FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 19, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CHI by 10 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · Box score
Sixers104
Hawks136
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +39; Q4 ATL +32
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Bulls101
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Mavs95
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Kings122
Warriors120
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Heat102
Magic88
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies121
Suns107
Q1 VAN +7; Q2 VAN +7; Q3 VAN +8; Q4 VAN +14
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Sonics125
Q1 SEA +20; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +27; Q4 SEA +25
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 1995–96Apr 19, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Bullets-Raptors), 42 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bulls

New York turns it around against Chicago

Ervin Johnson goes for 26 rebounds

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-10-7+2NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25232233103
Bulls27311924101
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 18, 17, 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27NYK27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 11, 14, 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33CHI33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 21, 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12CHI12 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 242, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 122, Warriors 120
242
Sixers-HawksSixers 104, Hawks 136
240
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 121, Suns 107
228
Clippers-SonicsClippers 100, Sonics 125
225
Knicks-BullsKnicks 103, Bulls 101
204
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 100, Mavs 95
195
Heat-MagicHeat 102, Magic 88
190
Wolves-JazzWolves 89, Jazz 101
190
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 103, Bulls 101
+2 NYK
Kings-WarriorsKings 122, Warriors 120
+2 SAC
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 100, Mavs 95
+5 DEN
Wolves-JazzWolves 89, Jazz 101
+12 UTA
Heat-MagicHeat 102, Magic 88
+14 MIA
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 121, Suns 107
+14 VAN
Clippers-SonicsClippers 100, Sonics 125
+25 SEA
Sixers-HawksSixers 104, Hawks 136
+32 ATL
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BullsNYK won · Knicks 103, Bulls 101
10 pts
Nuggets-MavsDEN won · Nuggets 100, Mavs 95
3 pts
Kings-WarriorsSAC won · Kings 122, Warriors 120
2 pts
Steven Smith shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Steven SmithATL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BlaylockATL · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
PaytonSEA · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
SchrempfSEA · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
PeelerVAN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 122Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings3324203015122
Warriors2928222813120
The story
Corliss Williamson had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Golden State 122-120 in OT

Donyell Marshall led Golden State with 24 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 33-29, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +40−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 103Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25232233103
Bulls27311924101
The story
Patrick Ewing's 27 points carried New York past Chicago, 103-101

For Chicago, Michael Jordan had 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-21 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 33-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−10−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Pippen was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 12 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 121Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31332829121
Suns24332723107
The story
Vancouver beat Phoenix 121-107 behind a 26-10-10 triple-double from Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Wesley Person paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +7+7+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.4 in 75 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Mavs

Denver handles Dallas by 5

The Nuggets won the fourth quarter 31–23. Final: 100–95. Tom Hammonds led Denver with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over CHI2SAC over GSW2DEN over DAL5UTA over MIN12MIA over ORL14VAN over PHX14SEA over LAC25ATL over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over DAL.
Top performances

Bryant Reeves leads the day with 39

Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 9, 15, 23, 28, 15, 18, 9, 39Grizzlies-Suns · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 30, 23, 12, 23, 26, 17, 11, 36Suns-Grizzlies · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 44, 40, 44, 50, 40, 27, 32, 35Sixers-Hawks · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33Bulls-Knicks · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 7, 0, 2, 3, 2, 7, 14, 28Wolves-Jazz · L
8.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 8, 5, 6, 17, 7, 17, 2, 28Kings-Warriors · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+13.1 36.6 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tom HammondsDEN+10.8 17.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+8.8 26.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ricky PierceCHH+8.1 19.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Marty ConlonBOS+7.4 15.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Latrell SprewellGSW−7.2 17.0 last 10 · 24.2 season
Greg AnthonyVAN−5.5 4.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Vin BakerMIL−5.5 15.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Cedric CeballosPHX−5.2 9.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−5.1 15.5 last 10 · 20.6 season