FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 29, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 3 at halftime and won 88–74.

Final · Box score
Kings74
Hawks88
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Nets101
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Spurs102
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Bullets94
Q1 WSB -2; Q2 WSB +3; Q3 WSB +6; Q4 WSB +7
On this day · 1995–96Mar 29, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Bullets), 50 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hawks

Sacramento's skid reaches four

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 45 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14-3+5+14ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1629121774
Hawks3012202688
Who led
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 22, 27, 18, 18, 15, 17, 11, 24ATL24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 20, 38, 23, 10, 17, 27, 19, 23ATL23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Billy OwensPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 8, 9, 11, 12, 9, 12, 17, 15SAC15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 8, 10, 19, 17, 12, 15, 7, 13SAC13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 225, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 105, Rockets 120
225
Jazz-SpursJazz 115, Spurs 102
217
Nets-BullsNets 101, Bulls 111
212
Mavs-BulletsMavs 87, Bullets 94
181
Kings-HawksKings 74, Hawks 88
162
WSB won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Mavs-BulletsMavs 87, Bullets 94
+7 WSB
Nets-BullsNets 101, Bulls 111
+10 CHI
Jazz-SpursJazz 115, Spurs 102
+13 UTA
Kings-HawksKings 74, Hawks 88
+14 ATL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 105, Rockets 120
+15 HOU
ATL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 74, Hawks 88
3 pts
Mavs-BulletsWSB won · Mavs 87, Bullets 94
2 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 105, Rockets 120
1 pt
Malone shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
WebberWSB · 18 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
LaettnerATL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
KukocCHI · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ElieHOU · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 101Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27261929101
Bulls35212233111
The story
Scottie Pippen's 31 points carried Chicago past New Jersey, 111-101

For New Jersey, Jim Jackson had 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 13-24 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-27, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+3+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell was the fantasy play: 56.1 FPTS on 29 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 115Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32222437115
Spurs29242029102
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 115-102 behind 33 points and 12 rebounds from Karl Malone

Dominique Wilkins paced San Antonio: 26 PTS, 2 REB 33 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 37-29 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+1+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 105Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets18362427105
Rockets28254027120
The story
Mario Elie had 18 points as Houston beat Denver 120-105

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-10 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Rockets took the third 40-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10−1+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 66 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Bullets

Washington keeps rolling, beats Dallas

That is four in a row. Final: 94–87. Rod Strickland led Washington with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · WSB
Wvs VAN104–82W@ MIL105–96Lvs UTA93–100W@ SAS109–85W@ DAL86–85L@ HOU90–96Wvs POR108–104Wvs BOS105–92Wvs TOR113–86Wvs DAL94–87
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 45

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 32, 20, 14, 26, 39, 39, 23, 45Rockets-Nuggets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 38, 32, 37, 32, 20, 35, 31, 33Jazz-Spurs · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 7, 20, 8, 15, 5, 28, 29, 33Nets-Bulls · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 21, 17, 11, 18, 26, 13, 16, 31Bulls-Nets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 28, 23, 13, 28, 30, 15, 12, 29Nets-Bulls · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 20, 9, 12, 31, 9, 4, 13, 26Spurs-Jazz · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+7.3 22.2 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+7.1 20.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.1 25.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.9 20.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Rik SmitsIND+5.6 21.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−7.7 3.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Michael JordanCHI−5.4 24.5 last 10 · 29.9 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−4.7 16.5 last 10 · 21.2 season
Todd DayBOS−4.7 9.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season