FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 27, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 10 after three quarters and won 92–85.

Final · Box score
Pistons92
Celtics85
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET -10; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies75
Mavs84
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Magic88
Pacers87
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Heat95
Nets76
Q1 MIA +18; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Cavs71
Sixers80
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +9
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs100
Kings104
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Sonics90
Q1 SEA +19; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Raptors98
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +10
On this day · 1997–98Apr 27, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Shawn Kemp (Cavs-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Grant Hill scores 32 as Detroit wins in Boston

Jerome Williams goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-10+7DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1919252992
Celtics2027261285
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 15, 4, 16, 18, 28, 12, 18, 32DET32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 4, 13, 11, 10, 22, 10, 6, 21DET21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 13, 26, 30, 20, 23, 18, 11, 21BOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Walter McCartyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 0, 16, 6, 2, 8, 7, 17, 17BOS17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs out of an 8-point hole against Cleveland

Down 8 after one, the 76ers won the second quarter 22–16 and the game 80–71. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Cavs
Allen Iverson · PHIDerek Anderson · CLEPTS3117REB31AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Hornets-Raptors combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 108, Raptors 98
206
Spurs-KingsSpurs 100, Kings 104
204
Pistons-CelticsPistons 92, Celtics 85
177
Magic-PacersMagic 88, Pacers 87
175
Jazz-SonicsJazz 85, Sonics 90
175
Heat-NetsHeat 95, Nets 76
171
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 75, Mavs 84
159
Cavs-SixersCavs 71, Sixers 80
151
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PacersMagic 88, Pacers 87
+1 ORL
Spurs-KingsSpurs 100, Kings 104
+4 SAC
Jazz-SonicsJazz 85, Sonics 90
+5 SEA
Pistons-CelticsPistons 92, Celtics 85
+7 DET
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 75, Mavs 84
+9 DAL
Cavs-SixersCavs 71, Sixers 80
+9 PHI
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 108, Raptors 98
+10 CHH
Heat-NetsHeat 95, Nets 76
+19 MIA
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 92, Celtics 85
10 pts
Cavs-SixersPHI won · Cavs 71, Sixers 80
8 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 88, Pacers 87
3 pts
T-Mac shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
T-MacTOR · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
ArmstrongORL · 15 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
MashburnMIA · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Nick AndersonORL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 88Pacers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2618251988
Pacers2225221887
The story
Nick Anderson's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Orlando past Indiana, 88-87

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 19 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 100Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs192628198100
Kings2228291312104
The story
Vlade Divac had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Sacramento beat San Antonio 104-100 in OT

Avery Johnson led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the overtime 12-8.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+5+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 92Celtics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1919252992
Celtics2027261285
The story
Detroit beat Boston 92-85 behind 13 points from Lindsey Hunter

Walter McCarty paced Boston: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 4-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-12 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1−9−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 32

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 16, 20, 11, 36, 14, 21, 22, 32Spurs-Kings · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 15, 4, 16, 18, 28, 12, 18, 32Pistons-Celtics · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 20, 26, 6, 20, 25, 28, 38, 31Sixers-Cavs · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 8, 29, 21, 23, 27, 25, 5, 30Sonics-Jazz · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 27, 13, 23, 28, 25, 21, 21, 29Jazz-Sonics · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 17, 12, 21, 23, 10, 11, 14, 28Hornets-Raptors · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary TrentDAL+5.2 21.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Chucky BrownCHH+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.7 16.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.6 24.1 last 10 · 19.5 season
Danny FortsonDEN+4.6 15.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−4.3 5.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Tim HardawayMIA−3.9 13.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Derek HarperLAL−3.7 3.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mitch RichmondWAS−3.6 16.1 last 10 · 19.7 season