FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 14, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Wizards83
Hornets80
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +3
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks85
Cavs88
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Nets108
Mavs93
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Nuggets92
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Kings86
Rockets89
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Bucks89
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Spurs86
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Sonics114
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +21; Q4 SEA +34
On this day · 1996–97Mar 14, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Kings-Rockets

Houston wins a tight one over Sacramento

David Robinson goes for 35 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4-3+3HOU AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2424231586
Rockets1925242189
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 20, 18, 18, 13, 20, 13, 16, 23HOU23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 24, 9, 21, 15, 24, 33, 19HOU19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 34, 21, 17, 32, 22, 21, 22, 18SAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 29, 12, 40, 23, 27, 21, 19, 15SAC15 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one SuperSonics rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Seattle beat Minnesota by 34.

WAS over CHH3CLE over NYK3HOU over SAC3PHI over MIL4DEN over POR10CHI over SAS10NJN over DAL15SEA over MIN34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Nets-Mavs combined for 201, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-MavsNets 108, Mavs 93
201
Wolves-SonicsWolves 80, Sonics 114
194
Sixers-BucksSixers 93, Bucks 89
182
Bulls-SpursBulls 96, Spurs 86
182
Kings-RocketsKings 86, Rockets 89
175
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 82, Nuggets 92
174
Knicks-CavsKnicks 85, Cavs 88
173
Wizards-HornetsWizards 83, Hornets 80
163
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HornetsWizards 83, Hornets 80
+3 WAS
Knicks-CavsKnicks 85, Cavs 88
+3 CLE
Kings-RocketsKings 86, Rockets 89
+3 HOU
Sixers-BucksSixers 93, Bucks 89
+4 PHI
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 82, Nuggets 92
+10 DEN
Bulls-SpursBulls 96, Spurs 86
+10 CHI
Nets-MavsNets 108, Mavs 93
+15 NJN
Wolves-SonicsWolves 80, Sonics 114
+34 SEA
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 86, Rockets 89
5 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 93, Bucks 89
3 pts
Wizards-HornetsWAS won · Wizards 83, Hornets 80
2 pts
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 85, Cavs 88
1 pt
Nets-MavsNJN won · Nets 108, Mavs 93
1 pt
Mason shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
PerryMIL · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
FinleyDAL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Joe SmithPHI · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
OakleyNYK · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 85Cavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks18251916785
Cavs212218171088
The story
Shawn Kemp had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat New York 88-85 in OT

Charles Oakley led New York with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 21-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +30−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Charlie Ward led the game in fantasy with 47.6 FPTS (15 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 86Rockets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2424231586
Rockets1925242189
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Sacramento, 89-86

For Sacramento, Corliss Williamson had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-23 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 21-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−4−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 83Hornets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2813231983
Hornets1825112680
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 83-80 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Webber

Matt Geiger paced Charlotte: 11 REB, 3 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 23-11 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10−2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 62 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 35

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 17, 22, 18, 23, 11, 19, 29, 35Spurs-Bulls · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 4, 15, 22, 23, 10, 20, 17, 33Nuggets-Blazers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 33, 28, 30, 42, 37, 26, 30Bulls-Spurs · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 12, 15, 15, 10, 16, 15, 17, 27Sixers-Bucks · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 17, 9, 22, 29, 31, 22, 24, 27Hornets-Wizards · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 7, 23, 12, 23, 17, 28, 24Blazers-Nuggets · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.9 18.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.9 17.0 last 10 · 11.1 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−5.4 3.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−5.3 3.2 last 10 · 8.5 season