FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 15, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed GSW by 11 after the first quarter and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Celtics77
Hawks93
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Pistons98
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +11
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors100
Warriors98
Q1 TOR -11; Q2 TOR -11; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Knicks86
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Heat79
Magic76
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Suns100
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Blazers103
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Lakers119
Grizzlies110
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 1996–97Mar 15, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: LaPhonso Ellis (Nuggets-Spurs), 39 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Warriors

Toronto needs overtime to survive Golden State

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-11-70+2TOR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors232522228100
Warriors34251815698
Who led
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 35, 20, 16, 17, 17, 21, 13, 24TOR24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 5, 14, 8, 9, 9, 16, 5, 23TOR23 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 2, 17, 4, 21, 17, 10, 19GSW19 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 17, 14, 4, 7, 6, 8, 4, 18GSW18 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 229, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 119, Grizzlies 110
229
Jazz-PistonsJazz 109, Pistons 98
207
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 100, Warriors 98
198
Clippers-BlazersClippers 92, Blazers 103
195
Mavs-SunsMavs 90, Suns 100
190
Pacers-KnicksPacers 91, Knicks 86
177
Celtics-HawksCeltics 77, Hawks 93
170
Heat-MagicHeat 79, Magic 76
155
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 100, Warriors 98
+2 TOR
Heat-MagicHeat 79, Magic 76
+3 MIA
Pacers-KnicksPacers 91, Knicks 86
+5 IND
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 119, Grizzlies 110
+9 LAL
Mavs-SunsMavs 90, Suns 100
+10 PHX
Clippers-BlazersClippers 92, Blazers 103
+11 POR
Jazz-PistonsJazz 109, Pistons 98
+11 UTA
Celtics-HawksCeltics 77, Hawks 93
+16 ATL
TOR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WarriorsTOR won · Raptors 100, Warriors 98
11 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 79, Magic 76
4 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 91, Knicks 86
2 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 92, Blazers 103
1 pt
Horry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorryLAL · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
MutomboATL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Mark JacksonIND · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
FoxLAL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DeleDET · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 100Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors232522228100
Warriors34251815698
The story
Marcus Camby had 23 points and 16 rebounds as Toronto beat Golden State 100-98 in OT

Clar. Weatherspoon led Golden State with 20 REB, 18 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 22-15.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −11−11−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 79Magic 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1721172479
Magic1817241776
The story
Tim Hardaway's 22 points carried Miami past Orlando, 79-76

For Orlando, Bo Outlaw had 15 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 24-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 90Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2223232290
Suns28222723100
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 100-90 behind 17 points from Antonio McDyess

Chris Anstey paced Dallas: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+5+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Heat-Magic

Miami survives Orlando, 79–76

A three-point finish after it was 55–59 through three. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 22 points, 0 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over GSW2MIA over ORL3IND over NYK5LAL over VAN9PHX over DAL10UTA over DET11POR over LAC11ATL over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over ORL.
Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 31

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 20, 13, 18, 24, 12, 25, 18, 31Knicks-Pacers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 30, 13, 31, 25, 22, 25, 20, 30Magic-Heat · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 19, 35, 22, 11, 19, 23, 19, 29Pistons-Jazz · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 7, 23, 12, 23, 17, 28, 24, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 8, 7, 9, 4, 11, 6, 7, 28Pacers-Knicks · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 32, 32, 40, 29, 25, 30, 28Jazz-Pistons · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+12.9 26.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+8.3 23.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Derek FisherLAL+8.0 13.7 last 10 · 5.7 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−7.4 5.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−6.3 9.8 last 10 · 16.1 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