FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 4, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by DET (vs ATL) and BOS (vs MIL) and SAS (vs DEN).

Final
MIL98
BOS105
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +7
Final
SAS101
DEN90
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +11
Final
ATL93
DET99
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +6
Final
ORL110
PHI97
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +13
Final
WSB96
VAN81
Q1 WSB +3; Q2 WSB +2; Q3 WSB +6; Q4 WSB +15
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · ATL @ DET

Detroit takes care of Atlanta

A 6-point win, 99–93. Allan Houston led Detroit with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+4+6DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2823192393
DET2919262599
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 9, 24, 23, 12, 29, 26, 15, 26DET26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 25, 22, 23, 21, 15, 24, 35, 17DET17 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 18, 16, 21, 17, 15, 15, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 21, 8, 17, 24, 2, 11, 23, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIL @ BOS

Boston gets past Milwaukee

105–98, with Boston ahead 53–43 at halftime. Dana Barros led Boston with 23 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over ATL6BOS over MIL7SAS over DEN11ORL over PHI13WSB over VAN15Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.7Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 56 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 28

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 39, 20, 34, 20, 28, 21, 11, 28SAS @ DEN · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 20, 32, 11, 4, 25, 30, 19, 26ORL @ PHI · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 9, 24, 23, 12, 29, 26, 15, 26DET vs ATL · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 14, 18, 25, 27, 12, 27, 22, 25WSB @ VAN · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 18, 16, 21, 17, 15, 15, 25ATL @ DET · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 16, 18, 9, 14, 14, 5, 12, 23BOS vs MIL · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Kevin GarnettMIN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
David WesleyBOS+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris ChildsNJN+6.0 18.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+5.4 16.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPOR−7.7 14.3 last 10 · 22.0 season
Christian LaettnerATL−6.5 10.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
A.C. GreenPHX−6.2 2.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−5.6 17.7 last 10 · 23.3 season