FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Bulls by 8 after three quarters and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks91
Hornets84
Q1 Knicks +14; Q2 Knicks +13; Q3 Knicks +10; Q4 Knicks +7
Final · Box score
Heat90
Cavs65
Q1 Heat +7; Q2 Heat +14; Q3 Heat +17; Q4 Heat +25
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Mavs101
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +3; Q3 Mavs -8; Q4 Mavs +8
Final · Box score
Kings89
Warriors114
Q1 Warriors +5; Q2 Warriors +19; Q3 Warriors +14; Q4 Warriors +25
Final · Box score
Lakers80
Rockets102
Q1 Rockets +14; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +20; Q4 Rockets +22
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Clippers88
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +25; Q3 Spurs +16; Q4 Spurs +6
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Bucks99
Q1 Bucks +3; Q2 Bucks -1; Q3 Bucks -1; Q4 Bucks +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Blazers93
Q1 Blazers +15; Q2 Blazers +22; Q3 Blazers +19; Q4 Blazers +16
Final · Box score
Suns99
Jazz85
Q1 Suns -7; Q2 Suns +2; Q3 Suns +12; Q4 Suns +14
On this day · 1997–98Apr 26, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Nets), 32 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Mavs

Dallas fights back late to top Chicago

Walt Williams goes for 28 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+3-8+8Mavs AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1926291993
Mavs27211835101
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 34, 6, 24, 36, 27, 20, 26, 28Mavs28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 0, 5, 0, 11, 6, 9, 0, 20Mavs20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 10, 23, 25, 15, 17, 22, 25, 26Bulls26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Cory CarrPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 3, 0, 0, 10, 8, 2, 6, 18Bulls18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Miami by 25.

Spurs over Clippers6Knicks over Hornets7Mavs over Bulls8Bucks over Wizards8Suns over Jazz14Blazers over Nuggets16Rockets over Lakers22Heat over Cavs25Warriors over Kings25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 203, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 89, Warriors 114
203
Bulls-MavsBulls 93, Mavs 101
194
Wizards-BucksWizards 91, Bucks 99
190
Suns-JazzSuns 99, Jazz 85
184
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 94, Clippers 88
182
Lakers-RocketsLakers 80, Rockets 102
182
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 91, Hornets 84
175
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 77, Blazers 93
170
Heat-CavsHeat 90, Cavs 65
155
Spurs won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 94, Clippers 88
+6 Spurs
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 91, Hornets 84
+7 Knicks
Wizards-BucksWizards 91, Bucks 99
+8 Bucks
Bulls-MavsBulls 93, Mavs 101
+8 Mavs
Suns-JazzSuns 99, Jazz 85
+14 Suns
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 77, Blazers 93
+16 Blazers
Lakers-RocketsLakers 80, Rockets 102
+22 Rockets
Heat-CavsHeat 90, Cavs 65
+25 Heat
Kings-WarriorsKings 89, Warriors 114
+25 Warriors
Mavs rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MavsMavs won · Bulls 93, Mavs 101
8 pts
Suns-JazzSuns won · Suns 99, Jazz 85
7 pts
Wizards-BucksBucks won · Wizards 91, Bucks 99
1 pt
Zo shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoHeat · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DavidBulls · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JamisonWarriors · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
ShaqLakers · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Abdul-WahadKings · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 94Clippers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2834161694
Clippers2215252688
The story
Tim Duncan's 22 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 94-88

For Los Angeles, Michael Olowokandi had 12 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 34-15, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +6+25+16+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Piatkowski was the fantasy play: 49.2 FPTS on 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 77Blazers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1418261977
Blazers2925231693
The story
Portland beat Denver 93-77 behind 14 points from Arvydas Sabonis

Danny Fortson paced Denver: 18 PTS, 13 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 29-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
300 +15+22+19+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 89Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2721241789
Warriors32351928114
The story
John Starks had 25 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 114-89

Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 5 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 35-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +5+19+14+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Troy HudsonClippers
+34.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 31

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 29, 14, 17, 18, 27, 26, 18, 31Bucks-Wizards · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 34, 6, 24, 36, 27, 20, 26, 28Mavs-Bulls · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 6, 11, 0, 7, 6, 6, 10, 28Blazers-Nuggets · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 13, 13, 7, 7, 13, 28, 17, 27Clippers-Spurs · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 10, 23, 25, 15, 17, 22, 25, 26Bulls-Mavs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 7, 31, 6, 22, 4, 23, 21, 26Rockets-Lakers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary TrentMavs+6.0 21.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Elden CampbellHornets+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Michael FinleyMavs+4.7 24.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Danny FortsonNuggets+4.6 15.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky BrownHornets+4.6 12.3 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLakers−4.3 5.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Nick AndersonMagic−4.0 10.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tim HardawayHeat−3.8 13.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Derek HarperLakers−3.7 3.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Darrick MartinClippers−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season