FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 28, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 4 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks73
Hawks76
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Nets93
Pistons101
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -4; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Suns92
Wolves97
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Magic93
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Blazers119
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +33; Q4 POR +35
On this day · 1997–98Apr 28, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pistons

Detroit takes care of New Jersey

Jason Kidd goes for 29 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-40+8DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3218281593
Pistons30163223101
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 4, 16, 18, 28, 12, 18, 32, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 13, 11, 10, 22, 10, 6, 21, 18DET18 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 16, 15, 9, 6, 8, 21, 8, 22NJN22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 18, 14, 27, 12, 30, 26, 10, 21NJN21 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Bucks combined for 217, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BucksRaptors 102, Bucks 115
217
Sonics-BlazersSonics 84, Blazers 119
203
Nets-PistonsNets 93, Pistons 101
194
Suns-WolvesSuns 92, Wolves 97
189
Wizards-MagicWizards 86, Magic 93
179
Knicks-HawksKnicks 73, Hawks 76
149
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 73, Hawks 76
+3 ATL
Suns-WolvesSuns 92, Wolves 97
+5 MIN
Wizards-MagicWizards 86, Magic 93
+7 ORL
Nets-PistonsNets 93, Pistons 101
+8 DET
Raptors-BucksRaptors 102, Bucks 115
+13 MIL
Sonics-BlazersSonics 84, Blazers 119
+35 POR
Grant Hill shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillDET · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
StoudamirePOR · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
SprewellNYK · 29 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
ArmstrongORL · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenMIL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 73Hawks 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks172282673
Hawks2516112476
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 18 points and 18 rebounds as Atlanta beat New York 76-73

Latrell Sprewell led New York with 29 PTS, 2 REB 18 PTS, 18 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the first 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 92Wolves 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1523282692
Wolves2428222397
The story
Sam Mitchell's 25 points carried Minnesota past Phoenix, 97-92

For Phoenix, Tom Gugliotta had 13 REB, 9 PTS, 6 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-15, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+14+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 102Bucks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21232830102
Bucks32292430115
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 115-102 behind 18 points from Ray Allen

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +11+17+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dee Brown topped the game at 42.9 FPTS: 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Hawks

Atlanta never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 76–73. Dikembe Mutombo led Atlanta with 18 points, 18 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over NYK3MIN over PHX5ORL over WAS7DET over NJN8MIL over TOR13POR over SEA35Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over NYK.
Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 31

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 8, 6, 15, 8, 9, 10, 31Blazers-Sonics · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 30, 24, 15, 17, 21, 22, 19, 29Suns-Wolves · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 6, 10, 5, 20, 18, 17, 10, 29Raptors-Bucks · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 10, 22, 16, 12, 9, 21, 29Knicks-Hawks · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 17, 12, 11, 8, 16, 18, 15, 27Magic-Wizards · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 4, 16, 18, 28, 12, 18, 32, 25Pistons-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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
Jerome WilliamsDET+4.7 11.7 last 10 · 7.0 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.7 16.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.6 24.1 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−4.3 5.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Mitch RichmondWAS−4.3 15.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Tim HardawayMIA−3.9 13.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−3.9 10.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Derek HarperLAL−3.7 3.3 last 10 · 7.0 season