FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 29, 1999Regular season · 4 games
← Mar 28CalendarMar 30 →

4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed IND by 8 after three quarters and won 83–82.

Final · Box score
Sonics109
Mavs101
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +20; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Pacers82
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 1997–98Mar 29, 1998: 12 games. Top scorer: Corliss Williamson (Kings-Wolves), 35 points.
Mar 29 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019971996
The lead · Hawks-Pacers

Atlanta fights back late to top Indiana

Antonio McDyess goes for 24 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1-8+1ATL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1826162383
Pacers2223231482
Who led
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 4, 14, 5, 5, 2, 9, 4, 17ATL17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 13, 8, 11, 8, 19, 18, 11, 14ATL14 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 22, 17, 10, 14, 8, 20, 10, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 27, 31, 11, 18, 26, 16, 14, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sonics-Mavs

Seattle leads Dallas wire to wire

Seattle was ahead at every break and won 109–101. Best quarter: the fourth, 32–44. Detlef Schrempf led Seattle with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over IND1SEA over DAL8DEN over LAC12LAL over VAN18Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over DAL.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Lakers combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 98, Lakers 116
214
Sonics-MavsSonics 109, Mavs 101
210
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 88, Nuggets 100
188
Hawks-PacersHawks 83, Pacers 82
165
ATL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hawks-PacersHawks 83, Pacers 82
+1 ATL
Sonics-MavsSonics 109, Mavs 101
+8 SEA
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 88, Nuggets 100
+12 DEN
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 98, Lakers 116
+18 LAL
Schrempf shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchrempfSEA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OwensSEA · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
TrentDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
MassenburgVAN · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
SmitsIND · 22 PTS, 7 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 83Pacers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1826162383
Pacers2223231482
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 17 rebounds and 14 points as Atlanta beat Indiana 83-82

Rik Smits led Indiana with 22 PTS, 7 REB 17 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 23-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4−1−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 88Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1823202788
Nuggets24302422100
The story
Chauncey Billups' 24 points and 9 assists carried Denver past Los Angeles, 100-88

For Los Angeles, Troy Hudson had 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-23, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+13+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 98Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2616253198
Lakers29172941116
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 116-98 behind 20 points from Kobe Bryant

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 41-31 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+4+8+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 26

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 37, 23, 31, 25, 24, 24, 21, 26Lakers-Grizzlies · W
26.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 15, 23, 10, 17, 16, 39, 24Nuggets-Clippers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 22, 14, 16, 11, 11, 13, 3, 24Nuggets-Clippers · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 24, 17, 13, 17, 14, 17, 19, 24Lakers-Grizzlies · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 15, 21, 20, 18, 16, 4, 23, 22Nuggets-Clippers · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 22, 17, 10, 14, 8, 20, 10, 22Pacers-Hawks · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+5.4 12.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.4 17.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Felipe LopezVAN+4.0 11.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.8 24.6 last 10 · 20.8 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.8 13.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−5.6 8.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nick AndersonORL−5.1 11.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.8 15.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Chuck PersonCHH−3.5 3.4 last 10 · 6.9 season
Derek AndersonCLE−3.1 8.0 last 10 · 11.1 season