FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 3, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NJN by 5 after the first quarter and won 113–102.

Final · Box score
Pistons115
Bulls71
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +31; Q4 DET +44
Final · Box score
Kings112
Nuggets104
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Lakers115
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Knicks95
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Grizzlies83
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Nets102
Wizards113
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +11
On this day · 1997–98May 3, 1998: 3 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Hornets), 35 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wizards

Washington beats New Jersey, 113–102

Stephon Marbury goes for 37 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+8+11WAS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets38152623102
Wizards33213326113
Who led
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 21, 10, 14, 14, 15, 6, 27, 24WAS24 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 15, 19, 18, 10, 16, 13, 34, 24WAS24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 12, 30, 26, 10, 21, 36, 32, 37NJN37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 8, 21, 8, 22, 14, 11, 18NJN18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Detroit by 44.

NYK over BOS7SAC over DEN8GSW over VAN8WAS over NJN11LAL over DAL13DET over CHI44Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 217, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 102, Lakers 115
217
Kings-NuggetsKings 112, Nuggets 104
216
Nets-WizardsNets 102, Wizards 113
215
Pistons-BullsPistons 115, Bulls 71
186
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 88, Knicks 95
183
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 91, Grizzlies 83
174
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 88, Knicks 95
+7 NYK
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 91, Grizzlies 83
+8 GSW
Kings-NuggetsKings 112, Nuggets 104
+8 SAC
Nets-WizardsNets 102, Wizards 113
+11 WAS
Mavs-LakersMavs 102, Lakers 115
+13 LAL
Pistons-BullsPistons 115, Bulls 71
+44 DET
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 102, Wizards 113
5 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 102, Lakers 115
4 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesGSW won · Warriors 91, Grizzlies 83
3 pts
Ben Wallace shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ben WallaceWAS · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ThorpeWAS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
ShaqLAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Grant HillDET · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
Van ExelDEN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 88Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2216272388
Knicks2521272295
The story
New York beat Boston 95-88 behind 27 points and 19 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

A 21-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+8+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 91Grizzlies 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2018223191
Grizzlies2318202283
The story
Donyell Marshall had 18 points as Golden State beat Vancouver 91-83

Mike Bibby led Vancouver with 10 AST, 6 PTS, 2 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 31-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−3−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 102Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets38152623102
Wizards33213326113
The story
Mitch Richmond's 24 points carried Washington past New Jersey, 113-102

For New Jersey, Kendall Gill had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-26, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5+1+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 37

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 12, 30, 26, 10, 21, 36, 32, 37Nets-Wizards · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 15, 1, 14, 11, 26, 6, 15, 27Knicks-Celtics · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 35, 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26Lakers-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 2, 15, 20, 4, 10, 13, 18, 20, 26Nuggets-Kings · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 20, 11, 28, 8, 27, 5, 11, 25Kings-Nuggets · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 21, 10, 14, 14, 15, 6, 27, 24Wizards-Nets · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+5.9 14.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Danny FortsonDEN+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.4 13.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Ben WallaceWAS+5.4 11.5 last 10 · 6.1 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.4 25.3 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 9.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tim HardawayMIA−4.3 13.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.9 14.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mike BibbyVAN−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season