FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 4, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed NYK by 7 at halftime and won 97–94.

Final · Box score
Hornets88
Heat101
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +28; Q3 MIA +30; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Nets97
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 NJN -7; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Suns90
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +7
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors80
Spurs88
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +8
On this day · 1996–97Apr 4, 1997: 11 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Clippers), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Nets

Sam Cassell scores 30, New Jersey holds off New York

David Robinson goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-7+3NJN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2227242194
Nets2220243197
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 17, 10, 7, 7, 29, 14, 18, 30NJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 19, 21, 29, 31, 9, 22, 14, 25NJN25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 25, 18, 22, 20, 15, 31, 17, 29NYK29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 15, 10, 0, 4, 10, 5, 5, 18NYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Blazers-Suns

Phoenix makes it four straight

Phoenix beat Portland 90–83 and moved to 49–25. Antonio McDyess led Phoenix with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · PHX
Wvs SAC107–80L@ LAL93–99Wvs SEA109–102L@ SAS83–93L@ UTA73–92Lvs MIN97–99Wvs WAS89–85Wvs VAN106–98W@ HOU97–86Wvs POR90–83
The night in charts
Knicks-Nets combined for 191, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NetsKnicks 94, Nets 97
191
Hornets-HeatHornets 88, Heat 101
189
Blazers-SunsBlazers 83, Suns 90
173
Warriors-SpursWarriors 80, Spurs 88
168
NJN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 94, Nets 97
+3 NJN
Blazers-SunsBlazers 83, Suns 90
+7 PHX
Warriors-SpursWarriors 80, Spurs 88
+8 SAS
Hornets-HeatHornets 88, Heat 101
+13 MIA
NJN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-NetsNJN won · Knicks 94, Nets 97
7 pts
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 83, Suns 90
2 pts
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 80, Spurs 88
2 pts
Cassell shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellNJN · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
DivacCHH · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
StricklandMIA · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
WardNYK · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Brian GrantPOR · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 94Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2227242194
Nets2220243197
The story
Keith Van Horn's 25 points carried New Jersey past New York, 97-94

For New York, Charles Oakley had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 31-21.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−7−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 83Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2317241983
Suns2122192890
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 90-83 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Antonio McDyess

Brian Grant paced Portland: 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 5 STL · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+3−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 80Spurs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors22141624480
Spurs201827111288
The story
Tim Duncan had 20 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Golden State 88-80 in OT

Erick Dampier led Golden State with 14 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+2+130+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 30

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 17, 10, 7, 7, 29, 14, 18, 30Nets-Knicks · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 17, 20, 22, 11, 13, 14, 21, 29Heat-Hornets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 25, 18, 22, 20, 15, 31, 17, 29Knicks-Nets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 19, 21, 29, 31, 9, 22, 14, 25Nets-Knicks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 17, 27, 29, 10, 13, 24, 21, 24Spurs-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 8, 12, 18, 19, 19, 8, 20, 23Blazers-Suns · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 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+8.5 19.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.0 22.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.3 3.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Stephon MarburyMIN−6.4 11.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.6 12.5 last 10 · 18.1 season
Eric WashingtonDEN−5.5 2.6 last 10 · 8.1 season