FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 18, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 18 after the first quarter and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Bucks77
Bulls79
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Clippers101
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Heat92
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Wolves76
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Nets86
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Magic88
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Suns99
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Spurs86
Q1 SAS -18; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Grizzlies85
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Wizards98
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +3
On this day · 1997–98Apr 18, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Knicks), 44 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Spurs

San Antonio storms back from 18 down to beat Houston

Rod Strickland goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-4-2+3SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3113221783
Spurs1327242286
Who led
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 4, 14, 11, 8, 10, 3, 5, 21SAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 13, 19, 6, 11, 6, 4, 15, 16SAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 9, 14, 11, 6, 14, 4, 20, 23HOU23 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 18, 18, 27, 23, 22, 27, 6, 18HOU18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 21.

CHI over MIL2DEN over LAC2SAS over HOU3BOS over WAS3MIA over IND4GSW over VAN5PHX over SEA6NJN over PHI7ORL over DET7UTA over MIN21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Clippers combined for 204, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 101
204
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 101, Wizards 98
199
Sonics-SunsSonics 93, Suns 99
192
Pacers-HeatPacers 88, Heat 92
180
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 90, Grizzlies 85
175
Jazz-WolvesJazz 97, Wolves 76
173
Rockets-SpursRockets 83, Spurs 86
169
Pistons-MagicPistons 81, Magic 88
169
Sixers-NetsSixers 79, Nets 86
165
Bucks-BullsBucks 77, Bulls 79
156
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 77, Bulls 79
+2 CHI
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 101
+2 DEN
Rockets-SpursRockets 83, Spurs 86
+3 SAS
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 101, Wizards 98
+3 BOS
Pacers-HeatPacers 88, Heat 92
+4 MIA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 90, Grizzlies 85
+5 GSW
Sonics-SunsSonics 93, Suns 99
+6 PHX
Sixers-NetsSixers 79, Nets 86
+7 NJN
Pistons-MagicPistons 81, Magic 88
+7 ORL
Jazz-WolvesJazz 97, Wolves 76
+21 UTA
SAS erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 83, Spurs 86
18 pts
Pistons-MagicORL won · Pistons 81, Magic 88
8 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 88, Heat 92
7 pts
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 103, Clippers 101
4 pts
Sonics-SunsPHX won · Sonics 93, Suns 99
3 pts
Marshall shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallGSW · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SchrempfSEA · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Antonio DavisIND · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
P.J. BrownMIA · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Tyrone HillPHI · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 83Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3113221783
Spurs1327242286
The story
David Robinson had 14 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Houston 86-83

Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 18 PTS, 11 REB 14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-14 FG

The swing

Down 18 after the first, the Spurs took the second 27-13.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −18−4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charles Barkley led the game in fantasy with 60.0 FPTS (23 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 101Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29232227101
Wizards1923223498
The story
Paul Pierce's 26 points carried Boston past Washington, 101-98

For Washington, Ben Wallace had 14 REB, 6 PTS 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+10+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 90Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2225152890
Grizzlies1722252185
The story
Golden State beat Vancouver 90-85 behind 24 points from Donyell Marshall

Mike Bibby paced Vancouver: 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+8−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim topped the game at 44.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 34

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 41, 21, 29, 0, 11, 7, 13, 34Nuggets-Clippers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 8, 25, 19, 19, 18, 13, 31Wizards-Celtics · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 25, 20, 11, 23, 18, 16, 10, 28Clippers-Nuggets · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 4, 18, 21, 10, 17, 7, 27Suns-Sonics · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 30, 24, 30, 23, 26, 25, 16, 27Magic-Pistons · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 28, 30, 10, 33, 25, 16, 26Nets-Sixers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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+6.6 23.6 last 10 · 17.0 season
Chucky BrownCHH+5.2 12.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Danny FortsonDEN+5.0 15.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.8 21.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−6.4 19.7 last 10 · 26.1 season
J.R. ReidLAL−5.7 4.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Nick AndersonORL−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season