FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 10, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHH by 15 after the first quarter and won 99–87.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic80
Celtics82
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Hornets87
Q1 ATL -15; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Suns114
Lakers105
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Kings85
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +15
Final · OT · Box score
Heat111
Raptors105
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Jazz126
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +17
On this day · 1996–97Apr 10, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (Nuggets-Warriors), 35 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Hornets

Atlanta storms back from 15 down to beat Charlotte

Antonio McDyess goes for 37 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-150+3+12ATL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1631232999
Hornets3116202087
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 24, 22, 28, 11, 20, 24, 11, 23ATL23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Eldridge RecasnerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 11, 19, 12, 21, 16, 0, 16, 23ATL23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 6, 15, 26, 20, 2, 29, 19, 17CHH17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 8, 27, 12, 15, 0, 14, 13, 17CHH17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Jazz combined for 235, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-JazzClippers 109, Jazz 126
235
Suns-LakersSuns 114, Lakers 105
219
Heat-RaptorsHeat 111, Raptors 105
216
Sixers-WolvesSixers 102, Wolves 107
209
Hawks-HornetsHawks 99, Hornets 87
186
Sonics-SpursSonics 84, Spurs 99
183
Rockets-KingsRockets 97, Kings 85
182
Magic-CelticsMagic 80, Celtics 82
162
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 80, Celtics 82
+2 BOS
Sixers-WolvesSixers 102, Wolves 107
+5 MIN
Heat-RaptorsHeat 111, Raptors 105
+6 MIA
Suns-LakersSuns 114, Lakers 105
+9 PHX
Rockets-KingsRockets 97, Kings 85
+12 HOU
Hawks-HornetsHawks 99, Hornets 87
+12 ATL
Sonics-SpursSonics 84, Spurs 99
+15 SAS
Clippers-JazzClippers 109, Jazz 126
+17 UTA
ATL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-HornetsATL won · Hawks 99, Hornets 87
15 pts
Heat-RaptorsMIA won · Heat 111, Raptors 105
7 pts
Sonics-SpursSAS won · Sonics 84, Spurs 99
5 pts
Suns-LakersPHX won · Suns 114, Lakers 105
5 pts
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 102, Wolves 107
4 pts
Eisley shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EisleyUTA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
RecasnerATL · 23 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
McDyessPHX · 37 PTS, 12 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
65% (15-23)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 80Celtics 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic8241923680
Celtics19152317882
The story
Dana Barros had 26 points as Boston beat Orlando 82-80 in OT

Derek Strong led Orlando with 13 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 19-8, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+2+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Nick Anderson led the game in fantasy with 50.3 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 102Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25302324102
Wolves26252729107
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 107-102 behind 26 points and 16 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Derrick Coleman paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 4 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 29-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 111Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2226232713111
Raptors282718257105
The story
Tim Hardaway's 28 points and 12 assists carried Miami past Toronto, 111-105 in OT

For Toronto, Tracy McGrady had 15 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 9-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 13-7.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−7−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Doug Christie was the fantasy play: 50.5 FPTS on 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 70 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 74 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

BOS over ORL2MIN over PHI5MIA over TOR6PHX over LAL9ATL over CHH12HOU over SAC12SAS over SEA15UTA over LAC17Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 43

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 20, 28, 30, 21, 36, 23, 30, 43Sixers-Wolves · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 12, 14, 18, 22, 23, 13, 10, 37Suns-Lakers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 16, 6, 14, 15, 6, 14, 11, 31Spurs-Sonics · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 11, 22, 13, 22, 24, 22, 8, 29Wolves-Sixers · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 32, 24, 25, 22, 20, 24, 34, 28Spurs-Sonics · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 11, 13, 14, 21, 29, 16, 16, 28Heat-Raptors · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+9.4 24.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+7.7 15.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Sam MitchellMIN+6.6 18.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Armen GilliamMIL+5.8 16.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.7 3.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−7.6 10.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Bobby JacksonDEN−6.6 5.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Stephon MarburyMIN−6.3 11.4 last 10 · 17.7 season