FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 26, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHH by 6 at halftime and won 88–87.

Final
POR88
CHH87
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +1
Final
MIN102
DEN100
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +2
Final
DAL80
IND104
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +24
Final
MIL84
LAL106
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +22
Final
SAC88
MIA101
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +13
Final
PHI105
NJN123
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +18
Final
DET94
NYK105
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +11
Final
PHX109
SEA107
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +2
Final
BOS92
WSB105
Q1 WSB -5; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +5; Q4 WSB +13
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 26, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy Murray (TOR vs ATL), 30 points.
The lead · POR @ CHH

Portland wins a tight one over Charlotte

88–87. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Clifford Robinson led Portland with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · POR 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 Q3Final0-4-6-1+1POR AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR1821301988
CHH2223251787
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 13, 26, 10, 20, 0, 17, 0, 25POR25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 12, 10, 15, 20, 25, 13, 13, 17POR17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 48, 21, 24, 39, 27, 29, 22, 27, 24, 33CHH33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 7, 8, 12, 3, 0, 14, 12, 18CHH18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Dallas by 24.

POR over CHH1MIN over DEN2PHX over SEA2NYK over DET11MIA over SAC13WSB over BOS13NJN over PHI18LAL over MIL22IND over DAL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 33

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: 48, 21, 24, 39, 27, 29, 22, 27, 24, 33CHH vs POR · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 28, 39, 24, 20, 20, 22, 32DEN vs MIN · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 26, 29, 29, 28, 25, 34, 32SAC @ MIA · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 23, 23, 19, 37, 24, 21, 28, 31PHX @ SEA · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 8, 24, 21, 18, 24, 16, 10, 31LAL vs MIL · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 15, 20, 7, 20, 8, 15, 5, 28NJN vs PHI · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 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
Marcus CambyTOR+8.8 23.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.7 19.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rodney RogersLAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 20.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kevin WillisHOU+5.9 17.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−8.1 2.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−4.8 16.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Popeye JonesTOR−4.4 3.3 last 10 · 7.7 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.1 8.3 last 10 · 12.4 season