FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 2, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHH by 8 at halftime and won 87–81.

Final
VAN81
ATL84
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +3
Final
MIL84
BOS83
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +1
Final
IND87
CHH81
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final
ORL115
CHI68
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +26; Q3 ORL +40; Q4 ORL +47
Final
UTA92
GSW85
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +7
Final
DEN88
MIN107
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +19
Final
CLE85
PHI80
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +5
Final
LAL91
PHX90
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +1
Final
SEA95
POR107
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +12
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 2, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ NJN), 50 points.
The lead · IND @ CHH

Indiana climbs out of an 8-point hole against Charlotte

Down 8 at the half, the Pacers won the fourth quarter 29–25 and the game 87–81. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · IND 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+2+6IND AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2118192987
CHH242392581
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 18, 26, 16, 14, 17, 19, 16, 18IND18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 14, 8, 20, 10, 22, 15, 14, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 11, 9, 15, 7, 11, 12, 19CHH19 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 23, 20, 14, 17, 15, 7, 13, 17CHH17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Chicago by 47, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIL over BOS1LAL over PHX1ATL over VAN3CLE over PHI5IND over CHH6UTA over GSW7POR over SEA12MIN over DEN19ORL over CHI47Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 30

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.
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 11, 11, 13, 3, 24, 9, 32, 30DEN @ MIN · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 17, 10, 24, 21, 17, 11, 16, 30PHX vs LAL · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 20, 28, 27, 22, 19, 16, 22, 28MIN vs DEN · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 26, 27, 26, 10, 20, 15, 33, 27SEA @ POR · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 19, 18, 11, 14, 9, 14, 24ATL vs VAN · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 22, 13, 14, 8, 17, 16, 11, 24ORL @ CHI · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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+5.2 14.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Hubert DavisDAL+4.7 12.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.4 13.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Detlef SchrempfSEA+4.2 18.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jason WilliamsSAC−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Grant HillDET−3.6 17.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.3 16.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Joe DumarsDET−3.2 8.7 last 10 · 11.9 season