FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 8, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 6 after the first quarter and won 95–87.

Final · Box score
Nets117
Celtics104
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Lakers113
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Heat80
Knicks83
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Magic95
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Raptors100
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 1996–97Apr 8, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Magic

Detroit's skid reaches seven

Antoine Walker goes for 43 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-2+1+8ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3019231587
Magic2423262295
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 21, 38, 9, 21, 18, 25, 34, 26ORL26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derek StrongPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 5, 20, 13, 17, 17, 14, 12, 20ORL20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 15, 5, 12, 9, 17, 11, 13, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 12, 18, 6, 15, 20, 23, 17DET17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nets-Celtics

New Jersey beats Boston, 117–104

New Jersey led 86–79 after three and won by 13. Sam Cassell led New Jersey with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIA3MIL over TOR7ORL over DET8PHI over CHH8UTA over SAS10LAL over VAN11NJN over BOS13Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over BOS.
The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 221, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 117, Celtics 104
221
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 113
215
Hornets-SixersHornets 101, Sixers 109
210
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 107, Raptors 100
207
Spurs-JazzSpurs 88, Jazz 98
186
Pistons-MagicPistons 87, Magic 95
182
Heat-KnicksHeat 80, Knicks 83
163
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 80, Knicks 83
+3 NYK
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 107, Raptors 100
+7 MIL
Hornets-SixersHornets 101, Sixers 109
+8 PHI
Pistons-MagicPistons 87, Magic 95
+8 ORL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 88, Jazz 98
+10 UTA
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 113
+11 LAL
Nets-CelticsNets 117, Celtics 104
+13 NJN
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-MagicORL won · Pistons 87, Magic 95
6 pts
Nets-CelticsNJN won · Nets 117, Celtics 104
4 pts
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 102, Lakers 113
3 pts
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 88, Jazz 98
3 pts
Perry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PerryMIL · 20 PTS, 2 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Oliver MillerTOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
WesleyCHH · 19 PTS, 9 AST
73% (8-11)
EdwardsVAN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Lindsey HunterDET · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 80Knicks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1716311680
Knicks1925241583
The story
Allan Houston's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Miami, 83-80

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-16, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+11+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 88Jazz 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2320182788
Jazz2028212998
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 98-88 behind 32 points and 10 rebounds from Karl Malone

Reggie Geary paced San Antonio: 13 PTS, 3 REB 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+5+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 49.9 FPTS: 34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 117Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26332731117
Celtics30222725104
The story
Sam Cassell had 29 points and 9 assists as New Jersey beat Boston 117-104

Ron Mercer led Boston with 18 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Nets took the second 33-22.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4+7+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 74 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 43

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 29, 22, 32, 19, 18, 31, 24, 43Celtics-Nets · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 25, 32, 24, 25, 22, 20, 24, 34Spurs-Jazz · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 33, 31, 20, 29, 22, 25, 56, 32Jazz-Spurs · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 24, 20, 28, 30, 21, 36, 23, 30Sixers-Hornets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 25, 31, 33, 20, 50, 26, 35, 30Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 20, 15, 31, 17, 29, 20, 24, 29Knicks-Heat · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+9.4 24.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Armen GilliamMIL+5.8 16.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Danny FortsonDEN+5.4 15.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Anthony JohnsonSAC+5.3 12.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Stephon MarburyMIN−7.5 10.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−7.5 10.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.3 3.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Bobby JacksonDEN−6.6 5.4 last 10 · 12.0 season