FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 17, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Sonics108
Nuggets104
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Kings99
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Grizzlies73
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +32
On this day · 1995–96Apr 17, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Bullets-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Nuggets

Denver's skid reaches ten

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 42 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+8+5+4SEA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics33292521108
Nuggets26282822104
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 3, 21, 10, 3, 10, 6, 23, 6, 22, 27SEA27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 22, 23, 19, 16, 21, 22, 24, 24SEA24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 26, 11, 17, 35, 22, 24, 10, 29DEN29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 25, 18, 15, 24, 23, 24, 13, 27DEN27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 108, Nuggets 104
212
Kings-LakersKings 99, Lakers 108
207
Warriors-JazzWarriors 93, Jazz 106
199
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 105, Grizzlies 73
178
SEA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 108, Nuggets 104
+4 SEA
Kings-LakersKings 99, Lakers 108
+9 LAL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 93, Jazz 106
+13 UTA
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 105, Grizzlies 73
+32 POR
Hammonds shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HammondsDEN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Ervin JohnsonDEN · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
KempSEA · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (10-19)
McDyessDEN · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (11-22)
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 108Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics33292521108
Nuggets26282822104
The story
Seattle beat Denver 108-104 behind 27 points and 12 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Antonio McDyess paced Denver: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +7+8+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ervin Johnson topped the game at 46.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 99Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2324232999
Lakers27233523108
The story
Elden Campbell had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 108-99

Olden Polynice led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the third 35-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+3+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 105Grizzlies 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27231936105
Grizzlies2019191573
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 25 points carried Portland past Vancouver, 105-73

For Vancouver, Lee Mayberry had 14 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-15, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
400 +7+11+11+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 38.8 FPTS on 12 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 78 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Kings-Lakers

Lakers lead Sacramento wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 108–99. Best quarter: the third, 35–23. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 42 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over DEN4LAL over SAC9UTA over GSW13POR over VAN32Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over SAC.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 42

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 22, 31, 21, 24, 12, 24, 39, 42Lakers-Kings · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 26, 11, 17, 35, 22, 24, 10, 29Nuggets-Sonics · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 3, 21, 10, 3, 10, 6, 23, 6, 22, 27Sonics-Nuggets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 25, 18, 15, 24, 23, 24, 13, 27Nuggets-Sonics · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 21, 8, 10, 17, 10, 19, 6, 25Blazers-Grizzlies · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 22, 23, 19, 16, 21, 22, 24, 24Sonics-Nuggets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+10.4 33.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tom HammondsDEN+8.9 15.0 last 10 · 6.1 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+7.9 25.3 last 10 · 17.4 season
Ricky PierceCHH+7.9 18.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jerry StackhousePHI+6.4 27.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Cold
Latrell SprewellGSW−7.2 17.0 last 10 · 24.2 season
Dan MajerleMIA−6.6 4.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shawn KempSEA−5.6 13.1 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.2 9.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Vin BakerMIL−4.6 16.3 last 10 · 20.9 season