FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 12, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 13 at halftime and won 91–81.

Final · Box score
Pacers93
Celtics87
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Hornets88
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH -4; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Knicks81
Heat82
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Sonics103
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Nets116
Raptors109
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Suns129
Grizzlies106
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Wizards81
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -13; Q3 ATL -9; Q4 ATL +10
On this day · 1996–97Apr 12, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Cavs), 50 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Wizards

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat Washington

Grant Hill posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-13-9+10ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2018242991
Wizards2229201081
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 22, 28, 11, 20, 24, 11, 23, 18ATL18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 16, 23, 22, 20, 20, 11, 4, 17ATL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 17, 22, 13, 19, 22, 25, 20, 19WAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 22, 15, 17, 20, 12, 16, 13, 16WAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pistons-Hornets

Charlotte holds off Detroit, 88–86

Charlotte led 66–62 after three and held on to win by two. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over NYK1CHH over DET2IND over BOS6NJN over TOR7SEA over HOU8ATL over WAS10PHX over VAN23Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over DET.
The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 129, Grizzlies 106
235
Nets-RaptorsNets 116, Raptors 109
225
Rockets-SonicsRockets 95, Sonics 103
198
Pacers-CelticsPacers 93, Celtics 87
180
Pistons-HornetsPistons 86, Hornets 88
174
Hawks-WizardsHawks 91, Wizards 81
172
Knicks-HeatKnicks 81, Heat 82
163
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 81, Heat 82
+1 MIA
Pistons-HornetsPistons 86, Hornets 88
+2 CHH
Pacers-CelticsPacers 93, Celtics 87
+6 IND
Nets-RaptorsNets 116, Raptors 109
+7 NJN
Rockets-SonicsRockets 95, Sonics 103
+8 SEA
Hawks-WizardsHawks 91, Wizards 81
+10 ATL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 129, Grizzlies 106
+23 PHX
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-WizardsATL won · Hawks 91, Wizards 81
13 pts
Rockets-SonicsSEA won · Rockets 95, Sonics 103
4 pts
Pistons-HornetsCHH won · Pistons 86, Hornets 88
4 pts
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 81, Heat 82
3 pts
Baker shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BakerSEA · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
McCloudPHX · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
ChapmanPHX · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
T-MacTOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
McDyessPHX · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 81Heat 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1922221881
Heat1927142282
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried Miami past New York, 82-81

For New York, Chris Mills had 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+5−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 86Hornets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2122192486
Hornets1920272288
The story
Anthony Mason had 29 points and 14 rebounds as Charlotte beat Detroit 88-86

Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hornets took the third 27-19.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −2−4+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 129Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns39313524129
Grizzlies18303523106
The story
Phoenix beat Vancouver 129-106 behind 25 points from George McCloud

Antonio Daniels paced Vancouver: 23 PTS, 5 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +21+22+22+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 71 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 77 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Keith Van Horn leads the day with 33

Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 9, 22, 14, 25, 21, 24, 20, 33Nets-Raptors · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 10, 18, 17, 15, 23, 21, 25, 31Nets-Raptors · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 9, 12, 30, 16, 16, 15, 13, 30Raptors-Nets · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 7, 8, 18, 13, 12, 15, 9, 29Hornets-Pistons · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 9, 19, 23, 7, 16, 19, 19, 28Pacers-Celtics · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 10, 24, 5, 7, 12, 6, 11, 28Rockets-Sonics · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+8.4 23.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Dee BrownTOR+7.6 16.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Antonio DavisIND+7.3 16.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+7.3 14.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.8 28.7 last 10 · 21.9 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