FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 5, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed SAS by 11 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final · Box score
Celtics106
Pistons111
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Warriors104
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Nets101
Pacers105
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Sixers107
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Blazers105
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Kings108
Spurs98
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 1998–99Apr 5, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Kings-Spurs

Sacramento climbs back to beat San Antonio

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 49 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-110+10SAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26212932108
Spurs1642182298
Who led
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 5, 6, 2, 12, 17, 14, 20, 28SAC28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 14, 2, 6, 19, 8, 14, 16, 20SAC20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 30, 17, 30, 36, 19, 19, 13, 28SAS28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 10, 10, 23, 15, 27, 28, 30, 23SAS23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Philadelphia by 21.

IND over NJN4DET over BOS5LAL over GSW7SAC over SAS10HOU over POR13PHI over ATL21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Rockets-Blazers combined for 223, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BlazersRockets 118, Blazers 105
223
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 106, Pistons 111
217
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 111, Warriors 104
215
Kings-SpursKings 108, Spurs 98
206
Nets-PacersNets 101, Pacers 105
206
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 107
193
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-PacersNets 101, Pacers 105
+4 IND
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 106, Pistons 111
+5 DET
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 111, Warriors 104
+7 LAL
Kings-SpursKings 108, Spurs 98
+10 SAC
Rockets-BlazersRockets 118, Blazers 105
+13 HOU
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 107
+21 PHI
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 108, Spurs 98
11 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLAL won · Lakers 111, Warriors 104
4 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 106, Pistons 111
4 pts
Rockets-BlazersHOU won · Rockets 118, Blazers 105
3 pts
Shandon Anderson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Shandon AndersonHOU · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DivacSAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Tyrone HillPHI · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
WilliamsonSAC · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 49 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (19-27)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 111Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21263034111
Warriors24272429104
The story
Kobe Bryant had 16 points and 11 assists as Los Angeles beat Golden State 111-104

Jason Caffey led Golden State with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 5-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Lakers took the third 30-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3−4+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 108Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26212932108
Spurs1642182298
The story
Corliss Williamson's 28 points and 11 rebounds carried Sacramento past San Antonio, 108-98

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 29-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +10−110+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson was the fantasy play: 53.1 FPTS on 23 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 118Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22283533118
Blazers25282725105
The story
Houston beat Portland 118-105 behind 30 points and 10 rebounds from Shandon Anderson

Brian Grant paced Portland: 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−3+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 74 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 65 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 49

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 22, 40, 34, 19, 37, 34, 32, 49Lakers-Warriors · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
49 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 16, 12, 7, 28, 7, 18, 14, 32Warriors-Lakers · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 0, 8, 35, 11, 20, 7, 12, 9, 30Rockets-Blazers · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 44, 21, 33, 43, 18, 15, 23, 30Sixers-Hawks · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 5, 6, 2, 12, 17, 14, 20, 28Kings-Spurs · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 30, 17, 30, 36, 19, 19, 13, 28Spurs-Kings · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.1 17.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Larry HughesGSW+6.8 20.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.6 24.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.1 17.4 last 10 · 11.3 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