FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 30, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAC by 13 at halftime and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Mavs80
Cavs84
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Pistons92
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Warriors102
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers96
Pacers103
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND -3; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +7
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Magic86
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Suns107
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Heat97
Raptors102
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +5
On this day · 1995–96Mar 30, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Bullets-Sixers), 32 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pacers

Rik Smits scores 40 as Indiana beats Clippers

Malik Sealy goes for 24 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-13-30+7IND AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers29261719596
Pacers2220272212103
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 24, 21, 14, 20, 28, 18, 27, 40IND40 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 20, 27, 18, 18, 24, 16, 39, 28IND28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 15, 27, 19, 30, 22, 6, 6, 24LAC24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 14, 12, 16, 15, 10, 10, 14, 16LAC16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 215, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 113, Warriors 102
215
Sonics-SunsSonics 106, Suns 107
213
Heat-RaptorsHeat 97, Raptors 102
199
Clippers-PacersClippers 96, Pacers 103
199
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 97, Nuggets 99
196
Sixers-PistonsSixers 96, Pistons 92
188
Knicks-MagicKnicks 101, Magic 86
187
Mavs-CavsMavs 80, Cavs 84
164
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-SunsSonics 106, Suns 107
+1 PHX
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 97, Nuggets 99
+2 DEN
Mavs-CavsMavs 80, Cavs 84
+4 CLE
Sixers-PistonsSixers 96, Pistons 92
+4 PHI
Heat-RaptorsHeat 97, Raptors 102
+5 TOR
Clippers-PacersClippers 96, Pacers 103
+7 IND
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 113, Warriors 102
+11 MIN
Knicks-MagicKnicks 101, Magic 86
+15 NYK
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PacersIND won · Clippers 96, Pacers 103
13 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 96, Pistons 92
11 pts
Sonics-SunsPHX won · Sonics 106, Suns 107
6 pts
Heat-RaptorsTOR won · Heat 97, Raptors 102
5 pts
Mavs-CavsCLE won · Mavs 80, Cavs 84
3 pts
KG shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
80% (12-15)
GugliottaMIN · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
76% (13-17)
CummingsSEA · 18 PTS, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
StoudamireTOR · 35 PTS, 11 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (12-18)
HawkinsSEA · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 106Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics32252029106
Suns26302922107
The story
Phoenix beat Seattle 107-106 behind 19 points and 16 assists from Jason Kidd

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 19 PTS, 16 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−1+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hersey Hawkins topped the game at 61.6 FPTS: 31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 96Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2118273096
Pistons1931241892
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 22 points carried Philadelphia past Detroit, 96-92

For Detroit, Otis Thorpe had 24 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 30-18.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−11−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill was the fantasy play: 56.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST

Final · Clippers-Pacers
Clippers 96Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers29261719596
Pacers2220272212103
The story
Reggie Miller had 28 points as Indiana beat Los Angeles 103-96 in OT

Darrick Martin led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 7 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-23 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Pacers took the third 27-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−13−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 15.

PHX over SEA1DEN over MIL2CLE over DAL4PHI over DET4TOR over MIA5IND over LAC7MIN over GSW11NYK over ORL15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Rik Smits leads the day with 40

Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 24, 21, 14, 20, 28, 18, 27, 40Pacers-Clippers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 30, 9, 29, 11, 15, 18, 14, 35Raptors-Heat · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 11, 22, 30, 25, 35, 27, 18, 33Knicks-Magic · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 9, 16, 15, 14, 15, 17, 33Wolves-Warriors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 15, 15, 18, 25, 13, 25, 13, 31Wolves-Warriors · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 23, 23, 22, 15, 17, 22, 20, 31Sonics-Suns · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus CambyTOR+7.2 22.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+7.1 20.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.8 20.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Rik SmitsIND+6.5 23.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.1 25.7 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−7.7 3.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Michael JordanCHI−5.4 24.5 last 10 · 29.9 season
Latrell SprewellGSW−4.9 20.2 last 10 · 25.1 season
Todd DayBOS−4.7 9.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season