FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 8, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SEA by 12 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final
TOR98
CHI79
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +19
Final
DET98
CLE117
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +19
Final
LAC96
DAL98
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +2
Final
SEA97
DEN105
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +8
Final
SAS98
LAL80
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +18
Final
NJN101
MIL109
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +8
Final
VAN85
POR98
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +13
Final
ATL98
WAS108
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +10
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 · 1998–99Apr 8, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs GSW), 38 points.
The lead · SEA @ DEN

Denver beats Seattle, 105–97

Denver led 77–74 after three and won by 8. George McCloud led Denver with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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 Q3Final0-12-3+3+8DEN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA3018262397
DEN18273228105
Who led
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 7, 15, 20, 0, 14, 28, 23, 20DEN20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 1, 21, 13, 25, 20, 13, 17, 19DEN19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 28, 21, 21, 35, 21, 21, 29, 30SEA30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 9, 14, 11, 9, 3, 15, 11, 20SEA20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · VAN @ POR

Portland handles Vancouver by 13

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 29–9. Final: 98–85. Steven Smith led Portland with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over LAC2DEN over SEA8MIL over NJN8WAS over ATL10POR over VAN13SAS over LAL18TOR over CHI19CLE over DET19Final margin, points. Pink = POR over VAN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 78 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton 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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 28, 21, 21, 35, 21, 21, 29, 30SEA @ DEN · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 11, 15, 22, 8, 17, 12, 7, 29LAC @ DAL · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 2, 10, 22, 7, 21, 24, 14, 27POR vs VAN · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 17, 30, 36, 19, 19, 13, 28, 26SAS @ LAL · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 28, 24, 28, 10, 17, 16, 26LAL vs SAS · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 8, 20, 10, 22, 7, 10, 23, 25CLE vs DET · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 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
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.6 18.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Anthony MasonCHH+6.8 18.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
James PoseyDEN+6.0 14.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.8 24.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Larry HughesGSW+5.7 19.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Chris GatlingDEN−6.1 6.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jim JacksonATL−4.5 12.2 last 10 · 16.7 season