FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 10, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 97–70.

Final · Box score
Heat82
Bulls49
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +34; Q4 MIA +33
Final · Box score
Hawks67
Cavs81
Q1 CLE +16; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Mavs90
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Pacers90
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Clippers70
Q1 POR -11; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +27
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Suns110
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Kings110
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +6
On this day · 1997–98Apr 10, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wolves), 43 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Clippers

Portland climbs out of an 11-point hole against Clippers

Shawn Kemp goes for 24 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+11+20+27POR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1633252397
Clippers2711161670
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 4, 13, 13, 16, 20, 15, 14, 19POR19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 2, 12, 12, 10, 13, 15, 5, 17POR17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 6, 24, 8, 4, 21, 6, 12, 17LAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 10, 8, 13, 1, 2, 29, 11, 14LAC14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 214, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 104, Kings 110
214
Spurs-SunsSpurs 84, Suns 110
194
Hornets-PacersHornets 92, Pacers 90
182
Warriors-MavsWarriors 91, Mavs 90
181
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 70
167
Hawks-CavsHawks 67, Cavs 81
148
Heat-BullsHeat 82, Bulls 49
131
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-MavsWarriors 91, Mavs 90
+1 GSW
Hornets-PacersHornets 92, Pacers 90
+2 CHH
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 104, Kings 110
+6 SAC
Hawks-CavsHawks 67, Cavs 81
+14 CLE
Spurs-SunsSpurs 84, Suns 110
+26 PHX
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 70
+27 POR
Heat-BullsHeat 82, Bulls 49
+33 MIA
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-ClippersPOR won · Blazers 97, Clippers 70
11 pts
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 104, Kings 110
3 pts
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 91, Mavs 90
3 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 84, Suns 110
1 pt
Person shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonCLE · 14 PTS, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
DivacSAC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
GarrityPHX · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
TrentDAL · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
WilliamsonSAC · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 91Mavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2322202691
Mavs2622202290
The story
Terry Cummings had 14 points as Golden State beat Dallas 91-90

Michael Finley led Dallas with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 26-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−3−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 92Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2829191692
Pacers2324271690
The story
Bobby Phills' 23 points carried Charlotte past Indiana, 92-90

For Indiana, Jalen Rose had 16 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +5+10+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elden Campbell was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 97Clippers 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1633252397
Clippers2711161670
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 97-70 behind 19 points from Rasheed Wallace

Tyrone Nesby paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 33-11 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
300 −11+11+20+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Walt Williams topped the game at 42.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Chicago by 33, the widest margin of 7 games.

GSW over DAL1CHH over IND2SAC over DEN6CLE over ATL14PHX over SAS26POR over LAC27MIA over CHI33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gary Trent leads the day with 33

Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 10, 12, 20, 16, 23, 26, 27, 33Mavs-Warriors · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 22, 29, 31, 13, 0, 41, 21, 29Nuggets-Kings · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Pat GarrityPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 14, 1, 0, 16, 6, 12, 12, 25Suns-Spurs · W
5.2 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 15, 25, 17, 10, 25, 23, 17, 24Cavs-Hawks · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 12, 29, 9, 29, 15, 16, 21, 23Kings-Nuggets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 12, 7, 5, 7, 7, 18, 17, 23Hornets-Pacers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary TrentDAL+5.2 20.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Shawn BradleyDAL+5.1 13.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.4 15.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Anfernee HardawayORL+4.3 20.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Vernon MaxwellSAC+4.1 14.7 last 10 · 10.6 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
Isaiah RiderPOR−3.3 11.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Sam MackHOU−3.3 7.7 last 10 · 11.0 season