FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 28, 1998Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Knicks78
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +13; Q2 SEA +22; Q3 SEA +30; Q4 SEA +26
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1996–97Mar 28, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Hornets), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 31 in Utah win over Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+8+13+15UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2625192191
Jazz31282423106
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 28, 29, 17, 23, 30, 19, 33, 31UTA31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 11, 22, 4, 5, 22, 5, 12, 13UTA13 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 24, 25, 33, 24, 33, 24, 25, 31LAL31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 8, 10, 8, 9, 19, 6, 12, 15LAL15 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Knicks-Sonics

Seattle leads New York wire to wire

Seattle was ahead at every break and won 104–78. Best quarter: the second, 28–19. Vin Baker led Seattle with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Knicks
Vin Baker · SEAAllan Houston · NYKPTS1715REB62AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 197, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 91, Jazz 106
197
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 78, Sonics 104
182
UTA won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 91, Jazz 106
+15 UTA
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 78, Sonics 104
+26 SEA
Shaq shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
HoustonNYK · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
PaytonSEA · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
47% (7-15)
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
44% (7-16)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 91Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2625192191
Jazz31282423106
The story
John Stockton had 13 points and 9 assists as Utah beat Los Angeles 106-91

13 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 31-26, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+8+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 78Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1419182778
Sonics27282623104
The story
Greg Anthony's 16 points carried Seattle past New York, 104-78

For New York, Larry Johnson had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-14, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
300 +13+22+30+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 33.6 FPTS on 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 67 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 31

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 28, 29, 17, 23, 30, 19, 33, 31Jazz-Lakers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 24, 25, 33, 24, 33, 24, 25, 31Lakers-Jazz · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 21, 17, 8, 16, 20, 26, 15, 17Sonics-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 27, 12, 13, 30, 24, 17, 18, 16Sonics-Knicks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 2, 10, 9, 8, 5, 7, 3, 16Sonics-Knicks · W
4.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 8, 10, 8, 9, 19, 6, 12, 15Lakers-Jazz · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 0 REB · 6 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+8.1 24.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Elliot PerryMIL+8.0 15.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Derrick ColemanPHI+5.7 22.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.7 5.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.4 4.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dennis ScottPHX−6.4 5.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.6 12.7 last 10 · 18.3 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season