FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 9, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed IND by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks86
Hawks78
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Celtics67
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Hornets90
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +7; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Pacers101
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -8; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Nets106
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Magic95
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Suns92
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Grizzlies98
Q1 VAN -4; Q2 VAN -2; Q3 VAN +5; Q4 VAN +5
On this day · 1997–98Apr 9, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Johnny Newman (Nuggets-Kings), 35 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Pacers

Grant Hill scores 30, Detroit holds off Indiana

Theo Ratliff goes for 16 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2-8+1DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons16252932102
Pacers26173523101
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 28, 16, 18, 19, 18, 30, 30DET30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 11, 3, 9, 18, 6, 12, 8, 25DET25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 22, 15, 14, 17, 22, 13, 10, 35IND35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 19, 16, 18, 12, 23, 10, 14IND14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Nets combined for 205, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NetsRaptors 99, Nets 106
205
Pistons-PacersPistons 102, Pacers 101
203
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 93, Grizzlies 98
191
Wolves-LakersWolves 89, Lakers 96
185
Suns-JazzSuns 92, Jazz 93
185
Wizards-HornetsWizards 88, Hornets 90
178
Bucks-MagicBucks 83, Magic 95
178
Knicks-HawksKnicks 86, Hawks 78
164
Sixers-CelticsSixers 83, Celtics 67
150
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-PacersPistons 102, Pacers 101
+1 DET
Suns-JazzSuns 92, Jazz 93
+1 UTA
Wizards-HornetsWizards 88, Hornets 90
+2 CHH
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 93, Grizzlies 98
+5 VAN
Wolves-LakersWolves 89, Lakers 96
+7 LAL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 99, Nets 106
+7 NJN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 86, Hawks 78
+8 NYK
Bucks-MagicBucks 83, Magic 95
+12 ORL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 83, Celtics 67
+16 PHI
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-PacersDET won · Pistons 102, Pacers 101
10 pts
Wizards-HornetsCHH won · Wizards 88, Hornets 90
6 pts
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 83, Magic 95
5 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesVAN won · Sonics 93, Grizzlies 98
4 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 86, Hawks 78
1 pt
Thorpe shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeWAS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
SmitsIND · 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
Felipe LopezVAN · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Sam MitchellMIN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 102Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons16252932102
Pacers26173523101
The story
Joe Dumars had 25 points as Detroit beat Indiana 102-101

Mark Jackson led Indiana with 12 AST, 5 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 32-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 −10−2−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 92Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1823252692
Jazz2319242793
The story
Utah beat Phoenix 93-92 behind 31 points and 10 rebounds from Karl Malone

Chris Morris paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 3 REB 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 23-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 48.8 FPTS: 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 88Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2618182688
Hornets2022272190
The story
Elden Campbell's 32 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Washington, 90-88

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 27-18.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −6−2+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 53.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 3.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 28 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 16.

DET over IND1UTA over PHX1CHH over WAS2VAN over SEA5LAL over MIN7NJN over TOR7NYK over ATL8ORL over MIL12PHI over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Rik Smits leads the day with 35

Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 22, 15, 14, 17, 22, 13, 10, 35Pacers-Pistons · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 8, 17, 6, 13, 14, 11, 14, 32Hornets-Wizards · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 26, 7, 20, 16, 23, 30, 38, 31Jazz-Suns · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 28, 16, 18, 19, 18, 30, 30Pistons-Pacers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 27, 22, 24, 27, 25, 26, 28, 30Nets-Raptors · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 21, 22, 27, 24, 26, 19, 25, 28Grizzlies-Sonics · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shawn BradleyDAL+4.8 13.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Anfernee HardawayORL+4.3 20.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.3 13.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Matt HarpringORL+4.0 12.3 last 10 · 8.3 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.9 14.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−6.2 8.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
J.R. ReidLAL−5.7 4.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.7 22.5 last 10 · 27.2 season
Sam MackHOU−3.3 7.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah RiderPOR−3.0 12.1 last 10 · 15.1 season