FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 30, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIL by 5 after the first quarter and won 81–76.

Final · OT · Box score
Pacers92
Hawks90
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Hornets92
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Rockets78
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Bucks76
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Wolves90
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Nets95
Magic107
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Sonics111
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +10
On this day · 1997–98Apr 30, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (Heat-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bucks

Detroit makes it four straight

Stephon Marbury goes for 36 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+2+5DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2026171881
Bucks2520161576
Who led
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 12, 3, 3, 19, 10, 1, 15, 20DET20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 16, 18, 28, 12, 18, 32, 25, 15DET15 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Ervin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 1, 4, 4, 11, 4, 1, 11, 12MIL12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 6, 10, 21, 6, 12, 5, 21, 9MIL9 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Hawks

Indiana goes to overtime again, beats Atlanta

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Pacers. 81–81 after 48 minutes, 92–90 final. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 21 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Hawks
Reggie Miller · INDSteven Smith · ATLPTS2122REB16AST05Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sonics combined for 212, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 101, Sonics 111
212
Nets-MagicNets 95, Magic 107
202
Pacers-HawksPacers 92, Hawks 90
182
Bulls-HornetsBulls 88, Hornets 92
180
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 85, Wolves 90
175
Raptors-CavsRaptors 83, Cavs 91
174
Jazz-RocketsJazz 91, Rockets 78
169
Pistons-BucksPistons 81, Bucks 76
157
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-HawksPacers 92, Hawks 90
+2 IND
Bulls-HornetsBulls 88, Hornets 92
+4 CHH
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 85, Wolves 90
+5 MIN
Pistons-BucksPistons 81, Bucks 76
+5 DET
Raptors-CavsRaptors 83, Cavs 91
+8 CLE
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 101, Sonics 111
+10 SEA
Nets-MagicNets 95, Magic 107
+12 ORL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 91, Rockets 78
+13 UTA
DET rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 81, Bucks 76
5 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 92, Hawks 90
1 pt
Nick Anderson shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Nick AndersonORL · 40 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
74% (14-19)
Horace GrantORL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
CampbellCHH · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
MaloneUTA · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
SchrempfSEA · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 92Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers322310161192
Hawks29181915990
The story
Reggie Miller had 21 points as Indiana beat Atlanta 92-90 in OT

Dikembe Mutombo led Atlanta with 20 REB, 10 PTS 21 PTS, 1 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the second 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock led the game in fantasy with 43.2 FPTS (20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 83Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1823222083
Cavs2127212291
The story
Cleveland beat Toronto 91-83 behind 18 points from Danny Ferry

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+7+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 95Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2423183095
Magic24282926107
The story
Horace Grant's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Orlando past New Jersey, 107-95

For New Jersey, Kendall Gill had 14 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-18, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0+5+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nick Anderson leads the day with 40

Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 8, 14, 14, 7, 18, 23, 14, 40Magic-Nets · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 14, 27, 12, 30, 26, 10, 21, 36Nets-Magic · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 20, 21, 18, 23, 29, 30, 17, 28Wolves-Warriors · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 6, 18, 24, 27, 18, 16, 14, 14, 28Rockets-Jazz · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 20, 28, 19, 12, 6, 18, 13, 28Sonics-Nuggets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 23, 28, 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25Jazz-Rockets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.6 14.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jerome WilliamsDET+5.4 12.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Hubert DavisDAL+5.1 13.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.1 15.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Ben WallaceWAS+4.9 10.8 last 10 · 5.9 season
Cold
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.8 9.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−4.7 11.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Mitch RichmondWAS−4.6 14.9 last 10 · 19.5 season
J.R. ReidLAL−4.4 4.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Tim HardawayMIA−4.2 13.2 last 10 · 17.4 season