FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 2, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed UTA by 5 at halftime and won 84–78.

Final · Box score
Hawks76
Cavs65
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Nuggets102
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Pistons100
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Knicks71
Pacers94
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Heat100
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Suns100
Kings111
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Jazz78
Spurs84
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Sonics84
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 1997–98May 2, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Wolves), 29 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Spurs

San Antonio handles Utah by 6

Grant Hill goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5-4+6SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1722241578
Spurs1816252584
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 36, 14, 21, 22, 32, 19, 19, 26SAS26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 4, 6, 8, 2, 7, 15, 8, 15SAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 28, 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24UTA24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Thurl BaileyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 2, 0, 8, 2, 2, 8, 0, 11UTA11 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hornets-Heat

Miami tops Charlotte in Miami

Final: 100–93. Jamal Mashburn led Miami with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over PHI4SAS over UTA6MIA over CHH7LAL over SEA7POR over DEN8ATL over CLE11SAC over PHX11IND over NYK23HOU over LAC26Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CHH.
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 212, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 110, Nuggets 102
212
Suns-KingsSuns 100, Kings 111
211
Sixers-PistonsSixers 96, Pistons 100
196
Clippers-RocketsClippers 84, Rockets 110
194
Hornets-HeatHornets 93, Heat 100
193
Lakers-SonicsLakers 91, Sonics 84
175
Knicks-PacersKnicks 71, Pacers 94
165
Jazz-SpursJazz 78, Spurs 84
162
Hawks-CavsHawks 76, Cavs 65
141
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 96, Pistons 100
+4 DET
Jazz-SpursJazz 78, Spurs 84
+6 SAS
Hornets-HeatHornets 93, Heat 100
+7 MIA
Lakers-SonicsLakers 91, Sonics 84
+7 LAL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 110, Nuggets 102
+8 POR
Hawks-CavsHawks 76, Cavs 65
+11 ATL
Suns-KingsSuns 100, Kings 111
+11 SAC
Knicks-PacersKnicks 71, Pacers 94
+23 IND
Clippers-RocketsClippers 84, Rockets 110
+26 HOU
SAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 78, Spurs 84
5 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 93, Heat 100
4 pts
Lakers-SonicsLAL won · Lakers 91, Sonics 84
4 pts
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 100, Kings 111
4 pts
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 76, Cavs 65
1 pt
Hakeem shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 20 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
BakerSEA · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
GugliottaPHX · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Grant HillDET · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Terry PorterMIA · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 96Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2320223196
Pistons25272226100
The story
Lindsey Hunter had 21 points as Detroit beat Philadelphia 100-96

Theo Ratliff led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the second 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+9+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 78Spurs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1722241578
Spurs1816252584
The story
Tim Duncan's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Utah, 84-78

David Robinson chipped in 13 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 25-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1−5−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 76Cavs 65
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2016142676
Cavs2014171465
The story
Atlanta beat Cleveland 76-65 behind a 19-11-10 triple-double from Mookie Blaylock

Steven Smith backed him with 18 PTS, 14 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+2−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 35

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 18, 28, 12, 18, 32, 25, 15, 35Pistons-Sixers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 29, 35, 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33Lakers-Sonics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 23, 27, 25, 5, 30, 7, 23, 29Sonics-Lakers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 17, 17, 27, 22, 11, 9, 15, 28Lakers-Sonics · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 20, 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31, 27Sixers-Pistons · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 36, 14, 21, 22, 32, 19, 19, 26Spurs-Jazz · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 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
Danny FortsonDEN+5.6 16.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jerome WilliamsDET+5.3 12.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Paul PierceBOS+4.5 20.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Jerry StackhouseDET−5.2 9.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Tim HardawayMIA−4.3 13.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
J.R. ReidLAL−4.0 5.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Derek HarperLAL−3.7 3.1 last 10 · 6.8 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season