FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 9, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by CLE (vs CHI) and IND (vs ATL) and SEA (vs DAL).

Final · OT · Box score
Pacers105
Hawks102
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -2; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Cavs91
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Mavs101
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Kings103
Nuggets128
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Warriors89
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Clippers95
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Wizards83
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +31; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +19
On this day · 1996–97Apr 9, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hawks), 40 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Mavs

Seattle takes over late to edge Dallas

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2-4+2SEA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics21312130103
Mavs27232724101
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 16, 14, 22, 12, 14, 22, 28SEA28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 21, 6, 17, 16, 20, 11, 23, 22SEA22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 24, 24, 22, 10, 32, 23, 24, 27DAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 24, 14, 13, 6, 25, 16, 11, 16DAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 231, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 103, Nuggets 128
231
Pacers-HawksPacers 105, Hawks 102
207
Sonics-MavsSonics 103, Mavs 101
204
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 99, Clippers 95
194
Pistons-WizardsPistons 102, Wizards 83
185
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 93, Warriors 89
182
Bulls-CavsBulls 85, Cavs 91
176
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-MavsSonics 103, Mavs 101
+2 SEA
Pacers-HawksPacers 105, Hawks 102
+3 IND
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 99, Clippers 95
+4 POR
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 93, Warriors 89
+4 HOU
Bulls-CavsBulls 85, Cavs 91
+6 CLE
Pistons-WizardsPistons 102, Wizards 83
+19 DET
Kings-NuggetsKings 103, Nuggets 128
+25 DEN
CLE rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 85, Cavs 91
6 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 105, Hawks 102
6 pts
Sonics-MavsSEA won · Sonics 103, Mavs 101
6 pts
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 93, Warriors 89
4 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
DumarsDET · 33 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
63% (10-16)
KnightCLE · 22 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
EllisDEN · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
StackhouseDET · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sonics-Mavs
Sonics 103Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics21312130103
Mavs27232724101
The story
Gary Payton's 28 points and 10 assists carried Seattle past Dallas, 103-101

For Dallas, A.C. Green had 18 REB, 5 PTS, 4 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 12-21 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 31-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −6+2−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 105Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers3018202611105
Hawks193516248102
The story
Antonio Davis had 19 points as Indiana beat Atlanta 105-102 in OT

Alan Henderson led Atlanta with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +11−6−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 93Warriors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2221292193
Warriors2621182489
The story
Houston beat Golden State 93-89 behind 10 points and 10 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Jim Jackson paced Golden State: 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−4+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 54 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Sacramento by 25.

SEA over DAL2IND over ATL3HOU over GSW4POR over LAC4CLE over CHI6DET over WAS19DEN over SAC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Johnny Newman leads the day with 35

Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 4, 20, 22, 12, 12, 17, 8, 35Nuggets-Kings · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 12, 18, 6, 15, 20, 23, 17, 33Pistons-Wizards · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 17, 34, 30, 26, 41, 40, 30, 29Bulls-Cavs · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 16, 14, 22, 12, 14, 22, 28Sonics-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 24, 24, 22, 10, 32, 23, 24, 27Mavs-Sonics · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 16, 18, 21, 18, 17, 8, 14, 26Nuggets-Kings · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 15 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
Cory AlexanderDEN+7.7 15.3 last 10 · 7.6 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
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−7.6 10.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Stephon MarburyMIN−7.5 10.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.3 3.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Bobby JacksonDEN−6.6 5.4 last 10 · 12.0 season