FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 19, 1998Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Nuggets by 7 at halftime and won 96–82.

Final · Box score
Heat89
Hawks101
Q1 Hawks +13; Q2 Hawks +9; Q3 Hawks +4; Q4 Hawks +12
Final · Box score
Magic76
Hornets89
Q1 Hornets -5; Q2 Hornets +8; Q3 Hornets +12; Q4 Hornets +13
Final · Box score
Suns123
Rockets93
Q1 Suns +9; Q2 Suns +11; Q3 Suns +15; Q4 Suns +30
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Lakers102
Q1 Lakers +9; Q2 Lakers +8; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers +4
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Nets114
Q1 Nets -1; Q2 Nets -3; Q3 Nets +10; Q4 Nets +13
Final · Box score
Sonics90
Blazers82
Q1 Sonics +9; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 Sonics +1; Q4 Sonics +8
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies112
Kings108
Q1 Grizzlies -2; Q2 Grizzlies -1; Q3 Grizzlies -4; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Spurs96
Q1 Spurs +1; Q2 Spurs -7; Q3 Spurs +3; Q4 Spurs +14
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Raptors78
Q1 Sixers +10; Q2 Sixers +7; Q3 Sixers +21; Q4 Sixers +29
On this day · 1996–97Apr 19, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (Grizzlies-Suns), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Spurs

San Antonio makes it three straight

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7+3+14Spurs AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2421162182
Spurs2513263296
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 24, 34, 28, 26, 32, 31, 25Spurs25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 14, 11, 31, 7, 20, 10, 13Spurs13 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 8, 15, 13, 16, 5, 8, 14, 16Nuggets16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 8, 14, 26, 6, 22, 23, 22, 15Nuggets15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 220, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 112, Kings 108
220
Suns-RocketsSuns 123, Rockets 93
216
Pistons-NetsPistons 101, Nets 114
215
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 102
200
Heat-HawksHeat 89, Hawks 101
190
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 107, Raptors 78
185
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 82, Spurs 96
178
Sonics-BlazersSonics 90, Blazers 82
172
Magic-HornetsMagic 76, Hornets 89
165
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 102
+4 Lakers
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 112, Kings 108
+4 Grizzlies
Sonics-BlazersSonics 90, Blazers 82
+8 Sonics
Heat-HawksHeat 89, Hawks 101
+12 Hawks
Pistons-NetsPistons 101, Nets 114
+13 Nets
Magic-HornetsMagic 76, Hornets 89
+13 Hornets
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 82, Spurs 96
+14 Spurs
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 107, Raptors 78
+29 Sixers
Suns-RocketsSuns 123, Rockets 93
+30 Suns
Spurs rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SpursSpurs won · Nuggets 82, Spurs 96
7 pts
Magic-HornetsHornets won · Magic 76, Hornets 89
5 pts
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 112, Kings 108
4 pts
Pistons-NetsNets won · Pistons 101, Nets 114
3 pts
Kidd shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KiddSuns · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
76% (13-17)
DuncanSpurs · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
75% (12-16)
GillNets · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL
75% (9-12)
EisleyJazz · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Abdul-WahadKings · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 112Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies222427309112
Kings242330265108
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 23 points as Vancouver beat Sacramento 112-108 in OT

Tariq Abdul-Wahad led Sacramento with 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 30-26.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −2−1−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 98Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1921332598
Lakers28202529102
The story
Kobe Bryant's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Utah, 102-98

For Utah, Howard Eisley had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +9+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 82Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2421162182
Spurs2513263296
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 96-82 behind 25 points from Tim Duncan

LaPhonso Ellis paced Denver: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

A 32-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +1−7+3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Will Perdue topped the game at 43.4 FPTS: 17 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg2.3Last 3

2.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 79 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hornets

Charlotte beats Orlando, 89–76

Charlotte led 64–52 after three and won by 13. Glen Rice led Charlotte with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Lakers over Jazz4Grizzlies over Kings4Sonics over Blazers8Hawks over Heat12Hornets over Magic13Nets over Pistons13Spurs over Nuggets14Sixers over Raptors29Suns over Rockets30Final margin, points. Pink = Hornets over Magic.
Top performances

Tony Massenburg leads the day with 34

Tony MassenburgPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 17, 13, 22, 12, 22, 25, 26, 34Grizzlies-Kings · W
6.5 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 50, 26, 35, 30, 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33Lakers-Jazz · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 9, 33, 12, 16, 21, 12, 24, 32Suns-Rockets · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tariq Abdul-WahadPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 5, 6, 17, 10, 5, 14, 10, 31Kings-Grizzlies · L
6.4 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 24, 11, 23, 18, 5, 17, 27, 30Hawks-Heat · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 12, 18, 10, 7, 16, 14, 12, 27Suns-Rockets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cory AlexanderNuggets+8.2 16.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nick AndersonMagic+7.7 23.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jim JacksonWarriors+6.8 22.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Antonio DavisPacers+6.6 16.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cedric CeballosMavs+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNets−8.5 4.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Brent BarryHeat−7.7 3.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bobby JacksonNuggets−6.6 5.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
John StarksKnicks−6.3 6.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Damon StoudamireBlazers−6.1 11.2 last 10 · 17.3 season