FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 24, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed POR by 3 after three quarters and won 99–87.

Final · Box score
Magic73
Hawks85
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Cavs85
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Warriors75
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Bucks118
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Blazers87
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Raptors89
Q1 CHH +11; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +17
Final · Box score
Suns73
Jazz92
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 1996–97Mar 24, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Lakers-Nets), 23 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Blazers

Portland's skid reaches three

David Robinson goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+2-3+12WAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1924223499
Blazers1823271987
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 19, 17, 22, 0, 8, 12, 15, 24WAS24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 17, 8, 4, 3, 9, 11, 9, 23WAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 28, 24, 28, 20, 21, 16, 14, 14POR14 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 16, 4, 0, 0, 7, 3, 12, 14POR14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Bucks combined for 226, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BucksRockets 108, Bucks 118
226
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 106, Raptors 89
195
Wizards-BlazersWizards 99, Blazers 87
186
Spurs-CavsSpurs 86, Cavs 85
171
Suns-JazzSuns 73, Jazz 92
165
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 88, Warriors 75
163
Magic-HawksMagic 73, Hawks 85
158
SAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Spurs-CavsSpurs 86, Cavs 85
+1 SAS
Rockets-BucksRockets 108, Bucks 118
+10 MIL
Wizards-BlazersWizards 99, Blazers 87
+12 WAS
Magic-HawksMagic 73, Hawks 85
+12 ATL
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 88, Warriors 75
+13 NYK
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 106, Raptors 89
+17 CHH
Suns-JazzSuns 73, Jazz 92
+19 UTA
WAS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BlazersWAS won · Wizards 99, Blazers 87
3 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 73, Hawks 85
2 pts
Larry Johnson shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Larry JohnsonNYK · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RobinsonSAS · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
GilliamMIL · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
HarringtonHOU · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
OakleyNYK · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 86Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1622252386
Cavs1518282485
The story
Tim Duncan had 18 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Cleveland 86-85

Avery Johnson added 12 AST, 8 PTS, 2 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 22-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+5+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 108Bucks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26242731108
Bucks32263129118
The story
Elliot Perry's 16 points and 16 assists carried Milwaukee past Houston, 118-108

For Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 16 AST, 5 REB · 4-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-26, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+8+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 73Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2019181673
Hawks1820232485
The story
Atlanta beat Orlando 85-73 behind 28 points from Steven Smith

Bo Outlaw paced Orlando: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2−1+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.5Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hawks

Atlanta beats Orlando, 85–73

Atlanta led 61–57 after three and won by 12. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over CLE1MIL over HOU10ATL over ORL12WAS over POR12NYK over GSW13CHH over TOR17UTA over PHX19Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over ORL.
Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 33

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 14, 20, 23, 9, 20, 21, 25, 33Bucks-Rockets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 14, 6, 16, 8, 20, 19, 16, 29Bucks-Rockets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 26, 14, 5, 21, 17, 24, 22, 28Hawks-Magic · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 19, 29, 35, 21, 15, 11, 17, 27Spurs-Cavs · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 31, 22, 24, 27, 17, 26, 14, 24Hornets-Raptors · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 19, 17, 22, 0, 8, 12, 15, 24Wizards-Blazers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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+8.0 15.0 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Derrick ColemanPHI+6.1 22.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−7.5 4.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Dennis ScottPHX−7.4 4.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Rony SeikalyNJN−7.3 7.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Vlade DivacCHH−6.3 3.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season