FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 1, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 14 after three quarters and won 88–87.

Final
LAC84
DAL93
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +9
Final
SEA110
DEN113
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final
CHI75
DET107
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +32
Final
PHI88
MIA84
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +4
Final
ATL85
NJN90
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +5
Final
CLE74
NYK78
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +4
Final
VAN91
SAS103
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +12
Final
IND87
TOR88
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +1
Final
HOU87
UTA88
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -14; Q4 UTA +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1997–98Apr 1, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Jeff Hornacek (UTA vs POR), 31 points.
The lead · HOU @ UTA

Utah rallies from 14 down to beat Houston

Trailing by 14 after three, Utah outscored the Rockets 31–16 the rest of the way. Final: 88–87. Bryon Russell led Utah with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-2-14+1UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1924281687
UTA1823163188
Who led
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 4, 7, 15, 17, 6, 6, 8, 25UTA25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 24, 16, 31, 23, 26, 7, 20, 16UTA16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 32, 24, 12, 20, 24, 13, 32HOU32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Brent PricePoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4, 6, 19, 13HOU13 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Pistons rout

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Chicago by 32.

TOR over IND1UTA over HOU1DEN over SEA3PHI over MIA4NYK over CLE4NJN over ATL5DAL over LAC9SAS over VAN12DET over CHI32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 29, 24, 19, 28, 5, 21, 26, 39SAS vs VAN · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 7, 26, 27, 26, 10, 20, 15, 33SEA @ DEN · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 32, 24, 12, 20, 24, 13, 32HOU @ UTA · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 16, 11, 11, 13, 3, 24, 9, 32DEN vs SEA · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 23, 10, 23, 32, 14, 22, 7, 31TOR vs IND · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 20, 18, 16, 4, 23, 22, 29, 31DEN vs SEA · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Bimbo ColesGSW+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Hubert DavisDAL+4.7 12.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.0 13.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Vince CarterTOR+4.0 21.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−4.1 15.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jason WilliamsSAC−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Grant HillDET−3.6 17.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.6 11.1 last 10 · 14.7 season