FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 101–93.

Final
NYK91
CHH84
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +7
Final
MIA90
CLE65
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +25
Final
CHI93
DAL101
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +8
Final
SAC89
GSW114
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +25
Final
LAL80
HOU102
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +22
Final
SAS94
LAC88
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +6
Final
WAS91
MIL99
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +8
Final
DEN77
POR93
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +22; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +16
Final
PHX99
UTA85
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +14
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 26, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs NJN), 32 points.
The lead · CHI @ DAL

Dallas fights back late to top Chicago

Chicago led 74–66 after three. Dallas won the fourth 35–19 and the game 101–93. Michael Finley led Dallas with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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+8+3-8+8DAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1926291993
DAL27211835101
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 34, 6, 24, 36, 27, 20, 26, 28DAL28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 0, 5, 0, 11, 6, 9, 0, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 10, 23, 25, 15, 17, 22, 25, 26CHI26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Cory CarrPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 3, 0, 0, 10, 8, 2, 6, 18CHI18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Miami by 25.

SAS over LAC6NYK over CHH7DAL over CHI8MIL over WAS8PHX over UTA14POR over DEN16HOU over LAL22MIA over CLE25GSW over SAC25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 31

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.
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 29, 14, 17, 18, 27, 26, 18, 31MIL vs WAS · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 34, 6, 24, 36, 27, 20, 26, 28DAL vs CHI · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 6, 11, 0, 7, 6, 6, 10, 28POR vs DEN · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 13, 13, 7, 7, 13, 28, 17, 27LAC vs SAS · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 10, 23, 25, 15, 17, 22, 25, 26CHI @ DAL · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 7, 31, 6, 22, 4, 23, 21, 26HOU vs LAL · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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+6.0 21.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.7 24.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Danny FortsonDEN+4.6 15.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky BrownCHH+4.6 12.3 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
J.R. ReidLAL−4.3 5.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.0 10.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tim HardawayMIA−3.8 13.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Derek HarperLAL−3.7 3.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season