FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 3, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed VAN by 8 after the first quarter and won 111–103.

Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +10
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics97
Heat91
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Wolves99
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Nets91
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Suns93
Blazers98
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Raptors93
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Grizzlies103
Q1 IND -8; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +8
On this day · 1996–97Mar 3, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Grizzlies

Indiana fights back from 8 down against Vancouver

Rodney Rogers goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+8+8IND AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22312731111
Grizzlies30231931103
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 10, 9, 27, 18, 19, 12, 23, 26IND26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 6, 10, 0, 6, 6, 12, 7, 22IND22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 25, 18, 22, 26, 11, 10, 27VAN27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 22, 22, 14, 9, 31, 29, 16, 21VAN21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Grizzlies combined for 214, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 111, Grizzlies 103
214
Mavs-WolvesMavs 110, Wolves 99
209
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 90, Bulls 118
208
Clippers-RocketsClippers 97, Rockets 107
204
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 108, Raptors 93
201
Suns-BlazersSuns 93, Blazers 98
191
Sonics-HeatSonics 97, Heat 91
188
Nets-KnicksNets 91, Knicks 94
185
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 91, Knicks 94
+3 NYK
Suns-BlazersSuns 93, Blazers 98
+5 POR
Sonics-HeatSonics 97, Heat 91
+6 SEA
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 111, Grizzlies 103
+8 IND
Clippers-RocketsClippers 97, Rockets 107
+10 HOU
Mavs-WolvesMavs 110, Wolves 99
+11 DAL
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 108, Raptors 93
+15 UTA
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 90, Bulls 118
+28 CHI
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-GrizzliesIND won · Pacers 111, Grizzlies 103
8 pts
Jazz-RaptorsUTA won · Jazz 108, Raptors 93
6 pts
Sonics-HeatSEA won · Sonics 97, Heat 91
4 pts
Larry Johnson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Larry JohnsonNYK · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Eddie JohnsonHOU · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Shandon AndersonUTA · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
MJCHI · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 91Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2023232591
Knicks2327202494
The story
Larry Johnson's 23 points carried New York past New Jersey, 94-91

For New Jersey, Chris Gatling had 17 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-23, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+7+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell was the fantasy play: 40.6 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Final · Sonics-Heat
Sonics 97Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics252516171497
Heat28251713891
The story
Detlef Schrempf had 18 points as Seattle beat Miami 97-91 in OT

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 20 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the overtime 14-8.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3−3−40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Jazz-Raptors
Jazz 108Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz20303028108
Raptors2616282393
The story
Utah beat Toronto 108-93 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Karl Malone

Doug Christie paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 7-20 FG

The swing

A 30-16 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6+8+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
21.81996–97 avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 1996–97 (74 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Denver by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

NYK over NJN3POR over PHX5SEA over MIA6IND over VAN8HOU over LAC10DAL over MIN11UTA over TOR15CHI over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Isaiah Rider leads the day with 33

Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 31, 24, 26, 14, 22, 11, 24, 33Blazers-Suns · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 21, 27, 16, 19, 17, 33, 28, 30Bulls-Nuggets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 10, 34, 12, 11, 13, 19, 17, 27Clippers-Rockets · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 25, 18, 22, 26, 11, 10, 27Grizzlies-Pacers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 15, 21, 7, 12, 27, 15, 13, 26Raptors-Jazz · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 10, 9, 27, 18, 19, 12, 23, 26Pacers-Grizzlies · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 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
Brent BarryMIA−5.1 8.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Steve NashPHX−4.7 4.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Bimbo ColesGSW−4.7 3.3 last 10 · 8.0 season