FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 7, 1998Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Heat94
Mavs88
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Bucks92
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Suns89
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +19
On this day · 1996–97Mar 7, 1997: 12 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (Heat-Bullets), 45 points.
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The lead · Heat-Mavs

Miami beats Dallas, 94–88

Karl Malone goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+7+15+6MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2227242194
Mavs1923163088
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 24, 18, 20, 7, 8, 20, 25, 27MIA27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 21, 20, 16, 28, 6, 20, 15, 21MIA21 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 8, 16, 31, 27, 21, 17, 17, 24DAL24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 8, 13, 9, 21, 21, 22, 17, 17DAL17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Bucks combined for 202, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BucksJazz 110, Bucks 92
202
Rockets-SunsRockets 108, Suns 89
197
Heat-MavsHeat 94, Mavs 88
182
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-MavsHeat 94, Mavs 88
+6 MIA
Jazz-BucksJazz 110, Bucks 92
+18 UTA
Rockets-SunsRockets 108, Suns 89
+19 HOU
A.C. Green shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
A.C. GreenDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MaloneUTA · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
58% (11-19)
ZoMIA · 21 PTS, 16 REB
57% (8-14)
PerryMIL · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
P.J. BrownMIA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 94Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2227242194
Mavs1923163088
The story
Tim Hardaway's 27 points carried Miami past Dallas, 94-88

For Dallas, Michael Finley had 24 PTS, 8 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-16, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+7+15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

P.J. Brown was the fantasy play: 40.1 FPTS on 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 110Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24262436110
Bucks1627272292
The story
Adam Keefe had 16 points as Utah beat Milwaukee 110-92

Armen Gilliam led Milwaukee with 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 36-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+7+4+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 108Suns 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30252528108
Suns2427221689
The story
Houston beat Phoenix 108-89 behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Kevin Johnson paced Phoenix: 19 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 28-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+4+7+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Bucks

Utah never trails at a break against Milwaukee

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 110–92. Karl Malone led Utah with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over DAL6UTA over MIL18HOU over PHX19Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over MIL.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 40

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 24, 26, 28, 21, 24, 32, 32, 40Jazz-Bucks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 25, 17, 20, 19, 26, 17, 26, 27Bucks-Jazz · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 24, 18, 20, 7, 8, 20, 25, 27Heat-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 8, 16, 31, 27, 21, 17, 17, 24Mavs-Heat · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 21, 20, 16, 28, 6, 20, 15, 21Heat-Mavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 10, 16, 17, 13, 25, 24, 9, 21Rockets-Suns · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+12.9 25.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.5 26.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Alan HendersonATL+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Calbert CheaneyWAS+5.5 19.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−6.9 6.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Joe SmithPHI−5.8 10.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Bimbo ColesGSW−4.7 3.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Chris CarrMIN−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season