FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 1, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 4 at halftime and won 98–89.

Final · Box score
Raptors91
Hawks105
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Nuggets100
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Pistons90
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Magic87
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Wizards91
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +21
On this day · 1996–97Apr 1, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Mavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Utah beats Portland, 98–89

Allen Iverson goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4+6+9UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2819182489
Jazz2518282798
Who led
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 8, 11, 16, 10, 18, 11, 11, 31UTA31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 17, 23, 30, 19, 33, 31, 20, 29UTA29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 24, 6, 12, 3, 11, 6, 12, 22POR22 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 12, 12, 16, 13, 19, 16, 18POR18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Nuggets

Milwaukee handles Denver by 6

The Bucks won the fourth quarter 30–28. Final: 106–100. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over DET2MIL over DEN6UTA over POR9BOS over ORL11ATL over TOR14PHI over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over DEN.
The night in charts
Bucks-Nuggets combined for 206, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 106, Nuggets 100
206
Sixers-WizardsSixers 112, Wizards 91
203
Raptors-HawksRaptors 91, Hawks 105
196
Blazers-JazzBlazers 89, Jazz 98
187
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 87
185
Cavs-PistonsCavs 92, Pistons 90
182
CLE won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 92, Pistons 90
+2 CLE
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 106, Nuggets 100
+6 MIL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 89, Jazz 98
+9 UTA
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 87
+11 BOS
Raptors-HawksRaptors 91, Hawks 105
+14 ATL
Sixers-WizardsSixers 112, Wizards 91
+21 PHI
UTA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 89, Jazz 98
4 pts
Bucks-NuggetsMIL won · Bucks 106, Nuggets 100
3 pts
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 92, Pistons 90
2 pts
Hornacek shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
HowardWAS · 17 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
FortsonDEN · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
AlexanderDEN · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
ChristieTOR · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 92Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2026202692
Pistons2224192590
The story
Shawn Kemp had 26 points and 14 rebounds as Cleveland beat Detroit 92-90

Grant Hill led Detroit with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 26-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −20+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brevin Knight led the game in fantasy with 57.5 FPTS (15 AST, 14 PTS, 5 REB)

Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 106Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27212830106
Nuggets26252128100
The story
Armen Gilliam's 18 points carried Milwaukee past Denver, 106-100

For Denver, Cory Alexander had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 112Wizards 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25302532112
Wizards2121232691
The story
Philadelphia beat Washington 112-91 behind 30 points and 11 rebounds from Derrick Coleman

Chris Webber paced Washington: 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +4+13+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jeff Hornacek leads the day with 31

Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 8, 11, 16, 10, 18, 11, 11, 31Jazz-Blazers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 28, 21, 4, 17, 24, 20, 28, 30Sixers-Wizards · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 22, 21, 25, 24, 18, 34, 12, 30Sixers-Wizards · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 17, 23, 30, 19, 33, 31, 20, 29Jazz-Blazers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 27, 7, 19, 23, 25, 13, 26Cavs-Pistons · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 12, 13, 4, 21, 24, 18, 11, 24Nuggets-Bucks · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+8.9 22.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Armen GilliamMIL+7.5 18.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.2 23.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Derrick ColemanPHI+6.6 24.0 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.7 4.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Brent BarryMIA−6.2 5.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Dennis ScottPHX−5.9 5.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Stephon MarburyMIN−5.5 12.6 last 10 · 18.1 season