FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 24, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Grizzlies by 5 after three quarters and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Nets82
Hornets97
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets +2; Q3 Hornets +13; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets74
Warriors93
Q1 Warriors -2; Q2 Warriors +9; Q3 Warriors +17; Q4 Warriors +19
Final · Box score
Bulls69
Pacers87
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 Pacers +1; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Clippers105
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers +6; Q3 Clippers -5; Q4 Clippers +9
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Kings105
Q1 Kings +11; Q2 Kings +4; Q3 Kings +1; Q4 Kings +3
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Spurs108
Q1 Spurs +2; Q2 Spurs +15; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +27
On this day · 1997–98Apr 24, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers handle Vancouver by 9

Gary Trent goes for 32 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6-5+9Clippers AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2725301496
Clippers31271928105
Who led
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 18, 16, 10, 28, 24, 24, 29, 25Clippers25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 6, 8, 13, 6, 2, 2, 19Clippers19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 22, 16, 24, 25, 17, 29, 22, 27Grizzlies27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tony MassenburgPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 2, 16, 18, 14, 28, 8, 15, 22Grizzlies22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State beats Denver, 93–74

Golden State led 69–52 after three and won by 19. Donyell Marshall led Golden State with 18 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Kings over Mavs3Clippers over Grizzlies9Hornets over Nets15Pacers over Bulls18Warriors over Nuggets19Spurs over Lakers27Final margin, points. Pink = Warriors over Nuggets.
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 207, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 102, Kings 105
207
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 96, Clippers 105
201
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 108
189
Nets-HornetsNets 82, Hornets 97
179
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 74, Warriors 93
167
Bulls-PacersBulls 69, Pacers 87
156
Kings won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 102, Kings 105
+3 Kings
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 96, Clippers 105
+9 Clippers
Nets-HornetsNets 82, Hornets 97
+15 Hornets
Bulls-PacersBulls 69, Pacers 87
+18 Pacers
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 74, Warriors 93
+19 Warriors
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 108
+27 Spurs
Clippers rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersClippers won · Grizzlies 96, Clippers 105
5 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsWarriors won · Nuggets 74, Warriors 93
2 pts
Dampier shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DampierWarriors · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
RogersClippers · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DivacKings · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MassenburgGrizzlies · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Chucky BrownHornets · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 102Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs20332524102
Kings31262226105
The story
Vlade Divac had 28 points as Sacramento beat Dallas 105-102

Shawn Bradley led Dallas with 12 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +11+4+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 96Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2725301496
Clippers31271928105
The story
Maurice Taylor's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Vancouver, 105-96

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-24 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 28-14.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +4+6−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 81Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2323181781
Spurs25362225108
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 108-81 behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Shaquille O'Neal paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 36-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +2+15+19+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gary Trent leads the day with 32

Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 33, 18, 22, 15, 24, 24, 7, 32Mavs-Kings · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 8, 23, 25, 18, 14, 27, 12, 30Nets-Hornets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 13, 17, 15, 8, 10, 20, 11, 28Kings-Mavs · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 22, 16, 24, 25, 17, 29, 22, 27Grizzlies-Clippers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 25, 34, 6, 24, 36, 27, 20, 26Mavs-Kings · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 25, 38, 24, 29, 35, 10, 25, 26Lakers-Spurs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · −0.3 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
Elden CampbellHornets+7.1 19.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gary TrentMavs+7.0 22.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Danny FortsonNuggets+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Michael FinleyMavs+4.7 24.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Chucky BrownHornets+4.3 12.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Nick AndersonMagic−5.4 8.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Allen IversonSixers−4.6 21.4 last 10 · 26.0 season
J.R. ReidLakers−4.3 5.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Mitch RichmondWizards−4.3 15.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Darrick MartinClippers−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season