FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 2, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors104
Rockets94
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Pacers111
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Nets106
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Clippers70
Knicks81
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Heat89
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Mavs86
Sonics107
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +21
On this day · 1996–97Apr 2, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Pacers

Indiana holds off Minnesota, 111–108

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 50 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+19+20+20+3IND AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves16243038108
Pacers35253021111
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 7, 4, 4, 10, 17, 9, 19, 23IND23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 12, 20, 21, 32, 16, 24, 19, 21IND21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 16, 16, 22, 15, 15, 17, 32, 24MIN24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 8, 13, 18, 19, 11, 22, 13, 22MIN22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Nets combined for 223, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NetsLakers 117, Nets 106
223
Wolves-PacersWolves 108, Pacers 111
219
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 104, Rockets 94
198
Mavs-SonicsMavs 86, Sonics 107
193
Heat-SpursHeat 89, Spurs 103
192
Clippers-KnicksClippers 70, Knicks 81
151
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-PacersWolves 108, Pacers 111
+3 IND
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 104, Rockets 94
+10 GSW
Clippers-KnicksClippers 70, Knicks 81
+11 NYK
Lakers-NetsLakers 117, Nets 106
+11 LAL
Heat-SpursHeat 89, Spurs 103
+14 SAS
Mavs-SonicsMavs 86, Sonics 107
+21 SEA
Shaq shot 18-of-26 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 50 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (18-26)
Jim JacksonGSW · 33 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
KobeLAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Sam MitchellMIN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Mark JacksonIND · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Pacers
Wolves 108Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves16243038108
Pacers35253021111
The story
Antonio Davis had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Minnesota 111-108

Sam Mitchell led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 35-16, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +19+20+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 43.9 FPTS (24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 117Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34293024117
Nets26222236106
The story
Los Angeles beat New Jersey 117-106 behind 10 rebounds and 7 points from Robert Horry

Chris Gatling paced New Jersey: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 10 REB, 7 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST, 3 STL · 2-5 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +8+15+23+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 89Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2520192589
Spurs28232131103
The story
David Robinson's 21 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Miami, 103-89

For Miami, Tim Hardaway had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 4 BLK · 8-17 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-25, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+6+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 66 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Rockets

Golden State never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–94. Jim Jackson led Golden State with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over MIN3GSW over HOU10LAL over NJN11NYK over LAC11SAS over MIA14SEA over DAL21Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over HOU.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 50

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 24, 33, 24, 25, 31, 33, 20, 50Lakers-Nets · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 19, 12, 19, 19, 22, 18, 14, 33Warriors-Rockets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 16, 16, 22, 15, 15, 17, 32, 24Wolves-Pacers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 10, 4, 14, 22, 20, 15, 10, 24Rockets-Warriors · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 7, 4, 4, 10, 17, 9, 19, 23Pacers-Wolves · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 25, 26, 18, 25, 32, 24, 25, 22Spurs-Heat · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 6 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−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Brent BarryMIA−6.7 4.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephon MarburyMIN−6.0 11.9 last 10 · 17.9 season
Dennis ScottPHX−5.9 5.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season