FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 18, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIA (vs VAN) and SAS (vs MIN).

Final
UTA85
CHH111
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +22; Q4 CHH +26
Final
PHI104
DET96
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +8
Final
PHX93
LAL99
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
Final
VAN91
MIA94
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +3
Final
SAS92
MIN76
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
Final
LAC80
SEA99
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +19
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 · 1996–97Mar 18, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Johnson (PHX vs LAC), 37 points.
The lead · VAN @ MIA

Miami holds off Vancouver, 94–91

Miami led 76–70 after three and held on to win by three. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIA 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+2+6+3MIA AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
VAN2623212191
MIA2427251894
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 20, 15, 21, 21, 13, 18, 26, 26MIA26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 20, 25, 27, 19, 10, 22, 13, 23MIA23 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 27, 30, 19, 17, 19, 23, 15, 21VAN21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 21, 26, 38, 18, 23, 24, 17, 20VAN20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 62 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Utah by 26, the widest margin of 6 games.

MIA over VAN3LAL over PHX6PHI over DET8SAS over MIN16SEA over LAC19CHH over UTA26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 22, 16, 19, 32, 34, 20, 29, 38PHI @ DET · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 29, 23, 32, 33, 32, 24, 25, 33LAL vs PHX · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 22, 11, 19, 23, 19, 29, 26, 31DET vs PHI · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 20, 15, 21, 21, 13, 18, 26, 26MIA vs VAN · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 22, 29, 31, 22, 24, 27, 17, 26CHH vs UTA · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 20, 25, 27, 19, 10, 22, 13, 23MIA vs VAN · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 11 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
Nick AndersonORL+12.1 25.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Elliot PerryMIL+8.0 14.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.9 23.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Derek FisherLAL+6.9 12.6 last 10 · 5.7 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−7.2 5.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 8.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dennis ScottPHX−6.6 5.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Vlade DivacCHH−6.1 4.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Rony SeikalyNJN−6.1 8.7 last 10 · 14.8 season