FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 6, 1998Regular 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
Hornets115
Nets125
Q1 Nets +10; Q2 Nets +15; Q3 Nets +9; Q4 Nets +10
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Magic113
Q1 Magic +6; Q2 Magic +4; Q3 Magic +20; Q4 Magic +21
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Spurs75
Q1 Blazers +6; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +11; Q4 Blazers +4
Final · Box score
Suns102
Sonics92
Q1 Suns +8; Q2 Suns +16; Q3 Suns +17; Q4 Suns +10
On this day · 1996–97Apr 6, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Magic), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Spurs

Portland gets past San Antonio

David Robinson goes for 23 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+11+11+4Blazers AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2427151379
Spurs1822152075
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 13, 19, 16, 18, 27, 16, 28Blazers28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 23, 10, 6, 24, 21, 9, 23, 14Blazers14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 25, 32, 24, 25, 22, 20, 24Spurs24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 27, 29, 10, 13, 24, 21, 24, 23Spurs23 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Nets combined for 240, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NetsHornets 115, Nets 125
240
Sixers-MagicSixers 92, Magic 113
205
Suns-SonicsSuns 102, Sonics 92
194
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 75
154
Blazers won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-SpursBlazers 79, Spurs 75
+4 Blazers
Suns-SonicsSuns 102, Sonics 92
+10 Suns
Hornets-NetsHornets 115, Nets 125
+10 Nets
Sixers-MagicSixers 92, Magic 113
+21 Magic
Manning shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManningSuns · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
BakerSonics · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Nick AndersonMagic · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Rasheed WallaceBlazers · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
62% (13-21)
SchrempfSonics · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 79Spurs 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2427151379
Spurs1822152075
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 28 points as Portland beat San Antonio 79-75

Damon Stoudamire added 15 AST, 6 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB · 13-21 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +6+11+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 115Nets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26263231115
Nets36312632125
The story
Kerry Kittles' 23 points carried New Jersey past Charlotte, 125-115

For Charlotte, Anthony Mason had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-26, was where the Nets built it.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +10+15+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 92Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2125192792
Magic27233528113
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 113-92 behind 34 points from Nick Anderson

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-20 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
300 +6+4+20+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bo Outlaw topped the game at 51.7 FPTS: 11 REB, 9 AST, 8 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Eric SnowSixers
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34.8Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Nets

New Jersey leads Charlotte wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 125–115. Best quarter: the first, 36–26. Sam Cassell led New Jersey with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Blazers over Spurs4Nets over Hornets10Suns over Sonics10Magic over Sixers21Final margin, points. Pink = Nets over Hornets.
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 35

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 10, 7, 7, 29, 14, 18, 30, 35Nets-Hornets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 30, 21, 38, 9, 21, 18, 25, 34Magic-Sixers · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 24, 27, 6, 15, 26, 20, 2, 29Hornets-Nets · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 13, 19, 16, 18, 27, 16, 28Blazers-Spurs · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 25, 32, 24, 25, 22, 20, 24Spurs-Blazers · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 27, 29, 10, 13, 24, 21, 24, 23Spurs-Blazers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonMagic+9.5 24.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Armen GilliamBucks+7.7 18.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies+7.1 23.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Dee BrownRaptors+5.3 13.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNets−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Stephon MarburyWolves−8.0 9.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Brent BarryHeat−7.3 3.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Damon StoudamireBlazers−7.2 10.7 last 10 · 17.9 season
Joe SmithSixers−6.5 8.6 last 10 · 15.1 season