FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 5, 1998Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed HOU by 2 at halftime and won 117–93.

Final · Box score
Clippers109
Mavs119
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Heat117
Rockets93
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Suns102
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Wizards103
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +23; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +13
On this day · 1996–97Mar 5, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Patrick Ewing (Knicks-Raptors), 36 points.
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The lead · Heat-Rockets

Miami rolls past Houston, 117–93

Rod Strickland goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2+11+24MIA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24273333117
Rockets2330202093
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 21, 24, 18, 20, 7, 8, 20, 25MIA25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 26, 21, 20, 16, 28, 6, 20, 15MIA15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 14, 11, 7, 16, 15, 10, 2, 18HOU18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 12, 15, 8, 20, 15, 10, 21, 15HOU15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 228, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 119
228
Heat-RocketsHeat 117, Rockets 93
210
Pistons-SunsPistons 93, Suns 102
195
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 90, Wizards 103
193
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 87, Bucks 104
191
PHX won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pistons-SunsPistons 93, Suns 102
+9 PHX
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 119
+10 DAL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 90, Wizards 103
+13 WAS
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 87, Bucks 104
+17 MIL
Heat-RocketsHeat 117, Rockets 93
+24 MIA
McDyess shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessPHX · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Lamond MurrayLAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
CheaneyWAS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 90Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1819312290
Wizards30301924103
The story
Chris Webber had 26 points as Washington beat New York 103-90

Charlie Ward led New York with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 30-18, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +12+23+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 87Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2114292387
Bucks23272925104
The story
Milwaukee beat Denver 104-87 behind 17 rebounds and 14 points from Tyrone Hill

Cory Alexander paced Denver: 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 17 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL · 4-7 FG

The swing

A 27-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+15+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 117Rockets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24273333117
Rockets2330202093
The story
Tim Hardaway's 25 points and 10 assists carried Miami past Houston, 117-93

For Houston, Charles Barkley had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 33-20.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +1−2+11+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 40 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Suns

Phoenix leads Detroit wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 102–93. Best quarter: the third, 28–19. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over DET9DAL over LAC10WAS over NYK13MIL over DEN17MIA over HOU24Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over DET.
Top performances

Calbert Cheaney leads the day with 27

Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 16, 18, 30, 16, 15, 14, 21, 27Wizards-Knicks · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 14, 20, 23, 36, 26, 17, 31, 26Wizards-Knicks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 24, 25, 17, 20, 19, 26, 17, 26Bucks-Nuggets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 21, 24, 18, 20, 7, 8, 20, 25Heat-Rockets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Martin MuurseppPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 2, 7, 2, 2, 2, 2, 24Mavs-Clippers · W
4.0 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 18, 15, 11, 24, 9, 15, 17, 24Clippers-Mavs · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+12.6 24.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tim DuncanSAS+7.4 27.3 last 10 · 19.9 season
Calbert CheaneyWAS+7.2 20.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Rod StricklandWAS+6.4 24.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Alan HendersonATL+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Joe SmithPHI−6.6 9.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Brent BarryMIA−5.9 7.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Bimbo ColesGSW−4.7 3.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−4.4 4.9 last 10 · 9.3 season