FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 26, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHH by 6 at halftime and won 88–87.

Final · Box score
Blazers88
Hornets87
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Nuggets100
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Pacers104
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +22
Final · Box score
Kings88
Heat101
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Nets123
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +18
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Suns109
Sonics107
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Bullets105
Q1 WSB -5; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +5; Q4 WSB +13
On this day · 1995–96Mar 26, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy Murray (Raptors-Hawks), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hornets

Portland wins a tight one over Charlotte

Jason Kidd goes for 15 assists

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6-1+1POR AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1821301988
Hornets2223251787
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 13, 26, 10, 20, 0, 17, 0, 25POR25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 12, 10, 15, 20, 25, 13, 13, 17POR17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 48, 21, 24, 39, 27, 29, 22, 27, 24, 33CHH33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 7, 8, 12, 3, 0, 14, 12, 18CHH18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Dallas by 24.

POR over CHH1MIN over DEN2PHX over SEA2NYK over DET11MIA over SAC13WSB over BOS13NJN over PHI18LAL over MIL22IND over DAL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Sixers-Nets combined for 228, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 123
228
Suns-SonicsSuns 109, Sonics 107
216
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 102, Nuggets 100
202
Pistons-KnicksPistons 94, Knicks 105
199
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 92, Bullets 105
197
Bucks-LakersBucks 84, Lakers 106
190
Kings-HeatKings 88, Heat 101
189
Mavs-PacersMavs 80, Pacers 104
184
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 88, Hornets 87
175
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 88, Hornets 87
+1 POR
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 102, Nuggets 100
+2 MIN
Suns-SonicsSuns 109, Sonics 107
+2 PHX
Pistons-KnicksPistons 94, Knicks 105
+11 NYK
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 92, Bullets 105
+13 WSB
Kings-HeatKings 88, Heat 101
+13 MIA
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 123
+18 NJN
Bucks-LakersBucks 84, Lakers 106
+22 LAL
Mavs-PacersMavs 80, Pacers 104
+24 IND
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HornetsPOR won · Blazers 88, Hornets 87
6 pts
Celtics-BulletsWSB won · Celtics 92, Bullets 105
5 pts
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 88, Heat 101
3 pts
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 109, Sonics 107
2 pts
Tisdale shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TisdalePHX · 20 PTS, 3 REB
83% (10-12)
MassenburgNJN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
HoibergIND · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
GoldwireDEN · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 88Hornets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1821301988
Hornets2223251787
The story
Portland beat Charlotte 88-87 behind 25 points from Clifford Robinson

Dell Curry paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −4−6−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vlade Divac topped the game at 43.8 FPTS: 10 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 109Sonics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34232626109
Sonics24352424107
The story
Kevin Johnson had 31 points as Phoenix beat Seattle 109-107

Hersey Hawkins led Seattle with 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-14 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 34-24, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 102Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27292620102
Nuggets26262127100
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Denver, 102-100

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 26-21, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+4+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaPhonso Ellis was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 33

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 48, 21, 24, 39, 27, 29, 22, 27, 24, 33Hornets-Blazers · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 28, 39, 24, 20, 20, 22, 32Nuggets-Wolves · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 26, 29, 29, 28, 25, 34, 32Kings-Heat · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 23, 23, 19, 37, 24, 21, 28, 31Suns-Sonics · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 8, 24, 21, 18, 24, 16, 10, 31Lakers-Bucks · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 15, 20, 7, 20, 8, 15, 5, 28Nets-Sixers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 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+6.7 19.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rodney RogersLAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 20.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kevin WillisHOU+5.9 17.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.1 2.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−4.8 16.5 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