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Tuesday, March 11, 1997Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 6 after three quarters and won 104–100.

Final · Box score
Jazz99
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Celtics106
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Hornets98
Q1 CHH -3; Q2 CHH +9; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Magic96
Nuggets91
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Heat108
Bucks93
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Suns101
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Blazers109
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Kings85
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Spurs79
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Pistons80
Sonics93
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +13
On this day · 1995–96Mar 11, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Clippers), 31 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Minnesota takes care of Philadelphia

Tim Hardaway goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4-6+4MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31242520100
Wolves32192330104
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 7, 11, 20, 18, 14, 13, 21, 24MIN24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 18, 29, 22, 18, 23, 30, 8, 13MIN13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 16, 28, 25, 16, 25, 15, 24, 34PHI34 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 22, 17, 19, 17, 23, 23, 20, 20PHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Celtics combined for 223, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CelticsBulls 117, Celtics 106
223
Clippers-BlazersClippers 105, Blazers 109
214
Raptors-SunsRaptors 105, Suns 101
206
Jazz-HawksJazz 99, Hawks 106
205
Sixers-WolvesSixers 100, Wolves 104
204
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 93
201
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 92, Hornets 98
190
Magic-NuggetsMagic 96, Nuggets 91
187
Rockets-SpursRockets 103, Spurs 79
182
Knicks-MavsKnicks 83, Mavs 91
174
Cavs-KingsCavs 88, Kings 85
173
Pistons-SonicsPistons 80, Sonics 93
173
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-KingsCavs 88, Kings 85
+3 CLE
Raptors-SunsRaptors 105, Suns 101
+4 TOR
Sixers-WolvesSixers 100, Wolves 104
+4 MIN
Clippers-BlazersClippers 105, Blazers 109
+4 POR
Magic-NuggetsMagic 96, Nuggets 91
+5 ORL
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 92, Hornets 98
+6 CHH
Jazz-HawksJazz 99, Hawks 106
+7 ATL
Knicks-MavsKnicks 83, Mavs 91
+8 DAL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 117, Celtics 106
+11 CHI
Pistons-SonicsPistons 80, Sonics 93
+13 SEA
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 93
+15 MIA
Rockets-SpursRockets 103, Spurs 79
+24 HOU
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 100, Wolves 104
6 pts
Raptors-SunsTOR won · Raptors 105, Suns 101
3 pts
Knicks-MavsDAL won · Knicks 83, Mavs 91
3 pts
Magic-NuggetsORL won · Magic 96, Nuggets 91
3 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsCHH won · Grizzlies 92, Hornets 98
3 pts
Ervin Johnson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ervin JohnsonDEN · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
AustinMIA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BakerMIL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 88Kings 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2422281488
Kings2217192785
The story
Chris Mills had 21 points as Cleveland beat Sacramento 88-85

Michael Smith led Sacramento with 15 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+7+16+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitch Richmond led the game in fantasy with 54.1 FPTS (29 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 105Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors32222922105
Suns24332123101
The story
Clifford Rozier's 20 points and 14 rebounds carried Toronto past Phoenix, 105-101

For Phoenix, Hot Rod,Williams had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-24, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8−3+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cedric Ceballos was the fantasy play: 54.7 FPTS on 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 100Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31242520100
Wolves32192330104
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 104-100 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Stephon Marbury

Derrick Coleman paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1−4−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 24.

CLE over SAC3MIN over PHI4TOR over PHX4POR over LAC4ORL over DEN5CHH over VAN6ATL over UTA7DAL over NYK8CHI over BOS11SEA over DET13MIA over MIL15HOU over SAS24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 34

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 16, 28, 25, 16, 25, 15, 24, 34Sixers-Wolves · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 37, 23, 35, 31, 16, 38, 36, 32Bulls-Celtics · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 38, 4, 28, 19, 34, 32, 22, 29Kings-Cavs · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 29, 11, 28, 16, 45, 31, 29Heat-Bucks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 22, 14, 29, 25, 19, 24, 14, 27Bulls-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 18, 20, 17, 26, 21, 21, 19, 27Magic-Nuggets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellLAL+8.2 22.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Ike AustinMIA+7.6 17.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Loy VaughtLAC+6.0 20.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.6 19.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Sam CassellNJN+5.0 20.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
George McCloudLAL−6.8 5.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Shawn KempSEA−6.7 13.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dale EllisDEN−6.1 10.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Terrell BrandonCLE−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season