FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 19, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed VAN by 4 at halftime and won 117–102.

Final · Box score
Pacers120
Celtics104
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Heat94
Cavs87
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Sonics113
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Kings102
Clippers98
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets120
Nets113
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +9; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Knicks67
Sixers72
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Magic72
Raptors90
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +18
On this day · 1997–98Apr 19, 1998: 9 games. Top scorer: Tony Massenburg (Grizzlies-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 35 in Lakers win over Vancouver

Alonzo Mourning goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4+1+15LAL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28322022102
Lakers29272536117
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 20, 24, 30, 25, 38, 24, 29, 35LAL35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 23, 11, 26, 11, 15, 25, 11, 18LAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tony MassenburgPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 16, 8, 17, 2, 16, 18, 14, 28VAN28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Felipe LopezPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 6, 21, 2, 0, 13, 6, 17, 23VAN23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Nets combined for 233
Points by game
Hornets-NetsHornets 120, Nets 113
233
Sonics-RocketsSonics 113, Rockets 120
233
Pacers-CelticsPacers 120, Celtics 104
224
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 117
219
Kings-ClippersKings 102, Clippers 98
200
Heat-CavsHeat 94, Cavs 87
181
Magic-RaptorsMagic 72, Raptors 90
162
Knicks-SixersKnicks 67, Sixers 72
139
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 102, Clippers 98
+4 SAC
Knicks-SixersKnicks 67, Sixers 72
+5 PHI
Hornets-NetsHornets 120, Nets 113
+7 CHH
Heat-CavsHeat 94, Cavs 87
+7 MIA
Sonics-RocketsSonics 113, Rockets 120
+7 HOU
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 117
+15 LAL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 120, Celtics 104
+16 IND
Magic-RaptorsMagic 72, Raptors 90
+18 TOR
LAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 102, Lakers 117
4 pts
Kings-ClippersSAC won · Kings 102, Clippers 98
3 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 72, Raptors 90
3 pts
Williamson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonSAC · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
EllisSEA · 22 PTS, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
CampbellCHH · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MajerleMIA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Felipe LopezVAN · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 102Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27282126102
Clippers2630231998
The story
Jason Williams had 19 points and 14 assists as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 102-98

Tyrone Nesby led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 14 AST, 1 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 26-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1−1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 67Sixers 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1623111767
Sixers2519121672
The story
Matt Geiger's 22 points carried Philadelphia past New York, 72-67

For New York, Latrell Sprewell had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 8-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-16, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+5+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff was the fantasy play: 42.9 FPTS on 12 REB, 8 PTS

Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 94Cavs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2521262294
Cavs2417252187
The story
Miami beat Cleveland 94-87 behind 23 points from Jamal Mashburn

Andrew DeClercq paced Cleveland: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 21-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+5+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.3minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
32.31997–98 avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 1997–98 (81 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Toronto by 18.

SAC over LAC4PHI over NYK5MIA over CLE7HOU over SEA7CHH over NJN7LAL over VAN15IND over BOS16TOR over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 20, 24, 30, 25, 38, 24, 29, 35Lakers-Grizzlies · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 17, 24, 23, 32, 27, 23, 23, 32Cavs-Heat · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 15, 22, 10, 9, 16, 13, 26, 30Celtics-Pacers · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 17, 10, 14, 18, 19, 12, 20, 28Sonics-Rockets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Tony MassenburgPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 16, 8, 17, 2, 16, 18, 14, 28Grizzlies-Lakers · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 18, 20, 8, 23, 25, 18, 14, 27Nets-Hornets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 13 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+6.7 23.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Elden CampbellCHH+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Danny FortsonDEN+5.0 15.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Chucky BrownCHH+4.9 12.4 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−6.6 19.3 last 10 · 25.9 season
Nick AndersonORL−5.7 8.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
J.R. ReidLAL−5.4 4.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mitch RichmondWAS−3.4 16.9 last 10 · 20.3 season