FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 13, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 4 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Pacers114
Bulls105
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Suns105
Warriors97
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Clippers88
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Spurs75
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +24
On this day · 1996–97Apr 13, 1997: 5 games. Top scorer: Kerry Kittles (Nets-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

Phoenix extends win streak to 9

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+2+8PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21302331105
Warriors2526212597
Who led
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 2, 5, 6, 10, 6, 3, 25, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 22, 23, 13, 10, 37, 23, 22PHX22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jason CaffeyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 16, 7, 7, 11, 7, 18, 15, 28GSW28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 13, 5, 2, 23, 11, 0, 16, 21GSW21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Bulls combined for 219, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BullsPacers 114, Bulls 105
219
Suns-WarriorsSuns 105, Warriors 97
202
Wolves-ClippersWolves 107, Clippers 88
195
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 75
174
PHX won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 105, Warriors 97
+8 PHX
Pacers-BullsPacers 114, Bulls 105
+9 IND
Wolves-ClippersWolves 107, Clippers 88
+19 MIN
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 75
+24 LAL
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WarriorsPHX won · Suns 105, Warriors 97
4 pts
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 114, Bulls 105
1 pt
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 107, Clippers 88
1 pt
Shaq shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
McCloudPHX · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
ReggieIND · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
CaffeyGSW · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
McDyessPHX · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 105Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21302331105
Warriors2526212597
The story
Jason Kidd's 16 points and 10 assists carried Phoenix past Golden State, 105-97

For Golden State, Jim Jackson had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 16 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 4 STL · 2-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-25, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −40+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 107Clippers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28292525107
Clippers2920231688
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 107-88 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Rodney Rogers paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 29-20 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+8+10+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamond Murray topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST

Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 99Spurs 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2328222699
Spurs2220171675
The story
Nick Van Exel had 17 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 99-75

Kobe Bryant added 15 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +1+9+14+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 78 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 77 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana keeps rolling, beats Chicago

That is five in a row. Final: 114–105. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · IND
Wvs CHH133–96Lvs SAS55–74Wvs LAC128–106Wvs MIN111–108L@ CHH89–96Wvs MIL93–92Wvs CLE82–80W@ ATL105–102W@ BOS93–87W@ CHI114–105
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 28

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 20, 50, 26, 35, 30, 24, 35, 28Lakers-Spurs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jason CaffeyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 16, 7, 7, 11, 7, 18, 15, 28Warriors-Suns · L
7.0 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 23, 27, 18, 20, 16, 17, 13, 28Bulls-Pacers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 30, 26, 41, 40, 30, 29, 37, 27Bulls-Pacers · L
28.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 24, 25, 22, 20, 24, 34, 28, 26Spurs-Lakers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 21, 14, 13, 23, 13, 20, 19, 23Clippers-Wolves · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+8.4 23.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Antonio DavisIND+7.9 17.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Dee BrownTOR+7.6 16.8 last 10 · 9.2 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