FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 5, 1999Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Pistons by 13 after the first quarter and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Wizards92
Hawks100
Q1 Hawks +15; Q2 Hawks +9; Q3 Hawks +12; Q4 Hawks +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hornets133
Celtics129
Q1 Hornets -1; Q2 Hornets +15; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 Hornets +4
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bulls83
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic +3; Q3 Magic +6; Q4 Magic +20
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Nuggets88
Q1 Rockets -1; Q2 Rockets +6; Q3 Rockets +3; Q4 Rockets +7
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Warriors81
Q1 Spurs +11; Q2 Spurs +7; Q3 Spurs -3; Q4 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Sonics107
Clippers105
Q1 Sonics -8; Q2 Sonics -1; Q3 Sonics +15; Q4 Sonics +2
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Lakers119
Q1 Lakers +13; Q2 Lakers +7; Q3 Lakers +27; Q4 Lakers +28
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Nets115
Q1 Nets -4; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets +1; Q4 Nets +8
Final · Box score
Heat88
Knicks101
Q1 Knicks +4; Q2 Knicks +8; Q3 Knicks +3; Q4 Knicks +13
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons100
Sixers105
Q1 Sixers -13; Q2 Sixers -3; Q3 Sixers -5; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 Sixers +5
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Suns100
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 Suns +4; Q3 Suns +1; Q4 Suns +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Kings99
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings -4; Q3 Kings -2; Q4 Kings +4
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Raptors96
Q1 Raptors -5; Q2 Raptors +4; Q3 Raptors +9; Q4 Raptors +9
On this day · 1997–98May 5, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Sixers

Allen Iverson scores 33, Philadelphia rallies past Detroit

Tyrone Nesby goes for 30 points

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-3-50+5Sixers AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons321723217100
Sixers1927212612105
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33Sixers33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 23, 4, 9, 3, 0, 2, 4, 21Sixers21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 12, 18, 32, 25, 15, 35, 22, 27Pistons27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 12, 24, 4, 18, 7, 0, 18, 21Pistons21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Lakers rout

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Portland by 28.

Sonics over Clippers2Hornets over Celtics4Suns over Wolves4Kings over Grizzlies4Sixers over Pistons5Rockets over Nuggets7Spurs over Warriors7Hawks over Wizards8Nets over Bucks8Raptors over Cavs9Knicks over Heat13Magic over Bulls20Lakers over Blazers28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Hornets-Celtics combined for 262, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-CelticsHornets 133, Celtics 129
262
Bucks-NetsBucks 107, Nets 115
222
Sonics-ClippersSonics 107, Clippers 105
212
Blazers-LakersBlazers 91, Lakers 119
210
Pistons-SixersPistons 100, Sixers 105
205
Wolves-SunsWolves 96, Suns 100
196
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 95, Kings 99
194
Wizards-HawksWizards 92, Hawks 100
192
Heat-KnicksHeat 88, Knicks 101
189
Magic-BullsMagic 103, Bulls 83
186
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 87, Raptors 96
183
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 95, Nuggets 88
183
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 88, Warriors 81
169
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-ClippersSonics 107, Clippers 105
+2 Sonics
Hornets-CelticsHornets 133, Celtics 129
+4 Hornets
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 95, Kings 99
+4 Kings
Wolves-SunsWolves 96, Suns 100
+4 Suns
Pistons-SixersPistons 100, Sixers 105
+5 Sixers
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 88, Warriors 81
+7 Spurs
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 95, Nuggets 88
+7 Rockets
Wizards-HawksWizards 92, Hawks 100
+8 Hawks
Bucks-NetsBucks 107, Nets 115
+8 Nets
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 87, Raptors 96
+9 Raptors
Heat-KnicksHeat 88, Knicks 101
+13 Knicks
Magic-BullsMagic 103, Bulls 83
+20 Magic
Blazers-LakersBlazers 91, Lakers 119
+28 Lakers
Sixers erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SixersSixers won · Pistons 100, Sixers 105
13 pts
Sonics-ClippersSonics won · Sonics 107, Clippers 105
8 pts
Cavs-RaptorsRaptors won · Cavs 87, Raptors 96
5 pts
Grizzlies-KingsKings won · Grizzlies 95, Kings 99
4 pts
Bucks-NetsNets won · Bucks 107, Nets 115
4 pts
Schrempf shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchrempfSonics · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
NesbyClippers · 30 PTS, 7 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST
76% (13-17)
CambyKnicks · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RiceLakers · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
70% (14-20)
FerryCavs · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 133Celtics 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hornets293916251311133
Celtics30233125137129
The story
Brad Miller's 32 points and 13 rebounds carried Charlotte past Boston, 133-129 in OT

For Boston, Dana Barros had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 32 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 39-23.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −1+15000+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 95Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2425291795
Kings2817312399
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 99-95 behind 29 points and 17 rebounds from Vlade Divac

Mike Bibby paced Vancouver: 20 PTS, 7 AST 29 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 23-17 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +4−4−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 100Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons321723217100
Sixers1927212612105
The story
Eric Snow had 20 points and 10 assists as Philadelphia beat Detroit 105-100 in OT

Grant Hill led Detroit with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the 76ers took the second 27-17.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −13−3−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg46.1Today

46 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 41

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 30, 26, 10, 21, 36, 32, 37, 41Nets-Bucks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 14, 10, 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40Lakers-Blazers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 9, 4, 7, 11, 18, 13, 20, 35Nuggets-Rockets · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33Sixers-Pistons · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 6, 4, 5, 2, 32Hornets-Celtics · W
6.4 PPG season to date · +26.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 3, 32Hornets-Celtics · W
4.5 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisMavs+6.5 15.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Michael FinleyMavs+6.1 26.3 last 10 · 20.2 season
Stephon MarburyNets+5.9 27.2 last 10 · 21.3 season
Dana BarrosCeltics+5.4 14.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Ben WallaceWizards+5.2 11.2 last 10 · 6.0 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonRockets−4.4 5.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kevin WillisRaptors−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Tim HardawayHeat−4.0 13.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Anfernee HardawayMagic−3.7 12.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Darrick MartinClippers−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season