FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 10, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Hawks94
Celtics99
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics103
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic87
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Knicks83
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Heat80
Sixers96
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Jazz86
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Wizards105
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +2
On this day · 1998–99Apr 10, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Gary Trent (Mavs-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Antoine Walker scores 34 in Boston win over Atlanta

Tracy McGrady goes for 27 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+4+5BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2524192694
Celtics1826282799
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 22, 5, 21, 12, 22, 17, 16, 34BOS34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 10, 6, 4, 18, 23, 24, 28, 24BOS24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 6, 14, 11, 21, 13, 14, 9, 27ATL27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 24, 6, 20, 6, 7, 24, 22, 14ATL14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Raptors combined for 215, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 103, Raptors 112
215
Hornets-WizardsHornets 107, Wizards 105
212
Sonics-LakersSonics 103, Lakers 106
209
Pistons-WolvesPistons 100, Wolves 102
202
Hawks-CelticsHawks 94, Celtics 99
193
Magic-BucksMagic 87, Bucks 104
191
Heat-SixersHeat 80, Sixers 96
176
Blazers-JazzBlazers 90, Jazz 86
176
Pacers-KnicksPacers 81, Knicks 83
164
6 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-WizardsHornets 107, Wizards 105
+2 CHH
Pistons-WolvesPistons 100, Wolves 102
+2 MIN
Pacers-KnicksPacers 81, Knicks 83
+2 NYK
Sonics-LakersSonics 103, Lakers 106
+3 LAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 90, Jazz 86
+4 POR
Hawks-CelticsHawks 94, Celtics 99
+5 BOS
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 103, Raptors 112
+9 TOR
Heat-SixersHeat 80, Sixers 96
+16 PHI
Magic-BucksMagic 87, Bucks 104
+17 MIL
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 94, Celtics 99
7 pts
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 100, Wolves 102
5 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 80, Sixers 96
4 pts
Sonics-LakersLAL won · Sonics 103, Lakers 106
1 pt
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 81, Knicks 83
1 pt
King shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KingWAS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
VinceTOR · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
HamiltonWAS · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
SprewellNYK · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 100Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23262526100
Wolves31211733102
The story
Kevin Garnett's 25 points carried Minnesota past Detroit, 102-100

For Detroit, Christian Laettner had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+3−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 107Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30252428107
Wizards25242630105
The story
Charlotte beat Washington 107-105 behind 19 points and 9 assists from Anthony Mason

Richard Hamilton paced Washington: 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 30-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +5+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 103Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics221820349103
Lakers2316342112106
The story
Kobe Bryant had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Seattle 106-103 in OT

Shammond Williams led Seattle with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 13-28 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1−1+130+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton led the game in fantasy with 59.9 FPTS (22 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 76 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Wolves

Minnesota takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 5 after three, Minnesota won the fourth 33–26. Final: 102–100. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over DET2NYK over IND2CHH over WAS2LAL over SEA3POR over UTA4BOS over ATL5TOR over CLE9PHI over MIA16MIL over ORL17Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over DET.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 36

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 26, 28, 32, 32, 27, 13, 11, 36Pistons-Wolves · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 22, 5, 21, 12, 22, 17, 16, 34Celtics-Hawks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 28, 24, 28, 10, 17, 16, 26, 33Lakers-Sonics · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 27, 35, 13, 27, 18, 19, 21, 33Bucks-Magic · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 43, 18, 15, 23, 30, 16, 18, 33Sixers-Heat · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 19, 39, 31, 17, 24, 23, 17, 31Raptors-Cavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+8.5 22.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.7 18.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Anthony MasonCHH+7.2 18.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
George McCloudDEN+6.0 15.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+5.3 17.3 last 10 · 12.0 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
Chris GatlingDEN−5.6 6.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.3 16.5 last 10 · 20.8 season