FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 2, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Warriors83
Hornets112
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +21; Q4 CHH +29
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Pistons100
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -5; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Kings95
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Wizards96
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +10
On this day · 1996–97Mar 2, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Wolves), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Pistons

Grant Hill goes for 35 in Detroit win over Dallas

Chris Webber goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-50+6DET AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2918252294
Pistons22203028100
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 16, 5, 28, 27, 12, 19, 35DET35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 8, 13, 14, 15, 6, 10, 9, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 4, 0, 4, 8, 13, 9, 21, 21DAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 31, 22, 10, 8, 16, 31, 27, 21DAL21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Wizards

Washington handles Lakers by 10

The Wizards won the second quarter 25–19. Final: 96–86. Chris Webber led Washington with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over DAL6WAS over LAL10SAS over SAC21CHH over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over LAL.
The night in charts
Spurs-Kings combined for 211, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KingsSpurs 116, Kings 95
211
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 83, Hornets 112
195
Mavs-PistonsMavs 94, Pistons 100
194
Lakers-WizardsLakers 86, Wizards 96
182
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-PistonsMavs 94, Pistons 100
+6 DET
Lakers-WizardsLakers 86, Wizards 96
+10 WAS
Spurs-KingsSpurs 116, Kings 95
+21 SAS
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 83, Hornets 112
+29 CHH
DET rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-PistonsDET won · Mavs 94, Pistons 100
7 pts
Lakers-WizardsWAS won · Lakers 86, Wizards 96
1 pt
Geiger shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeigerCHH · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
RobinsonSAS · 22 PTS, 7 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 29 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
HorryLAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Grant HillDET · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 94Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2918252294
Pistons22203028100
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 20 points carried Detroit past Dallas, 100-94

For Dallas, Michael Finley had 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-22, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 86Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2519231986
Wizards2425252296
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 96-86 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Rod Strickland

Eddie Jones paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+5+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 116Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26223434116
Kings1822262995
The story
Tim Duncan had 29 points and 17 rebounds as San Antonio beat Sacramento 116-95

Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +8+8+16+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 35

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 16, 5, 28, 27, 12, 19, 35Pistons-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 14, 20, 23, 36, 26, 17, 31Wizards-Lakers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 28, 26, 29, 17, 28, 24, 27, 29Spurs-Kings · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 10, 2, 22, 17, 22, 20, 12, 29Hornets-Warriors · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 44, 18, 30, 19, 20, 21, 24, 35, 19, 28Lakers-Wizards · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 11, 15, 10, 10, 18, 11, 18, 24Warriors-Hornets · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+11.0 22.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+8.0 23.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.8 26.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Calbert CheaneyWAS+6.5 20.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rod StricklandWAS+6.5 24.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Joe SmithPHI−5.6 10.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Steve NashPHX−4.9 4.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Bimbo ColesGSW−4.7 3.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−4.5 5.0 last 10 · 9.5 season