FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 8, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SEA by 12 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Raptors98
Bulls79
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Cavs117
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Lakers80
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Nets101
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Blazers98
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +10
On this day · 1998–99Apr 8, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Nuggets

Denver beats Seattle, 105–97

Shawn Kemp goes for 25 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3+3+8DEN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3018262397
Nuggets18273228105
Who led
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 7, 15, 20, 0, 14, 28, 23, 20DEN20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 1, 21, 13, 25, 20, 13, 17, 19DEN19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 28, 21, 21, 35, 21, 21, 29, 30SEA30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 9, 14, 11, 9, 3, 15, 11, 20SEA20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Blazers

Portland handles Vancouver by 13

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 29–9. Final: 98–85. Steven Smith led Portland with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over LAC2DEN over SEA8MIL over NJN8WAS over ATL10POR over VAN13SAS over LAL18TOR over CHI19CLE over DET19Final margin, points. Pink = POR over VAN.
The night in charts
Pistons-Cavs combined for 215, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-CavsPistons 98, Cavs 117
215
Nets-BucksNets 101, Bucks 109
210
Hawks-WizardsHawks 98, Wizards 108
206
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 97, Nuggets 105
202
Clippers-MavsClippers 96, Mavs 98
194
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 85, Blazers 98
183
Spurs-LakersSpurs 98, Lakers 80
178
Raptors-BullsRaptors 98, Bulls 79
177
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Clippers-MavsClippers 96, Mavs 98
+2 DAL
Nets-BucksNets 101, Bucks 109
+8 MIL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 97, Nuggets 105
+8 DEN
Hawks-WizardsHawks 98, Wizards 108
+10 WAS
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 85, Blazers 98
+13 POR
Spurs-LakersSpurs 98, Lakers 80
+18 SAS
Pistons-CavsPistons 98, Cavs 117
+19 CLE
Raptors-BullsRaptors 98, Bulls 79
+19 TOR
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-NuggetsDEN won · Sonics 97, Nuggets 105
12 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 85, Blazers 98
7 pts
Newman shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NewmanNJN · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
KempCLE · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
PerryNJN · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Tim ThomasMIL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
HendersonATL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 96Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1921233396
Mavs2522252698
The story
Michael Finley had 19 points as Dallas beat Los Angeles 98-96

Maurice Taylor led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 5-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+7+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrone Nesby led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 97Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3018262397
Nuggets18273228105
The story
Nick Van Exel's 18 points and 12 assists carried Denver past Seattle, 105-97

For Seattle, Brent Barry had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 6-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 27-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −12−3+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 98Bulls 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2926251898
Bulls2013281879
The story
Toronto beat Chicago 98-79 behind 17 points from Vince Carter

Elton Brand paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +9+22+19+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 78 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 30

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 28, 21, 21, 35, 21, 21, 29, 30Sonics-Nuggets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 11, 15, 22, 8, 17, 12, 7, 29Clippers-Mavs · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 2, 10, 22, 7, 21, 24, 14, 27Blazers-Grizzlies · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 17, 30, 36, 19, 19, 13, 28, 26Spurs-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 28, 24, 28, 10, 17, 16, 26Lakers-Spurs · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 8, 20, 10, 22, 7, 10, 23, 25Cavs-Pistons · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.6 18.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Anthony MasonCHH+6.8 18.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
James PoseyDEN+6.0 14.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.8 24.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Larry HughesGSW+5.7 19.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Chris GatlingDEN−6.1 6.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jim JacksonATL−4.5 12.2 last 10 · 16.7 season