FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 11, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hawks110
Celtics105
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Hornets85
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Cavs95
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Pistons122
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +33; Q4 DET +31
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Warriors84
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +20; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +29
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Sixers88
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Kings95
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1996–97Mar 11, 1997: 12 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Sixers-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Sixers

Allen Iverson scores 32, Philadelphia holds off Washington

Chris Webber goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+14+2+2PHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1718351686
Sixers2821231688
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 14, 18, 19, 12, 22, 16, 19, 32PHI32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 10, 12, 13, 10, 16, 9, 18PHI18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 26, 17, 31, 26, 23, 23, 24, 34WAS34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 20, 27, 19, 21, 23, 26, 17, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Indiana by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHI over WAS2ATL over BOS5CHH over NYK7CLE over MIL12LAL over POR14UTA over SAC15MIN over GSW29DET over IND31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 228, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 107, Lakers 121
228
Hawks-CelticsHawks 110, Celtics 105
215
Pacers-PistonsPacers 91, Pistons 122
213
Kings-JazzKings 95, Jazz 110
205
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 113, Warriors 84
197
Bucks-CavsBucks 83, Cavs 95
178
Wizards-SixersWizards 86, Sixers 88
174
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 78, Hornets 85
163
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SixersWizards 86, Sixers 88
+2 PHI
Hawks-CelticsHawks 110, Celtics 105
+5 ATL
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 78, Hornets 85
+7 CHH
Bucks-CavsBucks 83, Cavs 95
+12 CLE
Blazers-LakersBlazers 107, Lakers 121
+14 LAL
Kings-JazzKings 95, Jazz 110
+15 UTA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 113, Warriors 84
+29 MIN
Pacers-PistonsPacers 91, Pistons 122
+31 DET
Malone shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RatliffPHI · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DeleDET · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
PersonCLE · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
MasonCHH · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 86Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1718351686
Sixers2821231688
The story
Theo Ratliff had 18 points as Philadelphia beat Washington 88-86

Joe Smith added 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +11+14+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 110Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33243023110
Celtics23283123105
The story
Mookie Blaylock's 19 points carried Atlanta past Boston, 110-105

For Boston, Bruce Bowen had 16 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+6+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 113Warriors 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31282925113
Warriors1425232284
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 113-84 behind 22 points from Kevin Garnett

Jim Jackson paced Golden State: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 31-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +17+20+26+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 60 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 34

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 26, 17, 31, 26, 23, 23, 24, 34Wizards-Sixers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 24, 35, 19, 28, 29, 23, 32, 33Lakers-Blazers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 14, 18, 19, 12, 22, 16, 19, 32Sixers-Wizards · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 19, 22, 25, 21, 18, 21, 33, 26Hawks-Celtics · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 28, 21, 24, 32, 32, 40, 29, 25Jazz-Kings · W
26.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 19, 32, 20, 13, 18, 24, 12, 25Knicks-Hornets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+12.7 25.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+8.0 22.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Derek FisherLAL+7.4 12.8 last 10 · 5.4 season
Matt GeigerCHH+7.3 18.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+6.7 17.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−8.0 4.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.5 10.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−5.3 3.2 last 10 · 8.5 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−5.2 3.9 last 10 · 9.1 season