FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 11, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed PHI by 15 at halftime and won 106–95.

Final · Box score
Magic78
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Cavs106
Q1 CLE -12; Q2 CLE -15; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Warriors84
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Nets124
Bucks117
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +7
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers96
Grizzlies105
Q1 VAN +3; Q2 VAN -1; Q3 VAN +8; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +9
On this day · 1996–97Apr 11, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bucks), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Cavs

Cleveland erases 15-point lead, steals one from Philadelphia

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-4+11CLE AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2823202495
Cavs16203139106
Who led
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 9, 16, 14, 10, 16, 18, 12, 25CLE25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 7, 8, 14, 9, 7, 0, 22, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 28, 30, 21, 36, 23, 30, 43, 32PHI32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 12, 30, 21, 21, 10, 25, 19, 13PHI13 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Bucks combined for 241, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BucksNets 124, Bucks 117
241
Jazz-WolvesJazz 103, Wolves 110
213
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 96, Grizzlies 105
201
Sixers-CavsSixers 95, Cavs 106
201
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 81, Mavs 99
180
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 96, Warriors 84
180
Magic-BullsMagic 78, Bulls 87
165
MIN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 103, Wolves 110
+7 MIN
Nets-BucksNets 124, Bucks 117
+7 NJN
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 96, Grizzlies 105
+9 VAN
Magic-BullsMagic 78, Bulls 87
+9 CHI
Sixers-CavsSixers 95, Cavs 106
+11 CLE
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 96, Warriors 84
+12 LAL
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 81, Mavs 99
+18 DAL
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CavsCLE won · Sixers 95, Cavs 106
15 pts
Nets-BucksNJN won · Nets 124, Bucks 117
3 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesVAN won · Blazers 96, Grizzlies 105
1 pt
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 81, Mavs 99
1 pt
Ervin Johnson shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ervin JohnsonMIL · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
91% (10-11)
CassellNJN · 29 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Van HornNJN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AIPHI · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MarburyMIN · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 103Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26242528103
Wolves30272132110
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 110-103 behind 30 points and 10 assists from Stephon Marbury

Adam Keefe paced Utah: 17 PTS, 10 REB 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 11-17 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+7+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 96Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers212515241196
Grizzlies2421241620105
The story
Blue Edwards had 27 points as Vancouver beat Portland 105-96 in OT

Isaiah Rider led Portland with 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 24-15.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +3−1+80+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 95Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2823202495
Cavs16203139106
The story
Brevin Knight's 20 points and 14 assists carried Cleveland past Philadelphia, 106-95

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 32 PTS, 5 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 4-10 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 39-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −12−15−4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.8 in 76 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Nets-Bucks

New Jersey makes it four straight

New Jersey beat Milwaukee 124–117 and moved to 41–36. Sam Cassell led New Jersey with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
L@ IND92–99Lvs WAS100–102W@ PHI91–86Lvs BOS76–82Wvs ATL105–90Lvs LAL106–117Wvs NYK97–94Wvs CHH125–115W@ BOS117–104W@ MIL124–117
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 37

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 31, 20, 29, 22, 25, 56, 32, 37Jazz-Wolves · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 34, 30, 26, 41, 40, 30, 29, 37Bulls-Magic · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 33, 20, 50, 26, 35, 30, 24, 35Lakers-Warriors · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 28, 30, 21, 36, 23, 30, 43, 32Sixers-Cavs · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 19, 30, 23, 19, 26, 30, 26, 31Grizzlies-Blazers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 10, 2, 5, 4, 9, 18, 28, 30Wolves-Jazz · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+8.4 23.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+7.3 14.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.8 28.7 last 10 · 21.9 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Danny FortsonDEN+6.5 16.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNJN−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Brent BarryMIA−7.7 3.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bobby JacksonDEN−6.9 4.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−6.7 10.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Joe SmithPHI−6.4 8.4 last 10 · 14.8 season