FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 16, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hawks83
Hornets106
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +24; Q4 CHH +23
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Cavs80
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Magic89
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Warriors101
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns80
Clippers100
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +27; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Kings110
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 1999–00Apr 16, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Rockets), 43 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Cleveland holds off New York, 80–78

Jamal Mashburn goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+8+7+2CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2217201978
Cavs3017191480
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 11, 15, 16, 10, 9, 26, 20, 19CLE19 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Chris MihmPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 8, 4, 10, 6, 9, 14, 8, 15CLE15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 19, 14, 9, 21, 15, 22, 26, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 12, 13, 16, 11, 23, 7, 15, 20NYK20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Mavs-Warriors

Dallas leads Golden State wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 110–101. Best quarter: the second, 29–28. Juwan Howard led Dallas with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over NYK2DAL over GSW9SAC over VAN10MIL over ORL12LAC over PHX20CHH over ATL23Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over GSW.
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 211, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 110, Warriors 101
211
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 100, Kings 110
210
Bucks-MagicBucks 101, Magic 89
190
Hawks-HornetsHawks 83, Hornets 106
189
Suns-ClippersSuns 80, Clippers 100
180
Knicks-CavsKnicks 78, Cavs 80
158
CLE won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Knicks-CavsKnicks 78, Cavs 80
+2 CLE
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 110, Warriors 101
+9 DAL
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 100, Kings 110
+10 SAC
Bucks-MagicBucks 101, Magic 89
+12 MIL
Suns-ClippersSuns 80, Clippers 100
+20 LAC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 83, Hornets 106
+23 CHH
Odom shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST
75% (9-12)
Baron DavisCHH · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HowardDAL · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
67% (12-18)
WeatherspoonCLE · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 19 PTS, 11 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 78Cavs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2217201978
Cavs3017191480
The story
Andre Miller had 19 points and 11 assists as Cleveland beat New York 80-78

Allan Houston led New York with 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8+8+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 100Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25292521100
Kings34213124110
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 110-100 behind 21 points and 16 rebounds from Vlade Divac

Damon Jones paced Vancouver: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +9+1+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 83Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2518162483
Hornets32282323106
The story
Baron Davis' 18 points and 12 assists carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 106-83

For Atlanta, Dion Glover had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB · 7-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-18, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
300 +7+17+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 70 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 72 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 31

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 31, 10, 20, 18, 23, 12, 20, 31Hornets-Hawks · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 25, 17, 20, 27, 16, 18, 15, 31Kings-Grizzlies · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 17, 13, 13, 27, 38, 30, 36, 31Warriors-Mavs · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 32, 23, 20, 24, 16, 23, 26, 11, 30Mavs-Warriors · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 4, 34, 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26Magic-Bucks · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 1, 0, 17, 0, 14, 15, 7, 25Grizzlies-Kings · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+11.8 20.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+7.5 18.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+7.4 25.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.3 28.7 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−7.1 10.1 last 10 · 17.2 season
Rod StricklandPOR−6.2 3.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.1 23.4 last 10 · 28.5 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.9 5.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tony BattieBOS−4.8 1.9 last 10 · 6.7 season