FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 8, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 12 at halftime and won 87–86.

Final · Box score
Magic73
Cavs69
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Rockets83
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Clippers99
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Sonics87
Q1 SEA -7; Q2 SEA -12; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Raptors89
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Jazz92
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 1997–98Apr 8, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Nets), 43 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 12 down to beat Portland

Karl Malone goes for 38 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12+5+1SEA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2429132086
Sonics1724301687
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 10, 20, 15, 33, 27, 30, 21, 20SEA20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 12, 20, 13, 16, 22, 16, 15, 17SEA17 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 5, 15, 4, 13, 13, 16, 20, 15, 14POR14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 13, 22, 8, 14, 16, 10, 5, 12POR12 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Warriors-Jazz

Golden State's skid reaches three

Utah won 92–85; the Warriors fall to 14–21. Karl Malone led Utah with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
W@ LAC92–80Wvs WAS100–96Lvs HOU86–87Wvs POR93–90L@ PHX78–93Lvs UTA85–92W@ LAL81–76L@ SAS86–93L@ HOU74–111L@ UTA85–92
The night in charts
Celtics-Raptors combined for 190
Points by game
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 101, Raptors 89
190
Wolves-ClippersWolves 91, Clippers 99
190
Warriors-JazzWarriors 85, Jazz 92
177
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 83
175
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 86, Sonics 87
173
Magic-CavsMagic 73, Cavs 69
142
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 86, Sonics 87
+1 SEA
Magic-CavsMagic 73, Cavs 69
+4 ORL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 85, Jazz 92
+7 UTA
Wolves-ClippersWolves 91, Clippers 99
+8 LAC
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 83
+9 SAS
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 101, Raptors 89
+12 BOS
SEA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SonicsSEA won · Blazers 86, Sonics 87
12 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 85, Jazz 92
8 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 101, Raptors 89
5 pts
Magic-CavsORL won · Magic 73, Cavs 69
3 pts
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 91, Clippers 99
1 pt
Coles shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ColesGSW · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
DouglasLAC · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ElliottSAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
RobinsonSAS · 13 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Maurice TaylorLAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 86Sonics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2429132086
Sonics1724301687
The story
Gary Payton had 20 points as Seattle beat Portland 87-86

Brian Grant led Portland with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 30-13.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −7−12+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 73Cavs 69
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1917231473
Cavs2118171369
The story
Orlando beat Cleveland 73-69 behind 23 points from Anfernee Hardaway

Shawn Kemp paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−3+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 101Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21212930101
Raptors2620212289
The story
Antoine Walker's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Toronto, 101-89

For Toronto, Doug Christie had 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 6-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−4+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter was the fantasy play: 55.3 FPTS on 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg21.1Last 3

21.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 38

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 23, 26, 7, 20, 16, 23, 30, 38Jazz-Warriors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 14, 22, 7, 31, 18, 20, 10, 31Raptors-Celtics · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 12, 20, 24, 13, 32, 18, 18, 27Rockets-Spurs · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 8, 10, 22, 9, 7, 13, 14, 23Celtics-Raptors · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 17, 16, 11, 24, 30, 24, 30, 23Magic-Cavs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 10, 20, 15, 33, 27, 30, 21, 20Sonics-Blazers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shawn BradleyDAL+4.8 13.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Dennis ScottMIN+4.3 10.4 last 10 · 6.1 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.3 13.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Matt HarpringORL+4.0 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Vernon MaxwellSAC+3.9 14.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−6.9 8.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
J.R. ReidLAL−5.7 5.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Sam MackHOU−3.3 7.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
George McCloudPHX−3.2 6.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Grant HillDET−3.1 17.7 last 10 · 20.8 season