FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 25, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 16 after three quarters and won 82–80.

Final · Box score
Bucks70
Hawks85
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +29
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Heat80
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -16; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Nets120
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +22
Final · Box score
Magic86
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Rockets71
Suns95
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Blazers100
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Raptors83
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Sonics81
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +17
On this day · 1997–98Apr 25, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Rockets), 29 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

New York storms back from 16 down to beat Miami

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 18 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10-16+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2013153482
Heat2716211680
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 22, 17, 12, 5, 15, 6, 7, 23NYK23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 13, 13, 11, 23, 17, 12, 30, 17NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 19, 30, 14, 24, 19, 18, 18, 29MIA29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 10, 8, 16, 16, 6, 6, 12, 15MIA15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pistons-Raptors

Detroit leads Toronto wire to wire

Detroit was ahead at every break and won 91–83. Best quarter: the fourth, 31–35. Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 24 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIA2DET over TOR8ATL over MIL15POR over MIN16PHI over ORL17UTA over SEA17NJN over IND22PHX over HOU24BOS over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = DET over TOR.
The night in charts
Pacers-Nets combined for 218, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NetsPacers 98, Nets 120
218
Wizards-CelticsWizards 84, Celtics 113
197
Magic-SixersMagic 86, Sixers 103
189
Wolves-BlazersWolves 84, Blazers 100
184
Sonics-JazzSonics 81, Jazz 98
179
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 91, Raptors 83
174
Rockets-SunsRockets 71, Suns 95
166
Knicks-HeatKnicks 82, Heat 80
162
Bucks-HawksBucks 70, Hawks 85
155
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 82, Heat 80
+2 NYK
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 91, Raptors 83
+8 DET
Bucks-HawksBucks 70, Hawks 85
+15 ATL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 84, Blazers 100
+16 POR
Magic-SixersMagic 86, Sixers 103
+17 PHI
Sonics-JazzSonics 81, Jazz 98
+17 UTA
Pacers-NetsPacers 98, Nets 120
+22 NJN
Rockets-SunsRockets 71, Suns 95
+24 PHX
Wizards-CelticsWizards 84, Celtics 113
+29 BOS
Larry Johnson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Larry JohnsonNYK · 23 PTS, 5 REB
77% (10-13)
CambyNYK · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
GugliottaPHX · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CrawfordATL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
GillNJN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 82Heat 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2013153482
Heat2716211680
The story
Larry Johnson had 23 points as New York beat Miami 82-80

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 12 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB · 10-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 34-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−10−16+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (29 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 91Raptors 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2521143191
Raptors1222143583
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 24 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 91-83

For Toronto, Dee Brown had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-12, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +13+12+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 71Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1719231271
Suns2726192395
The story
Phoenix beat Houston 95-71 behind a 22-10-14 triple-double from Jason Kidd

Scottie Pippen paced Houston: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 23-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +10+17+13+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 11, 20, 26, 6, 20, 25, 28, 38Sixers-Magic · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 17, 21, 21, 17, 23, 20, 20, 34Pacers-Nets · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 15, 16, 20, 21, 18, 23, 29, 30Wolves-Blazers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 19, 30, 14, 24, 19, 18, 18, 29Heat-Knicks · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 23, 25, 18, 14, 27, 12, 30, 26Nets-Pacers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 20 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 3, 13, 12, 4, 14, 8, 10, 24Blazers-Wolves · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellCHH+7.1 19.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gary TrentDAL+7.0 22.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Danny FortsonDEN+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.7 24.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Chucky BrownCHH+4.3 12.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−4.3 5.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Mitch RichmondWAS−4.3 15.6 last 10 · 19.9 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.0 10.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Clar. WeatherspoonMIA−3.7 3.7 last 10 · 7.4 season