Friday, March 28, 1997Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHH by 12 at halftime and won 116–115.

Final · Box score

Pacers116

Hornets115

Final · Box score

Clippers85

Pistons113

Final · Box score

Cavs79

Heat83

Final · Box score

Knicks86

Nets92

Final · Box score

Celtics105

Sixers113

Final · OT · Box score

Warriors115

Suns122

Final · Box score

Grizzlies81

Blazers115

Final · Box score

Wolves81

Sonics92

Final · Box score

Bucks96

Jazz101

Final · Box score

Raptors86

Bullets113

On this day · 1995–96Mar 28, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Blazers), 27 points.

Mar 28 in other seasons2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

The lead · Pacers-Hornets

Reggie Miller scores 39, Indiana rallies past Charlotte

Kevin Johnson goes for 38 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pacers	35	20	31	30	116
Hornets	33	34	28	20	115

Who led

Reggie MillerIND39 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Rik SmitsIND27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST

Matt GeigerCHH25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST

Vlade DivacCHH21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 34.

Top scorers tonight

Reggie Miller IND39

Kevin Johnson PHX38

Antoine Walker BOS37

Latrell Sprewell GSW31

Karl Malone UTA31

Kevin Johnson tops the night at 74.6 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

Kevin JohnsonPHX · 38 PTS, 13 AST, 6 STL, 3 REB

74.6

Antoine WalkerBOS · 37 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

69.3

SprewellGSW · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 1 BLK

59.2

Rod,WilliamsPHX · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL

58.5

ReggieIND · 39 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

55.1

WebberWSB · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK

54.5

DivacCHH · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL

53.2

PaytonSEA · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL

48.8

Records so far

Chicago leads the league at 61–9

East

1. CHI61-9

2. MIA53-17

3. NYK50-21

4. DET49-21

5. ATL49-22

6. CHH45-26

7. ORL40-30

8. CLE36-34

9. WSB35-35

10. IND34-36

11. MIL28-42

12. TOR25-47

13. NJN23-47

14. PHI19-50

15. BOS13-59

West

1. UTA53-17

2. SEA50-21

3. LAL48-23

4. HOU47-23

5. POR43-30

6. MIN34-37

7. PHX32-39

8. LAC31-39

9. SAC29-42

10. GSW25-45

11. DAL22-47

12. DEN19-50

13. SAS18-52

14. VAN12-62

Next slate · Sat Mar 29

Five games on Saturday

Kings-HawksTBD

Nets-BullsTBD

Nuggets-RocketsTBD

Jazz-SpursTBD

Mavs-BulletsTBD

The night in charts

Warriors-Suns combined for 237, 6 more than any other game

Points by game

Warriors-SunsWarriors 115, Suns 122

237

Pacers-HornetsPacers 116, Hornets 115

231

Celtics-SixersCeltics 105, Sixers 113

218

Raptors-BulletsRaptors 86, Bullets 113

199

Clippers-PistonsClippers 85, Pistons 113

198

Bucks-JazzBucks 96, Jazz 101

197

Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 81, Blazers 115

196

Knicks-NetsKnicks 86, Nets 92

178

Wolves-SonicsWolves 81, Sonics 92

173

Cavs-HeatCavs 79, Heat 83

162

3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Pacers-HornetsPacers 116, Hornets 115

+1 IND

Cavs-HeatCavs 79, Heat 83

+4 MIA

Bucks-JazzBucks 96, Jazz 101

+5 UTA

Knicks-NetsKnicks 86, Nets 92

+6 NJN

Warriors-SunsWarriors 115, Suns 122

+7 PHX

Celtics-SixersCeltics 105, Sixers 113

+8 PHI

Wolves-SonicsWolves 81, Sonics 92

+11 SEA

Raptors-BulletsRaptors 86, Bullets 113

+27 WSB

Clippers-PistonsClippers 85, Pistons 113

+28 DET

Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 81, Blazers 115

+34 POR

IND erased a 12-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 116, Hornets 115

12 pts

Knicks-NetsNJN won · Knicks 86, Nets 92

10 pts

Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 115, Suns 122

8 pts

Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 81, Sonics 92

2 pts

Webber shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

WebberWSB · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK

90% (9-10)

Grant HillDET · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

82% (9-11)

SmitsIND · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST

79% (11-14)

EwingNYK · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK

73% (8-11)

DivacCHH · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL

73% (8-11)

Final · Pacers-Hornets

Pacers 116Hornets 115

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pacers	35	20	31	30	116
Hornets	33	34	28	20	115

The story

Rik Smits had 27 points as Indiana beat Charlotte 116-115

Matt Geiger led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 30-20.

IND lead by quarter

Final · Knicks-Nets

Knicks 86Nets 92

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Knicks	31	21	15	19	86
Nets	24	18	30	20	92

The story

New Jersey beat New York 92-86 behind 29 points from Jim Jackson

Allan Houston paced New York: 24 PTS, 2 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB · 12-25 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter

Final · Warriors-Suns

Warriors 115Suns 122

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Warriors	25	29	32	24	5	115
Suns	22	30	26	32	12	122

The story

Hot Rod,Williams' 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past Golden State, 122-115 in OT

For Golden State, Joe Smith had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 32-24.

PHX lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Kevin JohnsonPHX

+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 53 minutes.

Losing minutes

Travis BestIND

−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Shawn RespertTOR

+24.9minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

34 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 39

Reggie MillerPacers-Hornets · W

22.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

39 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Kevin JohnsonSuns-Warriors · W

19.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST

Antoine WalkerCeltics-Sixers · L

16.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high37 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST

Latrell SprewellWarriors-Suns · L

25.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST

Karl MaloneJazz-Bucks · W

27.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Jim JacksonNets-Knicks · W

15.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Marcus CambyTOR+7.3 22.2 last 10 · 14.9 season

Rex ChapmanPHX+7.1 20.0 last 10 · 12.9 season

Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.1 25.8 last 10 · 19.7 season

Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 20.6 last 10 · 14.6 season

Rik SmitsIND+5.6 21.6 last 10 · 16.0 season

Cold

George McCloudLAL−7.7 3.0 last 10 · 10.7 season

Tom GugliottaMIN−4.7 16.5 last 10 · 21.2 season

Todd DayBOS−4.7 9.1 last 10 · 13.8 season

Nick AndersonORL−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season

Terrell BrandonCLE−4.6 14.4 last 10 · 19.0 season

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