FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 23, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHX by 6 after three quarters and won 98–89.

Final
DET84
ATL92
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +8
Final
PHX89
GSW98
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +9
Final
MIN108
HOU103
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +5
Final
PHI89
SEA129
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +29; Q3 SEA +33; Q4 SEA +40
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 · PHX @ GSW

Golden State handles Phoenix by 9

The Warriors won the fourth quarter 33–18. Final: 98–89. Latrell Sprewell led Golden State with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-2-5-6+9GSW AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2524221889
GSW2321213398
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 7, 25, 17, 31, 17, 16, 21, 27GSW27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 14, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 21GSW21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 13, 21, 20, 45, 29, 20, 22, 25PHX25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 21, 16, 25, 14, 30, 17, 14PHX14 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
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
11.8Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 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 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · MIN @ HOU

Minnesota never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–103. Isaiah Rider led Minnesota with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over HOU5ATL over DET8GSW over PHX9SEA over PHI40Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over HOU.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 46

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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 42, 29, 23, 34, 20, 42, 38, 26, 46HOU vs MIN · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 13, 30, 22, 28, 14, 21, 18, 38DET @ ATL · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 7, 25, 17, 31, 17, 16, 21, 27GSW vs PHX · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 4, 19, 20, 29, 9, 26, 27, 27ATL vs DET · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 13, 21, 20, 45, 29, 20, 22, 25PHX @ GSW · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 14, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 21GSW vs PHX · W
5.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+6.6 33.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Hubert DavisNYK+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.9 18.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
David WesleyBOS+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
B.J. ArmstrongGSW+5.6 17.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Scottie PippenCHI−6.9 13.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
A.C. GreenPHX−6.6 1.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−5.6 5.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Dennis ScottORL−5.4 12.6 last 10 · 18.0 season