FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 12, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 4 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Cavs89
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Nuggets96
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Pistons86
Q1 CHH +13; Q2 CHH +9; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Wolves90
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Suns77
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Raptors99
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +18
On this day · 1997–98Apr 12, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Keith Van Horn (Nets-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Nuggets

Golden State beats Denver, 104–96

Dana Barros goes for 23 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4+4+8GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22272926104
Nuggets2528212296
Who led
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 2, 7, 14, 4, 6, 2, 11, 20GSW20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Jason CaffeyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 4, 0, 4, 5, 10, 6, 11, 16GSW16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 22, 19, 10, 20, 11, 24, 19, 36DEN36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 24, 9, 32, 30, 16, 15, 11, 11, 22DEN22 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Rockets-Wolves

Houston leads Minnesota wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 95–90. Best quarter: the second, 27–18. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over MIN5CHH over DET6GSW over DEN8IND over TOR10BOS over CLE14SAS over PHX17UTA over VAN18Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over MIN.
The night in charts
Pacers-Raptors combined for 208, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 109, Raptors 99
208
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 104, Nuggets 96
200
Cavs-CelticsCavs 89, Celtics 103
192
Rockets-WolvesRockets 95, Wolves 90
185
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 80, Jazz 98
178
Hornets-PistonsHornets 92, Pistons 86
178
Suns-SpursSuns 77, Spurs 94
171
HOU won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-WolvesRockets 95, Wolves 90
+5 HOU
Hornets-PistonsHornets 92, Pistons 86
+6 CHH
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 104, Nuggets 96
+8 GSW
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 109, Raptors 99
+10 IND
Cavs-CelticsCavs 89, Celtics 103
+14 BOS
Suns-SpursSuns 77, Spurs 94
+17 SAS
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 80, Jazz 98
+18 UTA
Reid shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReidDET · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Sam MitchellMIN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
McDyessDEN · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (16-23)
CaffeyGSW · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Dale DavisIND · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 95Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2427242095
Wolves2018272590
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried Houston past Minnesota, 95-90

For Minnesota, Sam Mitchell had 21 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-18, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+13+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 61.3 FPTS on 21 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB

Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 92Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3221172292
Pistons1925212186
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 92-86 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Elden Campbell

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 32-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +13+9+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 109Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28251937109
Raptors1627203699
The story
Dale Davis had 21 points as Indiana beat Toronto 109-99

Doug Christie led Toronto with 12 PTS, 8 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 28-16, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+10+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter led the game in fantasy with 61.5 FPTS (29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 36

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 22, 19, 10, 20, 11, 24, 19, 36Nuggets-Warriors · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 7, 31, 18, 20, 10, 31, 26, 29Raptors-Pacers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 6, 13, 14, 11, 14, 32, 14, 27Hornets-Pistons · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 5, 21, 26, 39, 17, 25, 18, 21, 26Spurs-Suns · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Don ReidPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 9, 14, 4, 6, 6, 8, 6, 25Pistons-Hornets · L
5.4 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 30, 17, 22, 27, 10, 22, 25Suns-Spurs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 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
Chucky BrownCHH+4.4 11.0 last 10 · 6.6 season
Anfernee HardawayORL+4.3 20.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.3 15.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−6.2 8.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
J.R. ReidLAL−5.4 4.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.0 23.3 last 10 · 27.3 season
Toni KukocCHI−3.6 14.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.4 4.8 last 10 · 8.2 season