FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 15, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by HOU (vs POR) and SEA (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Wolves95
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets79
Warriors85
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Blazers76
Rockets86
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Clippers89
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics99
Kings98
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +1
On this day · 1997–98Apr 15, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (Nets-Hornets), 27 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Kings

Seattle needs overtime to survive Sacramento

Chris Webber goes for 26 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-6-20+1SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sonics24212521899
Kings25262119798
Who led
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 22, 16, 15, 17, 10, 14, 18, 19SEA19 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 5, 13, 10, 9, 17, 20, 12, 15SEA15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 29, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 16, 26SAC26 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 13, 11, 11, 22, 14, 8, 22, 17SAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Rockets

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Portland 86–76 and moved to 26–13. Scottie Pippen led Houston with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ SAC107–93W@ LAC104–95L@ UTA87–88L@ SEA84–101Wvs GSW111–74Lvs SAS83–92L@ UTA76–85W@ MIN95–90Wvs VAN102–85Wvs POR86–76
The night in charts
Sonics-Kings combined for 197, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KingsSonics 99, Kings 98
197
Wolves-MavsWolves 95, Mavs 101
196
Jazz-ClippersJazz 103, Clippers 89
192
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 79, Warriors 85
164
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 76, Rockets 86
162
SEA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sonics-KingsSonics 99, Kings 98
+1 SEA
Wolves-MavsWolves 95, Mavs 101
+6 DAL
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 79, Warriors 85
+6 GSW
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 76, Rockets 86
+10 HOU
Jazz-ClippersJazz 103, Clippers 89
+14 UTA
HOU rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 76, Rockets 86
6 pts
Sonics-KingsSEA won · Sonics 99, Kings 98
6 pts
Pippen shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PippenHOU · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
Lorenzen WrightLAC · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
FinleyDAL · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
BarkleyHOU · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 99Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics24212521899
Kings25262119798
The story
Detlef Schrempf had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Seattle beat Sacramento 99-98 in OT

Jason Williams led Sacramento with 13 AST, 7 REB, 6 PTS 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 25-21.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −1−6−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 79Warriors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1620182579
Warriors2915162585
The story
John Starks' 16 points carried Golden State past Denver, 85-79

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 29 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +13+8+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Danny Fortson was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 23 REB, 20 PTS

Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 95Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1630242595
Mavs27242624101
The story
Dallas beat Minnesota 101-95 behind 22 points from Gary Trent

Joe Smith paced Minnesota: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 27-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +11+5+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 34

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 13, 10, 22, 7, 26, 17, 25, 34Mavs-Wolves · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 10, 9, 12, 4, 10, 8, 7, 31Rockets-Blazers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 10, 20, 11, 24, 19, 36, 36, 29Nuggets-Warriors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 29, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 16, 26Kings-Sonics · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 16, 23, 30, 38, 31, 16, 30, 25Jazz-Clippers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 20, 16, 23, 26, 27, 33, 18, 22Mavs-Wolves · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee HardawayORL+5.8 22.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Gary TrentDAL+5.6 20.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Chucky BrownCHH+5.1 12.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Danny FortsonDEN+4.6 14.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−5.4 4.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Nick AndersonORL−5.1 9.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.0 21.6 last 10 · 26.6 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−4.5 11.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season