FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 5, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Hawks77
Hornets71
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Pistons86
Q1 IND -8; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Lakers117
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Wolves100
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Magic106
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 1997–98Apr 5, 1998: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Pistons

Indiana climbs back to beat Detroit

David Robinson goes for 25 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+4+2IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2323231988
Pistons3115192186
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 16, 14, 17, 19, 16, 18, 12, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 7, 13, 6, 4, 4, 14, 14, 17IND17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 18, 11, 18, 6, 14, 12, 20, 19DET19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 13, 11, 14, 28, 16, 18, 19, 18DET18 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Celtics-Magic

Orlando makes it three straight

Orlando beat Boston 106–99 and moved to 25–10. Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Lvs LAL104–115Wvs CHH86–78Wvs CLE96–86L@ CHH82–90Wvs MIA94–87Wvs NJN100–98L@ WAS73–84W@ CHI115–68W@ DET92–77Wvs BOS106–99
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 221, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 104, Lakers 117
221
Celtics-MagicCeltics 99, Magic 106
205
Mavs-WolvesMavs 93, Wolves 100
193
Warriors-SpursWarriors 86, Spurs 93
179
Pacers-PistonsPacers 88, Pistons 86
174
Hawks-HornetsHawks 77, Hornets 71
148
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-PistonsPacers 88, Pistons 86
+2 IND
Hawks-HornetsHawks 77, Hornets 71
+6 ATL
Mavs-WolvesMavs 93, Wolves 100
+7 MIN
Celtics-MagicCeltics 99, Magic 106
+7 ORL
Warriors-SpursWarriors 86, Spurs 93
+7 SAS
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 104, Lakers 117
+13 LAL
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 88, Pistons 86
8 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 99, Magic 106
7 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 104, Lakers 117
7 pts
Hawks-HornetsATL won · Hawks 77, Hornets 71
1 pt
Dele shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeleDET · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
FortsonDEN · 21 PTS, 12 REB
73% (8-11)
HammondsMIN · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PotapenkoBOS · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 88Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2323231988
Pistons3115192186
The story
Reggie Miller had 23 points as Indiana beat Detroit 88-86

Grant Hill led Detroit with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Pacers took the second 23-15.

IND lead by quarter
200 −80+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bison Dele led the game in fantasy with 40.8 FPTS (19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 77Hornets 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2315221777
Hornets2217171571
The story
Atlanta beat Charlotte 77-71 behind 14 rebounds and 11 points from Dikembe Mutombo

Mookie Blaylock backed him with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 14 REB, 11 PTS, 4 BLK · 3-5 FG

The swing

A 22-17 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1−1+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Jones topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 104Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36241925104
Lakers29332332117
The story
Kobe Bryant's 26 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 117-104

For Denver, Danny Fortson had 21 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 33-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7+2+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.1Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 3.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 41

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 4, 23, 22, 29, 31, 13, 0, 41Nuggets-Lakers · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 13, 18, 24, 14, 16, 18, 8, 29Celtics-Magic · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 25, 11, 25, 3, 15, 15, 16, 28Magic-Celtics · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 22, 11, 10, 12, 20, 16, 23, 26Mavs-Wolves · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 17, 14, 17, 19, 24, 23, 11, 26Lakers-Nuggets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 21, 25, 26, 29, 20, 18, 17, 26Lakers-Nuggets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.8 13.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Shawn BradleyDAL+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Vernon MaxwellSAC+4.7 15.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.6 18.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Sam MitchellMIN+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−6.2 5.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jason WilliamsSAC−3.9 8.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Sam MackHOU−3.9 7.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Derek AndersonCLE−3.6 7.5 last 10 · 11.1 season