FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 18, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIA (vs VAN) and SAS (vs MIN).

Final · Box score
Jazz85
Hornets111
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +22; Q4 CHH +26
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Pistons96
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Suns93
Lakers99
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Heat94
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Wolves76
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Sonics99
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +19
On this day · 1996–97Mar 18, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Johnson (Suns-Clippers), 37 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Heat

Miami holds off Vancouver, 94–91

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+6+3MIA AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2623212191
Heat2427251894
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 20, 15, 21, 21, 13, 18, 26, 26MIA26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 20, 25, 27, 19, 10, 22, 13, 23MIA23 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 27, 30, 19, 17, 19, 23, 15, 21VAN21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 21, 26, 38, 18, 23, 24, 17, 20VAN20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Pistons combined for 200, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PistonsSixers 104, Pistons 96
200
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 111
196
Suns-LakersSuns 93, Lakers 99
192
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 94
185
Clippers-SonicsClippers 80, Sonics 99
179
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 92, Wolves 76
168
MIA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 94
+3 MIA
Suns-LakersSuns 93, Lakers 99
+6 LAL
Sixers-PistonsSixers 104, Pistons 96
+8 PHI
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 92, Wolves 76
+16 SAS
Clippers-SonicsClippers 80, Sonics 99
+19 SEA
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 111
+26 CHH
MIA rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HeatMIA won · Grizzlies 91, Heat 94
2 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 92, Wolves 76
2 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 104, Pistons 96
1 pt
Horry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorryLAL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
EllisSEA · 23 PTS, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
RiceCHH · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
ZoMIA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Heat
Grizzlies 91Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2623212191
Heat2427251894
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 26 points as Miami beat Vancouver 94-91

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Heat took the second 27-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 93Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2220312093
Lakers2227262499
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 99-93 behind 15 points from Eddie Jones

Antonio McDyess paced Phoenix: 20 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+7+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 92Wolves 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2324212492
Wolves2517201476
The story
David Robinson's 15 points carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 92-76

For Minnesota, Stephon Marbury had 13 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 3-12 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-14, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+5+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 48.5 FPTS on 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 62 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Utah by 26, the widest margin of 6 games.

MIA over VAN3LAL over PHX6PHI over DET8SAS over MIN16SEA over LAC19CHH over UTA26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 22, 16, 19, 32, 34, 20, 29, 38Sixers-Pistons · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 29, 23, 32, 33, 32, 24, 25, 33Lakers-Suns · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 22, 11, 19, 23, 19, 29, 26, 31Pistons-Sixers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 20, 15, 21, 21, 13, 18, 26, 26Heat-Grizzlies · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 22, 29, 31, 22, 24, 27, 17, 26Hornets-Jazz · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 20, 25, 27, 19, 10, 22, 13, 23Heat-Grizzlies · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+12.1 25.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Elliot PerryMIL+8.0 14.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.9 23.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Derek FisherLAL+6.9 12.6 last 10 · 5.7 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−7.2 5.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 8.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dennis ScottPHX−6.6 5.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Vlade DivacCHH−6.1 4.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Rony SeikalyNJN−6.1 8.7 last 10 · 14.8 season