FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 16, 1999Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 13 at halftime and won 82–81.

Final
ORL79
ATL91
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +12
Final
MIA81
BOS82
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -13; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +1
Final
NYK71
DET80
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +9
Final
LAC86
GSW83
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +3
Final
CHH95
MIL94
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH -10; Q4 CHH +1
Final
VAN75
MIN89
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +14
Final
IND83
PHI93
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI 0; Q4 PHI +10
Final
DAL85
PHX92
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +7
Final
POR80
SAS81
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +1
Final
NJN121
SEA91
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +30
Final · OT
CLE91
TOR90
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final
CHI70
WAS87
Q1 WAS +23; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +17
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 16, 1998: 5 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ VAN), 32 points.
The lead · MIA @ BOS

Boston rallies from 13 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 13 at the half, Boston outscored the Heat 49–35 the rest of the way. Final: 82–81. Antoine Walker led Boston with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-8-13-11+1BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2917181781
BOS2112202982
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 12, 15, 18, 6, 23, 21, 6, 29BOS29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Vitaly PotapenkoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 14, 4, 11, 4, 8, 19, 9, 14BOS14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 20, 6, 19, 22, 14, 18, 18, 19MIA19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 3, 16, 23, 4, 10, 10, 8, 16MIA16 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Nets rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Jersey beat Seattle by 30.

BOS over MIA1CHH over MIL1SAS over POR1CLE over TOR1LAC over GSW3PHX over DAL7DET over NYK9PHI over IND10ATL over ORL12MIN over VAN14WAS over CHI17NJN over SEA30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mookie Blaylock 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.
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 14, 13, 7, 28, 3, 18, 12, 30ATL vs ORL · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 30, 21, 20, 13, 33, 31, 8, 29SEA vs NJN · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 12, 15, 18, 6, 23, 21, 6, 29BOS vs MIA · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 11, 4, 12, 0, 0, 12, 4, 29DAL @ PHX · L
6.7 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 8, 10, 10, 14, 16, 9, 9, 28IND @ PHI · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 10, 14, 6, 19, 16, 5, 21, 26MIN vs VAN · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 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
Gary TrentDAL+6.1 21.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Anfernee HardawayORL+5.8 22.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Chucky BrownCHH+4.7 11.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.7 16.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Danny FortsonDEN+4.6 14.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−5.4 4.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.8 21.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Charles BarkleyHOU−4.5 11.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season