FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 13, 2000Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards109
Bulls103
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Kings130
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +23
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Spurs77
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +16
On this day · 1998–99Apr 13, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Keith Van Horn (Nets-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Bulls

Washington takes care of Chicago

Elton Brand goes for 44 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+6+8+6WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24343021109
Bulls19332823103
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 7, 20, 13, 17, 16, 19, 19, 26WAS26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 14, 8, 18, 2, 19, 14, 4, 17WAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 24, 23, 18, 20, 16, 22, 44CHI44 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris CarrPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 6, 0, 16, 11, 11, 7, 17, 14CHI14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Rockets

Houston leads Dallas wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 111–102. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–27. Walt Williams led Houston with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over CHI6HOU over DAL9POR over SAS16SAC over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over DAL.
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 237, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 107, Kings 130
237
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 111
213
Wizards-BullsWizards 109, Bulls 103
212
Blazers-SpursBlazers 93, Spurs 77
170
WAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 109, Bulls 103
+6 WAS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 111
+9 HOU
Blazers-SpursBlazers 93, Spurs 77
+16 POR
Warriors-KingsWarriors 107, Kings 130
+23 SAC
Brand shot 16-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandCHI · 44 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
76% (16-21)
Walt WilliamsHOU · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
RobinsonSAS · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
WebberSAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
HamiltonWAS · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 109Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24343021109
Bulls19332823103
The story
Richard Hamilton had 26 points as Washington beat Chicago 109-103

Chris Carr led Chicago with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 11-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+6+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 102Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22203327102
Rockets23292534111
The story
Michael Finley had 35 points and 9 assists, but Houston won 111-102

For Houston, Walt Williams had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 11-22 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+10+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 107Kings 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26222237107
Kings32332639130
The story
Sacramento won 130-107 despite 35 points and 12 rebounds from Larry Hughes

Vlade Divac paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 14-32 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +6+17+21+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 78 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 75 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg43.7Today

44 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 78 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 44

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 24, 23, 18, 20, 16, 22, 44Bulls-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 17, 27, 32, 15, 14, 44, 28, 35Warriors-Kings · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 20, 30, 18, 38, 23, 19, 24, 35Mavs-Rockets · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 14, 1, 21, 28, 21, 11, 13, 27Blazers-Spurs · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 7, 20, 13, 17, 16, 19, 19, 26Wizards-Bulls · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 29, 28, 21, 22, 26, 17, 16, 22Kings-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+10.4 25.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+8.0 18.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Anthony MasonCHH+6.1 17.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.9 14.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
George McCloudDEN+5.4 15.3 last 10 · 9.9 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 5.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.6 13.5 last 10 · 18.1 season