FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 2, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 18 after three quarters and won 109–108.

Final · OT
PHX109
DAL108
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -17; Q3 PHX -18; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +1
Final · OT
LAC107
DEN109
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final
ATL75
DET82
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +7
Final
LAL85
IND101
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +16
Final
SAS72
MIA79
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +7
Final
CHH108
MIN96
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +7; Q4 CHH +12
Final
CLE82
NYK90
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +8
Final
SEA109
ORL101
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +8
Final
PHI95
POR112
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +17
Final
UTA93
VAN86
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96Mar 2, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (ORL vs POR), 41 points.
The lead · PHX @ DAL

Phoenix rallies from seventeen down at the half, wins in overtime

Dallas led 62–45 at the break. It was 97–97 after regulation, and Phoenix won the extra time 12–11. Final: 109–108. Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-17-180+1PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHX2223223012109
DAL2933231211108
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 8, 11, 17, 12, 4, 10, 19, 23PHX23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 27, 20, 16, 25, 20, 14, 36, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 18, 33, 20, 20, 18, 20, 14, 24DAL24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Martin MuurseppPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 4, 2, 2, 3, 0, 8, 12, 18DAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 17.

PHX over DAL1DEN over LAC2DET over ATL7MIA over SAS7UTA over VAN7NYK over CLE8SEA over ORL8CHH over MIN12IND over LAL16POR over PHI17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 57 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 39

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.
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 40, 36, 29, 23, 33, 29, 24, 39CHH @ MIN · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 21, 25, 17, 11, 10, 13, 32, 33DEN vs LAC · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 21, 26, 17, 28, 8, 18, 27, 32SEA @ ORL · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 37, 13, 18, 24, 29, 32, 29, 29DEN vs LAC · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Monty WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 2, 18, 11, 15, 8, 5, 6, 28SAS @ MIA · L
7.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 14, 16, 11, 29, 12, 12, 8, 28NYK vs CLE · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 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
Elden CampbellLAL+9.0 22.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.7 20.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+6.4 24.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Dean GarrettMIN+6.2 12.6 last 10 · 6.4 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.0 21.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Dale EllisDEN−6.9 10.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Allen IversonPHI−6.1 15.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Shawn KempSEA−4.7 15.5 last 10 · 20.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−4.5 18.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season