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Sunday, February 22, 1998Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Warriors by 14 at halftime and won 90–82.

Final · Box score
Heat90
Warriors82
Q1 Heat -3; Q2 Heat -14; Q3 Heat -5; Q4 Heat +8
Final · Box score
Cavs71
Bucks79
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks +5; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +8
Final · Box score
Kings95
Wolves113
Q1 Wolves -3; Q2 Wolves +5; Q3 Wolves +16; Q4 Wolves +18
Final · Box score
Rockets74
Knicks92
Q1 Knicks +2; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 Knicks +1; Q4 Knicks +18
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Magic96
Q1 Magic +7; Q2 Magic -2; Q3 Magic +4; Q4 Magic +2
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Sixers92
Q1 Pacers +5; Q2 Pacers +7; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Spurs79
Suns97
Q1 Suns -7; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 Suns -1; Q4 Suns +18
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Blazers121
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers +13; Q3 Blazers +19; Q4 Blazers +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets68
Sonics88
Q1 Sonics +7; Q2 Sonics +12; Q3 Sonics +12; Q4 Sonics +20
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies105
Raptors113
Q1 Raptors +10; Q2 Raptors +4; Q3 Raptors +4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 Raptors +8
On this day · 1996–97Feb 22, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Warriors

Miami climbs back to beat Golden State

Allen Iverson goes for 33 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-14-5+8Heat AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2211273090
Warriors2522181782
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 11, 32, 22, 13, 17, 16, 21, 24Heat24 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 16, 21, 39, 31, 17, 28, 26, 21Heat21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 2, 23, 12, 17, 19, 30, 9, 20, 18, 28Warriors28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 11, 4, 15, 13, 16, 18, 16, 22Warriors22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Raptors combined for 218, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 105, Raptors 113
218
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 96, Blazers 121
217
Kings-WolvesKings 95, Wolves 113
208
Lakers-MagicLakers 94, Magic 96
190
Pacers-SixersPacers 97, Sixers 92
189
Spurs-SunsSpurs 79, Suns 97
176
Heat-WarriorsHeat 90, Warriors 82
172
Rockets-KnicksRockets 74, Knicks 92
166
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 68, Sonics 88
156
Cavs-BucksCavs 71, Bucks 79
150
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MagicLakers 94, Magic 96
+2 Magic
Pacers-SixersPacers 97, Sixers 92
+5 Pacers
Heat-WarriorsHeat 90, Warriors 82
+8 Heat
Cavs-BucksCavs 71, Bucks 79
+8 Bucks
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 105, Raptors 113
+8 Raptors
Spurs-SunsSpurs 79, Suns 97
+18 Suns
Kings-WolvesKings 95, Wolves 113
+18 MIN
Rockets-KnicksRockets 74, Knicks 92
+18 Knicks
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 68, Sonics 88
+20 Sonics
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 96, Blazers 121
+25 Blazers
Heat erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WarriorsHeat won · Heat 90, Warriors 82
14 pts
Spurs-SunsSuns won · Spurs 79, Suns 97
7 pts
Kings-WolvesWolves won · Kings 95, Wolves 113
3 pts
Lakers-MagicMagic won · Lakers 94, Magic 96
2 pts
John Wallace shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John WallaceRaptors · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
PerdueSpurs · 19 REB, 16 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Brian GrantBlazers · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ZoHeat · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
AISixers · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 94Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2327212394
Magic3018272196
The story
Nick Anderson had 30 points as Orlando beat Los Angeles 96-94

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +7−2+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bo Outlaw led the game in fantasy with 49.8 FPTS (14 REB, 10 PTS, 6 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Raptors
Grizzlies 105Raptors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2025202812105
Raptors3019202420113
The story
Marcus Camby's 15 points carried Toronto past Vancouver, 113-105 in OT

For Vancouver, Blue Edwards had 12 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Raptors built it.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +10+4+40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Warriors
Heat 90Warriors 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2211273090
Warriors2522181782
The story
Miami beat Golden State 90-82 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from P.J. Brown

Erick Dampier paced Golden State: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

A 30-17 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −3−14−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
Joe SmithSixers
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 19 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Boston by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

Magic over Lakers2Pacers over Sixers5Heat over Warriors8Bucks over Cavs8Raptors over Grizzlies8Wolves over Kings18Knicks over Rockets18Suns over Spurs18Sonics over Nuggets20Blazers over Celtics25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 33

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 18, 27, 30, 26, 27, 13, 27, 33Sixers-Pacers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 32, 12, 27, 35, 29, 23, 22, 32Kings-Wolves · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 18, 16, 28, 14, 28, 28, 37, 30Magic-Lakers · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 25, 24, 25, 27, 30, 21, 22, 29Bucks-Cavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 2, 23, 12, 17, 19, 30, 9, 20, 18, 28Warriors-Heat · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 19, 24, 11, 20, 16, 16, 17, 28Celtics-Blazers · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonMagic+10.9 22.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tony DelkWarriors+7.3 17.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tracy MurrayWizards+6.6 21.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Tim DuncanSpurs+6.3 25.4 last 10 · 19.1 season
Rod StricklandWizards+6.1 23.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyMagic−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Bison DelePistons−4.4 12.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Brent BarryClippers−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Kevin WillisRockets−4.2 13.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Ike AustinClippers−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season