FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 20, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Warriors by 22 after the first quarter and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Wizards77
Bulls83
Q1 Bulls -1; Q2 Bulls +8; Q3 Bulls +4; Q4 Bulls +6
Final · Box score
Suns100
Mavs104
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs -12; Q3 Mavs -12; Q4 Mavs +4
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers106
Warriors102
Q1 Lakers -22; Q2 Lakers -16; Q3 Lakers -20; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers +4
Final · Box score
Magic83
Bucks95
Q1 Bucks +5; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks +1; Q4 Bucks +12
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Raptors81
Q1 Hawks +4; Q2 Hawks +12; Q3 Hawks +26; Q4 Hawks +22
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Jazz69
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs +8; Q4 Spurs +14
The lead · Lakers-Warriors

Lakers rally from sixteen down at the half, win in overtime

Tim Duncan goes for 36 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-22-16-200+4Lakers AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers1023203716106
Warriors3217241712102
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 15, 18, 18, 25, 20, 17, 17, 27Lakers27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 6, 2, 13, 4, 6, 0, 17, 17Lakers17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 8, 14, 10, 11, 16, 13, 14, 20Warriors20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Terry CummingsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 4, 9, 14, 8, 16, 5, 11, 17Warriors17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Suns-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of a 12-point hole against Phoenix

Down 12 at the half, the Mavericks won the fourth quarter 32–16 and the game 104–100. Michael Finley led Dallas with 36 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Suns
Michael Finley · MavsJason Kidd · SunsPTS3617REB107AST48Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 208, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 102
208
Suns-MavsSuns 100, Mavs 104
204
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 103, Raptors 81
184
Magic-BucksMagic 83, Bucks 95
178
Wizards-BullsWizards 77, Bulls 83
160
Spurs-JazzSpurs 83, Jazz 69
152
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 102
+4 Lakers
Suns-MavsSuns 100, Mavs 104
+4 Mavs
Wizards-BullsWizards 77, Bulls 83
+6 Bulls
Magic-BucksMagic 83, Bucks 95
+12 Bucks
Spurs-JazzSpurs 83, Jazz 69
+14 Spurs
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 103, Raptors 81
+22 Hawks
Lakers erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WarriorsLakers won · Lakers 106, Warriors 102
22 pts
Suns-MavsMavs won · Suns 100, Mavs 104
12 pts
Wizards-BullsBulls won · Wizards 77, Bulls 83
1 pt
Cummings shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CummingsWarriors · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DuncanSpurs · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
63% (15-24)
KukocBulls · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
KobeLakers · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
59% (10-17)
MaloneJazz · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 106Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers1023203716106
Warriors3217241712102
The story
Kobe Bryant had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Golden State 106-102 in OT

John Starks led Golden State with 20 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 20 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 37-17.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −22−16−200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 100Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25362316100
Mavs23262332104
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 13 points carried Dallas past Phoenix, 104-100

For Phoenix, Clifford Robinson had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 3-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 32-16.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −2−12−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 77Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2222191477
Bulls2131151683
The story
Chicago beat Washington 83-77 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Toni Kukoc

Rod Strickland paced Washington: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −1+8+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 36

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 7, 26, 17, 25, 34, 6, 24, 36Mavs-Suns · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 18, 21, 26, 21, 16, 20, 11, 36Spurs-Jazz · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 15, 18, 18, 25, 20, 17, 17, 27Lakers-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 10, 23, 25, 15, 17, 22, 25Bulls-Wizards · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 38, 31, 16, 30, 25, 27, 13, 23Jazz-Spurs · L
23.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 8, 14, 10, 11, 16, 13, 14, 20Warriors-Lakers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary TrentMavs+7.1 22.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Anfernee HardawayMagic+6.0 22.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Elden CampbellHornets+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Danny FortsonNuggets+5.0 15.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Chucky BrownHornets+4.9 12.4 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Allen IversonSixers−6.6 19.3 last 10 · 25.9 season
J.R. ReidLakers−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Nick AndersonMagic−4.9 9.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Mitch RichmondWizards−4.8 15.3 last 10 · 20.1 season
Darrick MartinClippers−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season