FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 27, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed VAN by 7 at halftime and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Clippers88
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Magic93
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Raptors83
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +13
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers102
Grizzlies98
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
On this day · 1995–96Mar 27, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Bullets), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Lakers need overtime to survive Vancouver

Mookie Blaylock goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-7+40+4LAL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers2121272310102
Grizzlies25241627698
Who led
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 24, 21, 18, 24, 16, 10, 31, 25LAL25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 8, 0, 0, 8, 6, 19, 20LAL20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 19, 22, 18, 15, 24, 23, 16, 21VAN21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 12, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 30, 17VAN17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Spurs

San Antonio leads Orlando wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 97–93. Best quarter: the first, 35–22. Monty Williams led San Antonio with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over ORL4LAL over VAN4CHI over TOR13ATL over LAC15HOU over CLE18Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over ORL.
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 200, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 102, Grizzlies 98
200
Cavs-RocketsCavs 89, Rockets 107
196
Clippers-HawksClippers 88, Hawks 103
191
Magic-SpursMagic 93, Spurs 97
190
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 96, Raptors 83
179
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 102, Grizzlies 98
+4 LAL
Magic-SpursMagic 93, Spurs 97
+4 SAS
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 96, Raptors 83
+13 CHI
Clippers-HawksClippers 88, Hawks 103
+15 ATL
Cavs-RocketsCavs 89, Rockets 107
+18 HOU
Lorenzen Wright shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lorenzen WrightLAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
Monty WilliamsSAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Horace GrantORL · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Eddie JohnsonHOU · 27 PTS, 10 REB
67% (10-15)
Aaron WilliamsVAN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 102Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2121272310102
Grizzlies25241627698
The story
Elden Campbell had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Vancouver 102-98 in OT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-19 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Lakers took the third 27-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−7+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 93Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2220282393
Spurs3519251897
The story
Monty Williams' 20 points carried San Antonio past Orlando, 97-93

For Orlando, Nick Anderson had 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-22, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +13+12+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Hawks
Clippers 88Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1626212588
Hawks25252825103
The story
Atlanta beat Los Angeles 103-88 behind 19 points from Steven Smith

Loy Vaught paced Los Angeles: 11 REB, 10 PTS 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9+8+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Eddie Johnson leads the day with 27

Eddie JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 6, 16, 6, 16, 8, 0, 9, 27Rockets-Cavs · W
7.0 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 8, 12, 18, 21, 20, 18, 11, 26Hawks-Clippers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 24, 21, 18, 24, 16, 10, 31, 25Lakers-Grizzlies · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 17, 32, 20, 14, 26, 39, 39, 23Rockets-Cavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 21, 16, 10, 28, 17, 11, 26, 22Magic-Spurs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 19, 22, 18, 15, 24, 23, 16, 21Grizzlies-Lakers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+8.4 23.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.7 19.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 20.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Sam CassellNJN+5.6 21.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Rodney RogersLAC+5.5 18.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−7.7 3.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−4.8 16.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Popeye JonesTOR−4.4 3.3 last 10 · 7.7 season