FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 5, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 17 after the first quarter and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Wizards80
Knicks93
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Kings92
Jazz86
Q1 SAC -17; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Bulls88
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Rockets91
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Nuggets80
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +21
On this day · 1999–00Apr 5, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Warriors), 49 points.
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The lead · Kings-Jazz

Sacramento storms back from 17 down to beat Utah

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-5+5+6SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1824292192
Jazz3512192086
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 29, 15, 39, 25, 22, 27, 28, 26SAC26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 25, 9, 29, 22, 17, 24, 23, 25SAC25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 15, 21, 15, 24, 33, 31, 31, 21UTA21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 17, 17, 16, 17, 5, 10, 14UTA14 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Hawks-Mavs combined for 202, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-MavsHawks 94, Mavs 108
202
Lakers-BullsLakers 100, Bulls 88
188
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 101, Nuggets 80
181
Sonics-RocketsSonics 88, Rockets 91
179
Kings-JazzKings 92, Jazz 86
178
Wizards-KnicksWizards 80, Knicks 93
173
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Sonics-RocketsSonics 88, Rockets 91
+3 HOU
Kings-JazzKings 92, Jazz 86
+6 SAC
Lakers-BullsLakers 100, Bulls 88
+12 LAL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 80, Knicks 93
+13 NYK
Hawks-MavsHawks 94, Mavs 108
+14 DAL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 101, Nuggets 80
+21 SAS
SAC erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 92, Jazz 86
17 pts
Wizards-KnicksNYK won · Wizards 80, Knicks 93
3 pts
Shaq shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
HoustonNYK · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
CambyNYK · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
BakerSEA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 88Rockets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2219173088
Rockets2225232191
The story
Kenny Thomas' 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Seattle, 91-88

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+6+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 92Jazz 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1824292192
Jazz3512192086
The story
Chris Webber had 26 points as Sacramento beat Utah 92-86

Donyell Marshall led Utah with 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Kings took the second 24-12.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −17−5+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 100Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26312518100
Bulls2527231388
The story
Los Angeles won 100-88 despite 21 points from Brad Miller

Elton Brand backed him with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 18-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+5+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: San Antonio by 21.

HOU over SEA3SAC over UTA6LAL over CHI12NYK over WAS13DAL over ATL14SAS over DEN21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 40, 23, 27, 33, 35, 31, 31, 39Lakers-Bulls · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 15, 18, 26, 34, 29, 20, 30, 36Spurs-Nuggets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 23, 20, 31, 41, 10, 16, 31Wizards-Knicks · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 29, 15, 39, 25, 22, 27, 28, 26Kings-Jazz · W
27.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 25, 9, 29, 22, 17, 24, 23, 25Kings-Jazz · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nazr MohammedPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 5, 7, 13, 10, 4, 18, 16, 23Hawks-Mavs · L
6.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high23 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddPHX+9.9 27.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.4 19.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.0 24.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Larry JohnsonNYK−5.8 4.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Bryon RussellUTA−5.6 6.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.4 7.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.3 4.1 last 10 · 9.4 season