FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 13, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 4 after three quarters and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Celtics92
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Bucks76
Pacers96
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Raptors120
Clippers152
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +26; Q4 LAC +32
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Magic82
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +10; Q4 CHH +18
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Sixers107
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Warriors77
Suns101
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 1996–97Mar 13, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: David Wesley (Celtics-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Detroit handles Boston by 4

Allen Iverson goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-4+4DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1918283196
Celtics1820312392
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 12, 19, 35, 22, 11, 19, 23, 19DET19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 10, 9, 20, 5, 14, 23, 19, 19DET19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 25, 21, 25, 36, 35, 15, 24, 19BOS19 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 15, 24, 6, 15, 24, 16, 6, 16BOS16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Clippers combined for 272, 61 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 120, Clippers 152
272
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 101, Jazz 110
211
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 107
193
Pistons-CelticsPistons 96, Celtics 92
188
Hornets-MagicHornets 100, Magic 82
182
Warriors-SunsWarriors 77, Suns 101
178
Bucks-PacersBucks 76, Pacers 96
172
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 96, Celtics 92
+4 DET
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 101, Jazz 110
+9 UTA
Hornets-MagicHornets 100, Magic 82
+18 CHH
Bucks-PacersBucks 76, Pacers 96
+20 IND
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 107
+21 PHI
Warriors-SunsWarriors 77, Suns 101
+24 PHX
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 120, Clippers 152
+32 LAC
Maurice Taylor shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Maurice TaylorLAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
RogersLAC · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KiddPHX · 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
SmitsIND · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Tim ThomasPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 96Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1918283196
Celtics1820312392
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 19 points as Detroit beat Boston 96-92

Walter McCarty led Boston with 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 31-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1−1−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker led the game in fantasy with 40.6 FPTS (19 PTS, 18 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 101Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23282426101
Jazz29282825110
The story
Utah beat Vancouver 110-101 behind 30 points from Karl Malone

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+6+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 86Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1928172286
Sixers23293223107
The story
Theo Ratliff's 17 points and 14 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Atlanta, 107-86

For Atlanta, Alan Henderson had 23 PTS, 2 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-17, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +4+5+20+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Jazz

Utah leads Vancouver wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 110–101. Best quarter: the first, 29–23. Karl Malone led Utah with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over BOS4UTA over VAN9CHH over ORL18IND over MIL20PHI over ATL21PHX over GSW24LAC over TOR32Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over VAN.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 34

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 18, 19, 12, 22, 16, 19, 32, 34Sixers-Hawks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 21, 24, 32, 32, 40, 29, 25, 30Jazz-Grizzlies · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Elliot PerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 2, 8, 11, 12, 14, 12, 14, 25Bucks-Pacers · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 9, 15, 17, 24, 19, 20, 13, 25Clippers-Raptors · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 33, 17, 9, 22, 29, 31, 22, 24Hornets-Magic · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 19, 17, 27, 9, 9, 2, 16, 24Clippers-Raptors · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+13.1 25.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Derek FisherLAL+8.4 14.1 last 10 · 5.7 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.5 22.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Matt GeigerCHH+6.9 17.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.1 17.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−8.0 4.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL−6.5 9.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−5.5 3.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−5.3 3.2 last 10 · 8.5 season