FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 15, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ATL by 10 at halftime and won 82–70.

Final · Box score
Bucks117
Celtics109
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Nets103
Hornets109
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Bulls79
Pistons87
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +13; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Hawks70
Pacers82
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Clippers80
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Magic99
Heat87
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Suns96
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +8
On this day · 1996–97Apr 15, 1997: 5 games. Top scorer: Rodney Rogers (Clippers-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pacers

Indiana climbs back to beat Atlanta

Bison Dele goes for 25 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-10-6+12IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2022181070
Pacers1913222882
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 21, 19, 18, 15, 19, 14, 22, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 23, 7, 16, 19, 19, 28, 17, 13IND13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 11, 20, 24, 11, 23, 18, 5, 17ATL17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 22, 20, 20, 11, 4, 17, 39, 15ATL15 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Celtics combined for 226, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CelticsBucks 117, Celtics 109
226
Nets-HornetsNets 103, Hornets 109
212
Cavs-WizardsCavs 93, Wizards 101
194
Magic-HeatMagic 99, Heat 87
186
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 89, Suns 96
185
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 92, Clippers 80
172
Bulls-PistonsBulls 79, Pistons 87
166
Hawks-PacersHawks 70, Pacers 82
152
CHH won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-HornetsNets 103, Hornets 109
+6 CHH
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 89, Suns 96
+7 PHX
Bulls-PistonsBulls 79, Pistons 87
+8 DET
Bucks-CelticsBucks 117, Celtics 109
+8 MIL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 93, Wizards 101
+8 WAS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 92, Clippers 80
+12 GSW
Hawks-PacersHawks 70, Pacers 82
+12 IND
Magic-HeatMagic 99, Heat 87
+12 ORL
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 70, Pacers 82
10 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 89, Suns 96
7 pts
Warriors-ClippersGSW won · Warriors 92, Clippers 80
1 pt
Magic-HeatORL won · Magic 99, Heat 87
1 pt
Divac shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DivacCHH · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
DeleDET · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
IlgauskasCLE · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
EllisDEN · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
McDyessPHX · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 103Hornets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25332520103
Hornets34272622109
The story
Vlade Divac had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte beat New Jersey 109-103

Chris Gatling led New Jersey with 25 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +9+3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 89Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2729171689
Suns2227291896
The story
Jason Kidd's a 14-11-11 triple-double carried Phoenix past Denver, 96-89

For Denver, LaPhonso Ellis had 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 29-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−7+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 70Pacers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2022181070
Pacers1913222882
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 82-70 behind 22 points from Reggie Miller

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 14 REB, 12 PTS 22 PTS, 3 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-10 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−10−6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alan Henderson topped the game at 34.7 FPTS: 15 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 78 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 79 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Indiana by 12.

CHH over NJN6PHX over DEN7MIL over BOS8DET over CHI8WAS over CLE8IND over ATL12GSW over LAC12ORL over MIA12Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 27

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 18, 30, 35, 29, 29, 27, 16, 27Nets-Hornets · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 14, 33, 16, 28, 25, 23, 20, 27Warriors-Clippers · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 27, 12, 29, 26, 7, 0, 8, 25Pistons-Bulls · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 14, 13, 18, 15, 15, 5, 2, 25Nets-Hornets · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 16, 16, 11, 17, 6, 16, 12, 25Cavs-Wizards · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 22, 23, 13, 10, 37, 23, 22, 25Suns-Nuggets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+8.5 23.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+8.2 16.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Antonio DavisIND+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jim JacksonGSW+7.0 22.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.9 28.9 last 10 · 22.0 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−7.2 4.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Joe SmithPHI−6.8 7.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−6.5 10.9 last 10 · 17.4 season