FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 1, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 88–79.

Final · Box score
Bucks88
Celtics79
Q1 MIL -11; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Heat86
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Nets102
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Sixers103
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies77
Suns107
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +30
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers90
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +8
On this day · 1997–98May 1, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Anthony Mason (Hornets-Hawks), 29 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Milwaukee rallies from 11 down to beat Boston

Kevin Garnett goes for 19 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+6+9MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1924281788
Celtics3019161479
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 14, 16, 21, 19, 18, 9, 26MIL26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 6 games: 36, 18, 0, 18, 13, 13MIL13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 24, 19, 6, 13, 18, 12, 19, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 30, 20, 23, 18, 11, 21, 31, 14BOS14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Vancouver by 30, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHI over TOR7SAS over POR8MIL over BOS9MIN over LAC10DAL over GSW11NJN over WAS11CHI over MIA15PHX over VAN30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 199
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 94, Mavs 105
199
Raptors-SixersRaptors 96, Sixers 103
199
Clippers-WolvesClippers 93, Wolves 103
196
Wizards-NetsWizards 91, Nets 102
193
Blazers-SpursBlazers 90, Spurs 98
188
Bulls-HeatBulls 101, Heat 86
187
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 77, Suns 107
184
Bucks-CelticsBucks 88, Celtics 79
167
PHI won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 96, Sixers 103
+7 PHI
Blazers-SpursBlazers 90, Spurs 98
+8 SAS
Bucks-CelticsBucks 88, Celtics 79
+9 MIL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 93, Wolves 103
+10 MIN
Warriors-MavsWarriors 94, Mavs 105
+11 DAL
Wizards-NetsWizards 91, Nets 102
+11 NJN
Bulls-HeatBulls 101, Heat 86
+15 CHI
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 77, Suns 107
+30 PHX
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 88, Celtics 79
11 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 90, Spurs 98
8 pts
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 96, Sixers 103
5 pts
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 101, Heat 86
2 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 77, Suns 107
2 pts
Trent shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TrentDAL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MarshallGSW · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (16-23)
JamisonGSW · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
FinleyDAL · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
65% (11-17)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 90Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers23281913790
Spurs251825151598
The story
David Robinson had 26 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Portland 98-90 in OT

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the overtime 15-7.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2−8−20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 88Celtics 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1924281788
Celtics3019161479
The story
Ray Allen's 26 points carried Milwaukee past Boston, 88-79

For Boston, Ron Mercer had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 28-16.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −11−6+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Battie was the fantasy play: 40.6 FPTS on 13 REB, 11 PTS

Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 93Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2126192793
Wolves30282718103
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 103-93 behind 18 points from Joe Smith

Troy Hudson paced Los Angeles: 12 AST, 6 PTS, 4 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 30-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+11+19+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 46 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donyell Marshall leads the day with 36

Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 5, 16, 3, 18, 19, 2, 10, 36Warriors-Mavs · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 12, 15, 19, 18, 10, 16, 13, 34Wizards-Nets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 27, 12, 30, 26, 10, 21, 36, 32Nets-Wizards · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 6, 20, 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31Sixers-Raptors · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 36, 27, 20, 26, 28, 15, 22, 31Mavs-Warriors · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 14, 18, 7, 13, 17, 14, 10, 31Nets-Wizards · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+7.5 15.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Hubert DavisDAL+5.7 14.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jerome WilliamsDET+5.4 12.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Paul PierceBOS+4.5 20.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.4 17.0 last 10 · 12.6 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
J.R. ReidLAL−4.4 4.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Tim HardawayMIA−4.1 13.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season