FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 31, 1998Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 5 after the first quarter and won 97–86.

Final · Box score
Sixers93
Hornets101
Q1 CHH +16; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH -4; Q4 CHH +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons101
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Magic86
Cavs93
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +7
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks94
Warriors89
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Suns97
Rockets86
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Pacers128
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +29; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Heat121
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +39; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Nets105
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Knicks78
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Sonics88
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Raptors105
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Grizzlies101
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +3
The lead · Suns-Rockets

Houston's skid reaches three

Grant Hill goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1+3+11PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1926252797
Rockets2422211986
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 10, 14, 9, 12, 14, 18, 22PHX22 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 11, 6, 12, 7, 11, 13, 7, 21PHX21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 2, 0, 10, 12, 2, 5, 3, 17HOU17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 18, 33, 20, 22, 16, 12, 15, 15HOU15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Pacers combined for 234, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PacersClippers 106, Pacers 128
234
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 114, Raptors 105
219
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 121
216
Pistons-BullsPistons 101, Bulls 106
207
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 104, Grizzlies 101
205
Hawks-NetsHawks 90, Nets 105
195
Sixers-HornetsSixers 93, Hornets 101
194
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 94, Warriors 89
183
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 86
183
Magic-CavsMagic 86, Cavs 93
179
Jazz-SonicsJazz 86, Sonics 88
174
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 95, Knicks 78
173
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SonicsJazz 86, Sonics 88
+2 SEA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 104, Grizzlies 101
+3 DAL
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 94, Warriors 89
+5 MIL
Pistons-BullsPistons 101, Bulls 106
+5 CHI
Magic-CavsMagic 86, Cavs 93
+7 CLE
Sixers-HornetsSixers 93, Hornets 101
+8 CHH
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 114, Raptors 105
+9 LAL
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 86
+11 PHX
Hawks-NetsHawks 90, Nets 105
+15 NJN
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 95, Knicks 78
+17 SAS
Clippers-PacersClippers 106, Pacers 128
+22 IND
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 121
+26 MIA
PHX rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 97, Rockets 86
5 pts
Bucks-WarriorsMIL won · Bucks 94, Warriors 89
4 pts
Sixers-HornetsCHH won · Sixers 93, Hornets 101
4 pts
Houston shot 15-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonNYK · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (15-19)
BakerSEA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
McDyessPHX · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
DeleDET · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
MassenburgVAN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 86Sonics 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2019242386
Sonics2615262188
The story
Seattle beat Utah 88-86 behind 14 points and 9 assists from Gary Payton

Adam Keefe paced Utah: 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-19 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6+2+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone topped the game at 45.0 FPTS: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 101Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons202133216101
Bulls2630261311106
The story
Michael Jordan had 26 points and 8 assists as Chicago beat Detroit 106-101 in OT

Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 11-26 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+15+80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 94Warriors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks261622161494
Warriors25211123989
The story
Armen Gilliam's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Golden State, 94-89 in OT

For Golden State, Tony Delk had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 22-11.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−4+70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ervin Johnson was the fantasy play: 47.7 FPTS on 17 PTS, 16 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Miami by 26.

SEA over UTA2DAL over VAN3CHI over DET5MIL over GSW5CLE over ORL7CHH over PHI8LAL over TOR9PHX over HOU11NJN over ATL15SAS over NYK17IND over LAC22MIA over BOS26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 37

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 31, 25, 24, 17, 24, 25, 10, 37Pistons-Bulls · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 10, 18, 4, 5, 14, 7, 11, 31Lakers-Raptors · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 18, 21, 25, 18, 22, 20, 15, 31Knicks-Spurs · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 20, 19, 16, 29, 13, 14, 15, 29Bucks-Warriors · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 38, 28, 21, 4, 17, 24, 20, 28Sixers-Hornets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 13, 12, 15, 13, 33, 27, 23, 27Bulls-Pistons · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+10.3 24.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Armen GilliamMIL+7.4 17.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.2 23.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Derrick ColemanPHI+5.7 22.9 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.7 4.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Brent BarryMIA−6.2 5.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Dennis ScottPHX−5.9 5.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.5 12.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season