FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 3, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–77.

Final · Box score
Magic92
Pistons77
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Warriors81
Lakers76
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Kings96
Wolves105
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Heat77
Nets88
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Suns93
Blazers98
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Raptors87
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +2
On this day · 1997–98Apr 3, 1998: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Wolves), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Nets

New Jersey turns it around against Miami

Alonzo Mourning goes for 23 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+6+9+11NJN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2414142577
Nets1628172788
Who led
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 19, 15, 12, 9, 27, 22, 24, 27NJN27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 20, 31, 16, 24, 26, 17, 27, 21NJN21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 6, 11, 19, 28, 24, 20, 23MIA23 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 9, 15, 11, 12, 21, 6, 5, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: San Antonio by 21.

TOR over WAS2GSW over LAL5POR over PHX5MIN over SAC9NJN over MIA11ORL over DET15SAS over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 201, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 105
201
Suns-BlazersSuns 93, Blazers 98
191
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 103
185
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 85, Raptors 87
172
Magic-PistonsMagic 92, Pistons 77
169
Heat-NetsHeat 77, Nets 88
165
Warriors-LakersWarriors 81, Lakers 76
157
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 85, Raptors 87
+2 TOR
Suns-BlazersSuns 93, Blazers 98
+5 POR
Warriors-LakersWarriors 81, Lakers 76
+5 GSW
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 105
+9 MIN
Heat-NetsHeat 77, Nets 88
+11 NJN
Magic-PistonsMagic 92, Pistons 77
+15 ORL
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 103
+21 SAS
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NetsNJN won · Heat 77, Nets 88
8 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 92, Pistons 77
6 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 96, Wolves 105
5 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 93, Blazers 98
1 pt
Anthony shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AnthonyPOR · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
RobinsonSAS · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
PennyORL · 30 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
HammondsMIN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
DeleDET · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 85Raptors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1527172685
Raptors2620142787
The story
Kevin Willis had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Washington 87-85

Juwan Howard led Washington with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the first 26-15, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +11+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitch Richmond led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 93Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2823202293
Blazers2725202698
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 98-93 behind 20 points from Rasheed Wallace

Clifford Robinson paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 26-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+1+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 51.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 96Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2818173396
Wolves23322030105
The story
Terrell Brandon's 16 assists and 11 points carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 105-96

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 16 AST, 11 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL · 4-14 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 32-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5+9+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 31 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 30

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 13, 14, 8, 17, 16, 11, 24, 30Magic-Pistons · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 29, 35, 30, 24, 29, 23, 16, 28Wizards-Raptors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 19, 15, 12, 9, 27, 22, 24, 27Nets-Heat · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 24, 23, 13, 11, 13, 14, 23, 25Suns-Blazers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 20, 23, 11, 12, 10, 21, 7, 25Clippers-Spurs · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 27, 22, 19, 16, 22, 28, 24Wolves-Kings · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vernon MaxwellSAC+4.7 15.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Hubert DavisDAL+4.7 12.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.4 13.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Detlef SchrempfSEA+4.2 18.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.1 13.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
J.R. ReidLAL−4.3 7.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason WilliamsSAC−3.9 8.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Grant HillDET−3.4 17.2 last 10 · 20.6 season