FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 17, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets90
Cavs82
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +14; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Mavs94
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Knicks90
Q1 TOR +14; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Kings119
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 1997–98Apr 17, 1998: 12 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Mavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Knicks

Toronto holds off New York, 93–90

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+12+8+3TOR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2718252393
Knicks1320292890
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 20, 10, 31, 26, 29, 12, 17, 21TOR21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 14, 8, 19, 20, 15, 8, 11, 17TOR17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 6, 13, 18, 12, 16, 10, 10, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 5, 10, 13, 13, 11, 23, 17NYK17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Cavs

Charlotte never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 90–82. David Wesley led Charlotte with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over NYK3CHH over CLE8POR over DAL8UTA over LAL16SAC over DEN22Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over CLE.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 216, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 97, Kings 119
216
Lakers-JazzLakers 93, Jazz 109
202
Blazers-MavsBlazers 102, Mavs 94
196
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 93, Knicks 90
183
Hornets-CavsHornets 90, Cavs 82
172
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 93, Knicks 90
+3 TOR
Hornets-CavsHornets 90, Cavs 82
+8 CHH
Blazers-MavsBlazers 102, Mavs 94
+8 POR
Lakers-JazzLakers 93, Jazz 109
+16 UTA
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 97, Kings 119
+22 SAC
Hornacek shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SabonisPOR · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
ShaqLAL · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
WilliamsonSAC · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
FoxLAL · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 93Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2718252393
Knicks1320292890
The story
Vince Carter had 21 points as Toronto beat New York 93-90

Latrell Sprewell led New York with 22 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 27-13, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +14+12+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 93Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2416203393
Jazz25273027109
The story
Karl Malone's 27 points carried Utah past Los Angeles, 109-93

For Los Angeles, Rick Fox had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-16, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +1+12+22+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 97Kings 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3027211997
Kings39183725119
The story
Sacramento beat Denver 119-97 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Webber

Danny Fortson paced Denver: 16 REB, 14 PTS 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +90+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess topped the game at 56.9 FPTS: 29 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 29

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 21, 20, 24, 30, 25, 38, 24, 29Lakers-Jazz · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 20, 11, 24, 19, 36, 36, 29, 29Nuggets-Kings · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 11, 11, 22, 14, 8, 22, 17, 29Kings-Nuggets · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 23, 30, 38, 31, 16, 30, 25, 27Jazz-Lakers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 16, 26, 24Kings-Nuggets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 18, 24, 13, 15, 10, 8, 15, 24Hornets-Cavs · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary TrentDAL+7.1 22.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Anfernee HardawayORL+5.8 22.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Chucky BrownCHH+5.2 12.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Danny FortsonDEN+4.9 14.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.6 15.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−5.7 4.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.8 21.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−4.5 11.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season