FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 4, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHH by 5 at halftime and won 85–83.

Final · Box score
Hornets83
Hawks85
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Nets91
Celtics79
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Bulls88
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks74
Cavs98
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Nuggets82
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Pacers108
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Rockets84
Sonics101
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Heat90
Wizards79
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +11
On this day · 1997–98Apr 4, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (Nets-Knicks), 30 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Hawks

Atlanta holds off Charlotte, 85–83

Gary Payton goes for 30 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-5+1+2ATL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2422162183
Hawks2318222285
Who led
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 16, 13, 23, 2, 8, 10, 7, 18ATL18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tyrone CorbinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 10, 7, 13, 5, 3, 6, 14, 15ATL15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 20, 14, 17, 15, 7, 13, 17, 16CHH16 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 11, 9, 15, 7, 11, 12, 19, 14CHH14 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Bulls

Chicago controls Vancouver start to finish

Chicago won 88–87, leading by as many as 6 at a break. Mark Bryant led Chicago with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over VAN1ATL over CHH2DEN over LAC2MIA over WAS11NJN over BOS12IND over NYK13TOR over PHI15SEA over HOU17CLE over MIL24Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over VAN.
The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 203, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 95, Pacers 108
203
Rockets-SonicsRockets 84, Sonics 101
185
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 82, Raptors 97
179
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 87, Bulls 88
175
Bucks-CavsBucks 74, Cavs 98
172
Nets-CelticsNets 91, Celtics 79
170
Heat-WizardsHeat 90, Wizards 79
169
Hornets-HawksHornets 83, Hawks 85
168
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 80, Nuggets 82
162
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 87, Bulls 88
+1 CHI
Hornets-HawksHornets 83, Hawks 85
+2 ATL
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 80, Nuggets 82
+2 DEN
Heat-WizardsHeat 90, Wizards 79
+11 MIA
Nets-CelticsNets 91, Celtics 79
+12 NJN
Knicks-PacersKnicks 95, Pacers 108
+13 IND
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 82, Raptors 97
+15 TOR
Rockets-SonicsRockets 84, Sonics 101
+17 SEA
Bucks-CavsBucks 74, Cavs 98
+24 CLE
Crotty shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrottySEA · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
BryantCHI · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
HowardWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DeClercqCLE · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GeigerPHI · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Bulls
Grizzlies 87Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2016282387
Bulls2616242288
The story
Mark Bryant's 25 points carried Chicago past Vancouver, 88-87

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 20 PTS, 8 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+6+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 39.5 FPTS on 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 80Nuggets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2218211980
Nuggets2223201782
The story
Antonio McDyess had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 82-80

Tyrone Nesby led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+5+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 83Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2422162183
Hawks2318222285
The story
Atlanta beat Charlotte 85-83 behind 14 points from Mookie Blaylock

Elden Campbell paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 4-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1−5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Coleman topped the game at 35.1 FPTS: 18 REB, 14 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 32

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 22, 6, 21, 20, 15, 18, 23, 32Celtics-Nets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 27, 26, 10, 20, 15, 33, 27, 30Sonics-Rockets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 26, 16, 30, 21, 22, 27, 24, 26Grizzlies-Bulls · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 15, 12, 9, 27, 22, 24, 27, 25Nets-Celtics · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Mark BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 0, 16, 8, 13, 4, 14, 7, 25Bulls-Grizzlies · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 6, 11, 19, 28, 24, 20, 23, 24Heat-Wizards · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 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
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.1 13.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.0 17.3 last 10 · 13.3 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
Sam MackHOU−3.9 7.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season