, 22, 28DAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 6, 31, 11, 17, 12, 17, 13, 17DAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Suns

Phoenix makes it three straight

Phoenix beat Milwaukee 117–112 and moved to 30–39. Kevin Johnson led Phoenix with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · PHX
Wvs SAC104–87Wvs ORL121–85Lvs TOR101–105W@ LAC112–96Wvs DAL101–76W@ GSW116–95Lvs LAC111–121Wvs SAS113–106W@ HOU104–99Wvs MIL117–112
The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 229, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 112, Suns 117
229
Kings-MagicKings 103, Magic 114
217
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 126, Warriors 89
215
Wolves-RocketsWolves 103, Rockets 112
215
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 104, Clippers 110
214
Mavs-BullsMavs 92, Bulls 94
186
Blazers-HawksBlazers 89, Hawks 96
185
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 98, Raptors 84
182
Cavs-SpursCavs 59, Spurs 64
123
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BullsMavs 92, Bulls 94
+2 CHI
Bucks-SunsBucks 112, Suns 117
+5 PHX
Cavs-SpursCavs 59, Spurs 64
+5 SAS
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 104, Clippers 110
+6 LAC
Blazers-HawksBlazers 89, Hawks 96
+7 ATL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 103, Rockets 112
+9 HOU
Kings-MagicKings 103, Magic 114
+11 ORL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 98, Raptors 84
+14 IND
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 126, Warriors 89
+37 SEA
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BullsCHI won · Mavs 92, Bulls 94
7 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 104, Clippers 110
4 pts
Bucks-SunsPHX won · Bucks 112, Suns 117
4 pts
Cavs-SpursSAS won · Cavs 59, Spurs 64
3 pts
Kerr shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KerrCHI · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KempSEA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PaytonSEA · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Steven SmithATL · 27 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Sam MitchellMIN · 15 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 92Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2428261492
Bulls2131192394
The story
Chicago beat Dallas 94-92 behind 20 points from Michael Jordan

Robert Pack paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 9-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −30−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Bradley topped the game at 42.3 FPTS: 17 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Bucks-Suns
Bucks 112Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30302725112
Suns34223526117
The story
Kevin Johnson's 28 points and 10 assists carried Phoenix past Milwaukee, 117-112

For Milwaukee, Vin Baker had 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 35-27.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4−4+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 104Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies272324273104
Clippers262321319110
The story
Lorenzen Wright had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Vancouver 110-104 in OT

Anthony Peeler led Vancouver with 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the overtime 9-3.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−1−40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 39

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 12, 17, 32, 20, 14, 26, 39, 39Rockets-Wolves · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 29, 26, 26, 29, 29, 28, 25, 34Kings-Magic · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 5, 26, 16, 9, 21, 7, 7, 32Bucks-Suns · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 31, 27, 14, 35, 20, 27, 21, 30Magic-Kings · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 12, 12, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 14, 23, 23, 19, 37, 24, 21, 28Suns-Bucks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+8.8 23.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.5 19.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.2 20.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Rodney RogersLAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kevin WillisHOU+5.9 17.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.1 2.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−6.5 14.8 last 10 · 21.3 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−4.1 8.3 last 10 · 12.4 season