FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 26, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed VAN by 5 after the first quarter and won 108–102.

Final · Box score
Bucks80
Hornets94
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH -3; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Blazers108
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Raptors96
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +1
On this day · 1996–97Mar 26, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Blazers

Portland tops Vancouver in Portland

Doug Christie goes for 26 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3-5+6POR AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies30272718102
Blazers25292529108
Who led
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 24, 28, 20, 21, 16, 14, 14, 24POR24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 4, 0, 0, 7, 3, 12, 14, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 18, 23, 24, 17, 20, 30, 10, 35, 31VAN31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 19, 23, 15, 21, 21, 31, 16, 19VAN19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Blazers combined for 210, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 102, Blazers 108
210
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 97, Raptors 96
193
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 91, Warriors 98
189
Bucks-HornetsBucks 80, Hornets 94
174
CLE won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 97, Raptors 96
+1 CLE
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 102, Blazers 108
+6 POR
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 91, Warriors 98
+7 GSW
Bucks-HornetsBucks 80, Hornets 94
+14 CHH
POR rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 102, Blazers 108
5 pts
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 97, Raptors 96
4 pts
Bucks-HornetsCHH won · Bucks 80, Hornets 94
3 pts
Sonics-WarriorsGSW won · Sonics 91, Warriors 98
1 pt
Knight shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightCLE · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SabonisPOR · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
ReevesVAN · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
WesleyCHH · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Brian GrantPOR · 18 PTS, 12 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 97Raptors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2923182797
Raptors1928272296
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Cleveland beat Toronto 97-96

John Wallace led Toronto with 12 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+5−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 102Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies30272718102
Blazers25292529108
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 24 points carried Portland past Vancouver, 108-102

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 29-18.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−3−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Warriors
Sonics 91Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2028172691
Warriors2423242798
The story
Golden State beat Seattle 98-91 behind 14 points and 13 rebounds from Clar. Weatherspoon

Detlef Schrempf paced Seattle: 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

A 24-17 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4−1+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donyell Marshall topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 16 REB, 15 PTS, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Raptors

Cleveland takes over late to edge Toronto

Down 4 after three, Cleveland won the fourth 27–22. Final: 97–96. Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over TOR1POR over VAN6GSW over SEA7CHH over MIL14Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over TOR.
Top performances

Bryant Reeves leads the day with 31

Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 18, 23, 24, 17, 20, 30, 10, 35, 31Grizzlies-Blazers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 22, 24, 27, 17, 26, 14, 24, 27Hornets-Bucks · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 24, 30, 20, 19, 20, 12, 26Raptors-Cavs · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 24, 28, 20, 21, 16, 14, 14, 24Blazers-Grizzlies · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 5, 23, 14, 13, 16, 23, 20, 22Raptors-Cavs · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 14, 21, 10, 17, 14, 16, 21, 21Sonics-Warriors · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+10.3 24.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+8.7 24.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Elliot PerryMIL+8.3 15.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Derrick ColemanPHI+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−7.8 6.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.5 4.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dennis ScottPHX−6.6 5.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Isaiah RiderPOR−5.3 14.3 last 10 · 19.6 season