FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 16, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIL by 4 after the first quarter and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Hornets109
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +22
Final · Box score
Nets72
Bulls88
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Heat90
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Wolves96
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Spurs96
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Sonics101
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +12
On this day · 1996–97Mar 16, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (Heat-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Spurs

San Antonio beats Milwaukee, 96–85

Ervin Johnson goes for 15 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+11+11SAS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2220172685
Spurs1822302696
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 29, 35, 21, 25, 13, 24, 14, 25SAS25 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 22, 18, 23, 11, 19, 29, 35, 21SAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jerald HoneycuttPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 0, 0, 16MIL16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Ervin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 6, 5, 10, 6, 4, 1, 4, 15MIL15 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Hornets

Charlotte routs Denver by 22

Charlotte led by 10 at halftime and won 109–87. Matt Geiger led Charlotte with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over MIN6SAS over MIL11SEA over LAL12DET over MIA13CHI over NJN16CHH over DEN22Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over DEN.
The night in charts
Jazz-Wolves combined for 198, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WolvesJazz 102, Wolves 96
198
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 87, Hornets 109
196
Pistons-HeatPistons 103, Heat 90
193
Lakers-SonicsLakers 89, Sonics 101
190
Bucks-SpursBucks 85, Spurs 96
181
Nets-BullsNets 72, Bulls 88
160
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 102, Wolves 96
+6 UTA
Bucks-SpursBucks 85, Spurs 96
+11 SAS
Lakers-SonicsLakers 89, Sonics 101
+12 SEA
Pistons-HeatPistons 103, Heat 90
+13 DET
Nets-BullsNets 72, Bulls 88
+16 CHI
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 87, Hornets 109
+22 CHH
SAS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SpursSAS won · Bucks 85, Spurs 96
4 pts
Nuggets-HornetsCHH won · Nuggets 87, Hornets 109
1 pt
Baker shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BakerSEA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Grant HillDET · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
RobinsonSAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
StocktonUTA · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 102Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27172830102
Wolves2711342496
The story
John Stockton's 22 points and 8 assists carried Utah past Minnesota, 102-96

For Minnesota, Sam Mitchell had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 17-11, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 49.2 FPTS on 19 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bucks-Spurs
Bucks 85Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2220172685
Spurs1822302696
The story
Tim Duncan had 25 points and 17 rebounds as San Antonio beat Milwaukee 96-85

Elliot Perry led Milwaukee with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Spurs took the third 30-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−2+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 89Sonics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1922252389
Sonics23371130101
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 101-89 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Gary Payton

Shaquille O'Neal paced Los Angeles: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4+19+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 63 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg26.1Today

26 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 32, 32, 40, 29, 25, 30, 28, 29Jazz-Wolves · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 22, 12, 6, 22, 22, 24, 13, 27Sonics-Lakers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 6, 20, 15, 21, 21, 13, 18, 26Heat-Pistons · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 35, 22, 11, 19, 23, 19, 29, 26Pistons-Heat · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 17, 20, 17, 15, 14, 12, 10, 26Wolves-Jazz · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 29, 35, 21, 25, 13, 24, 14, 25Spurs-Bucks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 3 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+7.2 13.0 last 10 · 5.8 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.9 9.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brent BarryMIA−6.6 5.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Rony SeikalyNJN−6.1 8.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vlade DivacCHH−6.0 4.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−5.3 3.2 last 10 · 8.5 season