FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 7, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 104–89.

Final · Box score
Wizards87
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Hornets106
Q1 CHH +17; Q2 CHH +20; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +24
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Bulls74
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Pistons89
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Heat93
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Bucks99
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Nets92
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Suns90
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Kings89
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Grizzlies84
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +3
On this day · 1997–98Apr 7, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Warriors), 56 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Shaquille O'Neal scores 30 as Lakers win in Sacramento

Clifford Robinson goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+2+4+15LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22312328104
Kings3120211789
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 21, 26, 21, 21, 20, 24, 30LAL30 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 4, 4, 3, 10, 11, 0, 19LAL19 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 13, 22, 7, 0, 13, 11, 11, 22SAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 16, 12, 29, 9, 29, 15, 16, 21SAC21 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Denver takes over late to edge Vancouver

Down 2 after three, Denver won the fourth 27–22. Final: 87–84. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over VAN3PHI over NJN4MIA over DAL6DET over ATL7MIL over CLE8PHX over MIN8LAL over SAC15IND over CHI17BOS over WAS21CHH over NYK24Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over VAN.
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 195, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 87, Celtics 108
195
Lakers-KingsLakers 104, Kings 89
193
Cavs-BucksCavs 91, Bucks 99
190
Sixers-NetsSixers 96, Nets 92
188
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 82, Hornets 106
188
Mavs-HeatMavs 87, Heat 93
180
Wolves-SunsWolves 82, Suns 90
172
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 87, Grizzlies 84
171
Hawks-PistonsHawks 82, Pistons 89
171
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 74
165
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 87, Grizzlies 84
+3 DEN
Sixers-NetsSixers 96, Nets 92
+4 PHI
Mavs-HeatMavs 87, Heat 93
+6 MIA
Hawks-PistonsHawks 82, Pistons 89
+7 DET
Cavs-BucksCavs 91, Bucks 99
+8 MIL
Wolves-SunsWolves 82, Suns 90
+8 PHX
Lakers-KingsLakers 104, Kings 89
+15 LAL
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 74
+17 IND
Wizards-CelticsWizards 87, Celtics 108
+21 BOS
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 82, Hornets 106
+24 CHH
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 104, Kings 89
9 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 87, Grizzlies 84
7 pts
Mavs-HeatMIA won · Mavs 87, Heat 93
5 pts
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 96, Nets 92
4 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 91, Bucks 99
2 pts
Williamson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonSAC · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
P.J. BrownMIA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
KempCLE · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GeigerPHI · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BradleyDAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 87Grizzlies 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2318192787
Grizzlies2622142284
The story
Antonio McDyess had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Denver beat Vancouver 87-84

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 19-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−7−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 96Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2233182396
Nets2624222092
The story
Philadelphia beat New Jersey 96-92 behind 19 points from Theo Ratliff

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 18 PTS, 12 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 33-24 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4+5+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 87Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3016142787
Heat2522242293
The story
P.J. Brown's 23 points carried Miami past Dallas, 93-87

For Dallas, Michael Finley had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 24-14, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5+1+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Trent was the fantasy play: 58.1 FPTS on 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.4Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 3.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 33

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 11, 18, 11, 14, 12, 8, 22, 33Bucks-Cavs · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 21, 26, 21, 21, 20, 24, 30Lakers-Kings · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 11, 14, 28, 16, 18, 19, 18, 30Pistons-Hawks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 9, 27, 22, 24, 27, 25, 26, 28Nets-Sixers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 3, 22, 11, 10, 12, 20, 16, 23, 26, 27Mavs-Heat · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 21, 17, 11, 16, 30, 17, 22, 27Suns-Wolves · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dennis ScottMIN+5.2 11.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Shawn BradleyDAL+4.8 13.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.7 13.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.5 18.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Matt HarpringORL+4.4 12.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−5.7 5.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Nick AndersonORL−5.6 9.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Sam MackHOU−3.9 7.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
George McCloudPHX−3.2 6.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Derek AndersonCLE−3.1 7.7 last 10 · 10.8 season