FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 18, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 83–77.

Final · Box score
Knicks109
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Cavs96
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Warriors112
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Kings77
Clippers83
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Bucks109
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +17
On this day · 1996–97Apr 18, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

Clippers take care of Sacramento

Ray Allen goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6-4+6LAC AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3020171077
Clippers2321192083
Who led
James RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 26, 14, 20, 7, 11, 16, 3, 20LAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 4, 3, 2, 11, 5, 1, 10, 17LAC17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 18, 14, 27, 19, 20, 12, 14, 27SAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lawrence FunderburkePoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 3, 8, 8, 6, 8, 10, 14SAC14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Bucks combined for 220
Points by game
Wolves-BucksWolves 111, Bucks 109
220
Knicks-BullsKnicks 109, Bulls 111
220
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 100, Warriors 112
212
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 95, Wizards 112
207
Pacers-CavsPacers 92, Cavs 96
188
Kings-ClippersKings 77, Clippers 83
160
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BucksWolves 111, Bucks 109
+2 MIN
Knicks-BullsKnicks 109, Bulls 111
+2 CHI
Pacers-CavsPacers 92, Cavs 96
+4 CLE
Kings-ClippersKings 77, Clippers 83
+6 LAC
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 100, Warriors 112
+12 GSW
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 95, Wizards 112
+17 WAS
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 77, Clippers 83
7 pts
Wolves-BucksMIN won · Wolves 111, Bucks 109
5 pts
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 92, Cavs 96
5 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 109, Bulls 111
5 pts
Bowie shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BowieNYK · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FunderburkeSAC · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MassenburgVAN · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
BestIND · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
DelkGSW · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
65% (11-17)
Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 111Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31262826111
Bucks36222526109
The story
DeJuan Wheat had 19 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Milwaukee 111-109

Armen Gilliam led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 26-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5−1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 109Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27263521109
Bulls29282628111
The story
Scottie Pippen's 21 points and 10 assists carried Chicago past New York, 111-109

For New York, Chris Mills had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 28-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+4−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charlie Ward was the fantasy play: 58.4 FPTS on 17 AST, 13 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 92Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2525261692
Cavs2032251996
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 96-92 behind 18 points and 15 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Jalen Rose paced Indiana: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 6-18 FG

The swing

A 32-25 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago wins a tight one over New York

111–109. Neither team led by more than 5 at any break. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 44 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over NYK2MIN over MIL2CLE over IND4LAC over SAC6GSW over VAN12WAS over BOS17Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 44

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 41, 40, 30, 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44Bulls-Knicks · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 22, 28, 25, 20, 11, 19, 25, 40Bucks-Wolves · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 22, 25, 20, 19, 19, 14, 21, 27Wizards-Celtics · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 18, 14, 27, 19, 20, 12, 14, 27Kings-Clippers · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tony MassenburgPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 0, 17, 13, 22, 12, 22, 25, 26Grizzlies-Warriors · L
6.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 12, 10, 11, 18, 22, 13, 19, 26Pacers-Cavs · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cory AlexanderDEN+8.6 16.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nick AndersonORL+7.4 22.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dee BrownTOR+6.9 16.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jim JacksonGSW+6.8 22.5 last 10 · 15.7 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−6.6 5.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Joe SmithPHI−6.4 8.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
John StarksNYK−6.3 6.6 last 10 · 12.9 season