FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 23, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 10 after three quarters and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Celtics88
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -10; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Nuggets86
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Sixers79
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Kings83
Sonics109
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +32; Q4 SEA +26
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Grizzlies106
Q1 VAN +1; Q2 VAN +15; Q3 VAN +10; Q4 VAN +11
On this day · 1996–97Mar 23, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Marcus Camby (Raptors-Hawks), 37 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Dallas fights back late to top Minnesota

Bryant Reeves goes for 35 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-10+4DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2420271687
Mavs2016253091
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 25, 32, 18, 20, 16, 14, 26, 27DAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 16, 2, 14, 11, 10, 18, 23, 16DAL16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 13, 16, 6, 11, 9, 14, 17, 23MIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 17, 21, 12, 16, 8, 13, 18, 19MIN19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 201, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 95, Grizzlies 106
201
Celtics-BullsCeltics 88, Bulls 111
199
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 86
193
Kings-SonicsKings 83, Sonics 109
192
Wolves-MavsWolves 87, Mavs 91
178
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 79
173
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 87, Mavs 91
+4 DAL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 95, Grizzlies 106
+11 VAN
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 79
+15 DET
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 86
+21 LAL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 88, Bulls 111
+23 CHI
Kings-SonicsKings 83, Sonics 109
+26 SEA
Eddie Jones shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesLAL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
FortsonDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KobeLAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Abdul-WahadSAC · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BakerSEA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 87Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2420271687
Mavs2016253091
The story
Michael Finley had 27 points as Dallas beat Minnesota 91-87

Sam Mitchell led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 30-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−8−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Peeler led the game in fantasy with 55.7 FPTS (23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 95Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2812322395
Grizzlies29262724106
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 16 points carried Vancouver past Los Angeles, 106-95

For Los Angeles, Ike Austin had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 5-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-12, was where the Grizzlies built it.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +1+15+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 88Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2421232088
Bulls30262431111
The story
Chicago beat Boston 111-88 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Scottie Pippen

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 26 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +6+11+12+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Grizzlies

Vancouver never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–95. Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over MIN4VAN over LAC11DET over PHI15LAL over DEN21CHI over BOS23SEA over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = VAN over LAC.
Top performances

Bryant Reeves leads the day with 35

Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 18, 23, 24, 17, 20, 30, 10, 35Grizzlies-Clippers · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 19, 18, 13, 12, 15, 13, 33, 27Bulls-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 25, 32, 18, 20, 16, 14, 26, 27Mavs-Wolves · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 11, 23, 16, 20, 15, 14, 5, 27Lakers-Nuggets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 15, 24, 19, 16, 23, 23, 25, 26Celtics-Bulls · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 18, 25, 19, 35, 19, 22, 21, 25Sixers-Pistons · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+9.6 23.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+8.4 24.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Elliot PerryMIL+7.8 14.6 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Derrick ColemanPHI+6.1 22.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Dennis ScottPHX−8.2 3.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.5 4.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rony SeikalyNJN−7.3 7.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Vlade DivacCHH−5.7 4.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season