FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 4, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–86.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers110
Hornets117
Q1 CHH +20; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Pacers100
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Heat93
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bucks99
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Blazers81
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Sonics110
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +17
On this day · 1997–98May 4, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Sonics), 27 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Karl Malone posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+7+13+13MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2616242086
Bucks1831302099
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 14, 16, 21, 19, 18, 9, 26, 19MIL19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Robert TraylorPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 6, 2, 5, 9, 5, 4, 4, 15MIL15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 16, 24, 18, 22, 20, 25, 6, 26TOR26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 10, 7, 11, 12, 5, 5, 9, 13TOR13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Heat

Miami beats Atlanta by 14

The Heat won 93–79 in Miami. Jamal Mashburn led Miami with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over POR6CHH over PHI7SEA over DAL10MIL over TOR13MIA over ATL14HOU over MIN17UTA over LAC17IND over CLE22Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over ATL.
The night in charts
Sixers-Hornets combined for 227, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HornetsSixers 110, Hornets 117
227
Mavs-SonicsMavs 100, Sonics 110
210
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 99
185
Wolves-RocketsWolves 83, Rockets 100
183
Clippers-JazzClippers 82, Jazz 99
181
Cavs-PacersCavs 78, Pacers 100
178
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 93
172
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 87, Blazers 81
168
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 87, Blazers 81
+6 SAS
Sixers-HornetsSixers 110, Hornets 117
+7 CHH
Mavs-SonicsMavs 100, Sonics 110
+10 SEA
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 99
+13 MIL
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 93
+14 MIA
Clippers-JazzClippers 82, Jazz 99
+17 UTA
Wolves-RocketsWolves 83, Rockets 100
+17 HOU
Cavs-PacersCavs 78, Pacers 100
+22 IND
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 86, Bucks 99
8 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 79, Heat 93
4 pts
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 87, Blazers 81
2 pts
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 82, Jazz 99
1 pt
Malone shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Eddie JonesCHH · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
RussellUTA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PaytonSEA · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 87Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2024212287
Blazers1922261481
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 87-81 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from David Robinson

Arvydas Sabonis paced Portland: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 22-14 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+3−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 110Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers1626322610110
Hornets3622192317117
The story
Eddie Jones' 28 points carried Charlotte past Philadelphia, 117-110 in OT

For Philadelphia, Matt Geiger had 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 10-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-16, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +20+16+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elden Campbell was the fantasy play: 64.2 FPTS on 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 82Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2227161782
Jazz2622232899
The story
Bryon Russell had 18 points as Utah beat Los Angeles 99-82

Michael Olowokandi led Los Angeles with 12 REB, 11 PTS 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4−1+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 39

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31, 27, 39Sixers-Hornets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 20, 26, 28, 15, 22, 31, 24, 34Mavs-Sonics · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 8, 11, 7, 8, 12, 2, 11, 31Rockets-Wolves · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29Jazz-Clippers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 18, 16, 17, 17, 17, 26, 9, 29Spurs-Blazers · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 10, 11, 14, 28, 21, 10, 23, 28Hornets-Sixers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+6.5 15.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.1 26.3 last 10 · 20.2 season
Danny FortsonDEN+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Elden CampbellCHH+5.4 18.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ben WallaceWAS+5.4 11.5 last 10 · 6.1 season
Cold
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 9.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tim HardawayMIA−4.0 13.4 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
Derrick ColemanCHH−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season