FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 6, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bucks88
Bulls90
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +4; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls +2
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs116
Nuggets115
Q1 Mavs +15; Q2 Mavs +5; Q3 Mavs +2; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs +1
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Clippers90
Q1 Wolves +10; Q2 Wolves +14; Q3 Wolves +25; Q4 Wolves +22
Final · Box score
Hornets70
Heat76
Q1 Heat +3; Q2 Heat +7; Q3 Heat +5; Q4 Heat +6
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Knicks101
Q1 Knicks +1; Q2 Knicks +17; Q3 Knicks +15; Q4 Knicks +9
Final · Box score
Suns85
Jazz105
Q1 Jazz +5; Q2 Jazz +5; Q3 Jazz +20; Q4 Jazz +20
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Grizzlies89
Q1 Grizzlies +14; Q2 Grizzlies +15; Q3 Grizzlies +6; Q4 Grizzlies +2
On this day · 1998–99Apr 6, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Knicks), 30 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Nuggets

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Alonzo Mourning goes for 26 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+15+5+20+1Mavs AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs3523212710116
Nuggets203324299115
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 17, 18, 16, 20, 16, 22, 13, 32Mavs32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 29, 15, 31, 20, 30, 18, 38, 23Mavs23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 18, 7, 15, 20, 0, 14, 28, 23Nuggets23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 14, 10, 4, 28, 24, 33, 17, 18Nuggets18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Chicago leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 90–88. Best quarter: the first, 27–23. Elton Brand led Chicago with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Mavs over Nuggets1Bulls over Bucks2Grizzlies over Blazers2Heat over Hornets6Knicks over Wizards9Jazz over Suns20Wolves over Clippers22Final margin, points. Pink = Bulls over Bucks.
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 231, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 115
231
Wolves-ClippersWolves 112, Clippers 90
202
Wizards-KnicksWizards 92, Knicks 101
193
Suns-JazzSuns 85, Jazz 105
190
Bucks-BullsBucks 88, Bulls 90
178
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 87, Grizzlies 89
176
Hornets-HeatHornets 70, Heat 76
146
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 115
+1 Mavs
Bucks-BullsBucks 88, Bulls 90
+2 Bulls
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 87, Grizzlies 89
+2 Grizzlies
Hornets-HeatHornets 70, Heat 76
+6 Heat
Wizards-KnicksWizards 92, Knicks 101
+9 Knicks
Suns-JazzSuns 85, Jazz 105
+20 Jazz
Wolves-ClippersWolves 112, Clippers 90
+22 MIN
KG shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
DirkMavs · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
69% (11-16)
SzczerbiakMIN · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
EwingKnicks · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Rasheed WallaceBlazers · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 116Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3523212710116
Nuggets203324299115
The story
Michael Finley had 23 points as Dallas beat Denver 116-115 in OT

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 18 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 35-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +15+5+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 88Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2319222488
Bulls2719242090
The story
Hersey Hawkins' 20 points carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 90-88

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 24 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 5-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-23, was where the Bulls built it.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +4+4+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 87Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1823281887
Grizzlies3224191489
The story
Vancouver beat Portland 89-87 behind 18 points from Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 28 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +14+15+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 77 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg51.4Today

51 minutes today, against 25.4 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 17, 18, 16, 20, 16, 22, 13, 32Mavs-Nuggets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 12, 8, 19, 8, 17, 11, 14, 30Knicks-Wizards · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 40, 38, 34, 31, 25, 14, 14, 18, 28Wolves-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 11, 20, 17, 34, 14, 1, 21, 28Blazers-Grizzlies · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 24, 25, 6, 32, 28, 14, 19, 27Grizzlies-Blazers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 4, 33, 18, 24, 14, 20, 15, 15, 15, 26Heat-Hornets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Walt WilliamsRockets+7.1 17.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Larry HughesWarriors+6.8 20.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Anthony MasonHornets+6.7 18.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jalen RosePacers+6.6 24.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Peja StojakovicKings+6.1 17.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderHawks−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Robert PackMavs−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Glenn RobinsonBucks−4.3 16.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Christian LaettnerPistons−4.2 8.5 last 10 · 12.7 season