FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 4, 2000Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NJN by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Hornets112
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH -4; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Kings102
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Clippers93
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Heat111
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Bulls73
Bucks92
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +28; Q4 MIL +19
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks76
Wolves86
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Magic107
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Suns83
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Sonics106
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Raptors88
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Grizzlies102
Q1 VAN -8; Q2 VAN -8; Q3 VAN -9; Q4 VAN +2
Final · Box score
Nets93
Wizards102
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +9
On this day · 1998–99Apr 4, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Nets), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wizards

Washington rallies from 10 down to beat New Jersey

Michael Finley goes for 38 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6+5+9WAS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3123182193
Wizards21272925102
Who led
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 7, 11, 12, 14, 29, 14, 8, 18WAS18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 12, 20, 21, 22, 4, 17, 15, 16WAS16 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 17, 17, 20, 30, 32, 20, 11, 24NJN24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 27, 16, 28, 17, 7, 10, 13NJN13 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Hornets combined for 217, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 105, Hornets 112
217
Kings-MavsKings 102, Mavs 105
207
Spurs-MagicSpurs 97, Magic 107
204
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 100, Grizzlies 102
202
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 93, Sonics 106
199
Jazz-ClippersJazz 103, Clippers 93
196
Cavs-HeatCavs 85, Heat 111
196
Nets-WizardsNets 93, Wizards 102
195
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 104, Raptors 88
192
Lakers-SunsLakers 84, Suns 83
167
Bulls-BucksBulls 73, Bucks 92
165
Hawks-WolvesHawks 76, Wolves 86
162
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SunsLakers 84, Suns 83
+1 LAL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 100, Grizzlies 102
+2 VAN
Kings-MavsKings 102, Mavs 105
+3 DAL
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 105, Hornets 112
+7 CHH
Nets-WizardsNets 93, Wizards 102
+9 WAS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 103, Clippers 93
+10 UTA
Spurs-MagicSpurs 97, Magic 107
+10 ORL
Hawks-WolvesHawks 76, Wolves 86
+10 MIN
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 93, Sonics 106
+13 SEA
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 104, Raptors 88
+16 DET
Bulls-BucksBulls 73, Bucks 92
+19 MIL
Cavs-HeatCavs 85, Heat 111
+26 MIA
WAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 93, Wizards 102
10 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesVAN won · Rockets 100, Grizzlies 102
9 pts
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 85, Heat 111
8 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 103, Clippers 93
6 pts
Lakers-SunsLAL won · Lakers 84, Suns 83
6 pts
Robinson shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
ColemanCHH · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Horace GrantSEA · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
RussellUTA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Joe SmithMIN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 84Suns 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1723271784
Suns2316271783
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 84-83 behind 32 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Clifford Robinson paced Phoenix: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 13-22 FG

The swing

A 23-16 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6+1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Hardaway topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 100Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28262323100
Grizzlies20262234102
The story
Mike Bibby's 27 points and 10 assists carried Vancouver past Houston, 102-100

For Houston, Kelvin Cato had 16 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 34-23.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −8−8−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 102Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25212927102
Mavs29292225105
The story
Erick Strickland had 21 points as Dallas beat Sacramento 105-102

Jason Williams led Sacramento with 12 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+12+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 72 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 76 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg31.6Today

32 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 26.

LAL over PHX1VAN over HOU2DAL over SAC3CHH over BOS7WAS over NJN9UTA over LAC10MIN over ATL10ORL over SAS10SEA over DEN13DET over TOR16MIL over CHI19MIA over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 38

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 24, 29, 15, 31, 20, 30, 18, 38Mavs-Kings · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 28, 21, 25, 26, 30, 22, 27, 34Jazz-Clippers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 33, 24, 35, 19, 26, 28, 32, 32Pistons-Raptors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 28, 22, 40, 34, 19, 37, 34, 32Lakers-Suns · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 17, 34, 12, 19, 15, 16, 16, 30Rockets-Grizzlies · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23, 15, 27, 28, 30Spurs-Magic · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.3 17.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Larry HughesGSW+6.7 20.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.6 24.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.0 17.4 last 10 · 11.4 season
Anthony MasonCHH+5.7 17.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.7 16.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season