FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 31, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pistons87
Celtics72
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Hornets94
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors78
Suns93
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Kings86
Blazers100
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Magic73
Wizards84
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +11
On this day · 1997–98Mar 31, 1998: 12 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Bulls), 37 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

Milwaukee beats Charlotte, 102–94

Jason Kidd goes for 14 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+16+8MIL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26332419102
Hornets2229162794
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 8, 16, 19, 12, 29, 14, 25, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 12, 5, 9, 4, 18, 15, 13, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Eldridge RecasnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 10, 0, 6, 13, 6, 8, 26CHH26 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 11, 23, 20, 14, 17, 15, 7, 13CHH13 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Wizards

Washington never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 84–73. Juwan Howard led Washington with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHH8WAS over ORL11POR over SAC14DET over BOS15PHX over GSW15Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over ORL.
The night in charts
Bucks-Hornets combined for 196, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HornetsBucks 102, Hornets 94
196
Kings-BlazersKings 86, Blazers 100
186
Warriors-SunsWarriors 78, Suns 93
171
Pistons-CelticsPistons 87, Celtics 72
159
Magic-WizardsMagic 73, Wizards 84
157
MIL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bucks-HornetsBucks 102, Hornets 94
+8 MIL
Magic-WizardsMagic 73, Wizards 84
+11 WAS
Kings-BlazersKings 86, Blazers 100
+14 POR
Warriors-SunsWarriors 78, Suns 93
+15 PHX
Pistons-CelticsPistons 87, Celtics 72
+15 DET
Anthony shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AnthonyPOR · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CurryMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Horace GrantORL · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Ray AllenMIL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
RecasnerCHH · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 86Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2418202486
Blazers26281927100
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 21 points carried Portland past Sacramento, 100-86

For Sacramento, Lawrence Funderburke had 12 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-18, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+12+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vlade Divac was the fantasy play: 42.4 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST

Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 78Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1428142278
Suns2424291693
The story
Tom Gugliotta had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Phoenix beat Golden State 93-78

Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 16 PTS, 15 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Suns won the third 29-14, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +10+6+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 87Celtics 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2518202487
Celtics1518182172
The story
Detroit beat Boston 87-72 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Grant Hill

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10+10+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lindsey Hunter topped the game at 41.4 FPTS: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Eldridge Recasner leads the day with 26

Eldridge RecasnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 10, 0, 6, 13, 6, 8, 26Hornets-Bucks · L
5.3 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 22, 19, 12, 9, 4, 18, 21Suns-Warriors · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 6, 13, 4, 12, 19, 18, 3, 21Blazers-Kings · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 11, 15, 9, 18, 23, 16, 8, 20Kings-Blazers · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 28, 13, 13, 23, 27, 12, 20Wizards-Magic · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 8, 16, 19, 12, 29, 14, 25, 20Bucks-Hornets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bimbo ColesGSW+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Hubert DavisDAL+4.6 12.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Patrick EwingNYK+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Felipe LopezVAN+4.4 12.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−4.1 15.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jason WilliamsSAC−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.6 11.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Grant HillDET−3.2 17.6 last 10 · 20.8 season