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Sunday, March 1, 1998Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 8 at halftime and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Blazers101
Celtics102
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Cavs102
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Rockets100
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets63
Pacers90
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Nets84
Heat85
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons113
Wolves115
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves 0; OT2 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Knicks101
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Suns87
Sonics89
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Grizzlies76
Q1 ATL +21; Q2 ATL +23; Q3 ATL +32; Q4 ATL +25
On this day · 1996–97Mar 1, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Bullets), 40 points.
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The lead · Nets-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat New Jersey

Mookie Blaylock goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-80+1MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2624151984
Heat1923232085
Who led
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 2, 25, 26, 12, 8, 16, 20, 12, 19, 27MIA27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 10, 9, 16, 20, 10, 2, 17, 20MIA20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 22, 16, 9, 13, 16, 13, 22NJN22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 19, 20, 13, 24, 29, 15, 16, 17NJN17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 27.

BOS over POR1MIA over NJN1MIN over DET2SEA over PHX2UTA over HOU6NYK over LAL12CLE over GSW20ATL over VAN25IND over DEN27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Pistons-Wolves combined for 228, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WolvesPistons 113, Wolves 115
228
Jazz-RocketsJazz 106, Rockets 100
206
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 101, Celtics 102
203
Lakers-KnicksLakers 89, Knicks 101
190
Warriors-CavsWarriors 82, Cavs 102
184
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 101, Grizzlies 76
177
Suns-SonicsSuns 87, Sonics 89
176
Nets-HeatNets 84, Heat 85
169
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 63, Pacers 90
153
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 84, Heat 85
+1 MIA
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 101, Celtics 102
+1 BOS
Pistons-WolvesPistons 113, Wolves 115
+2 MIN
Suns-SonicsSuns 87, Sonics 89
+2 SEA
Jazz-RocketsJazz 106, Rockets 100
+6 UTA
Lakers-KnicksLakers 89, Knicks 101
+12 NYK
Warriors-CavsWarriors 82, Cavs 102
+20 CLE
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 101, Grizzlies 76
+25 ATL
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 63, Pacers 90
+27 IND
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 84, Heat 85
8 pts
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 106, Rockets 100
7 pts
Lakers-KnicksNYK won · Lakers 89, Knicks 101
3 pts
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 113, Wolves 115
2 pts
Brian Grant shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantPOR · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
P.J. BrownMIA · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
FisherLAL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SmitsIND · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
KempCLE · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Celtics
Blazers 101Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21191843101
Celtics21272826102
The story
Boston beat Portland 102-101 behind 25 points and 11 rebounds from Antoine Walker

Arvydas Sabonis paced Portland: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+8+18+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Minor topped the game at 43.3 FPTS: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 113Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons241726221113113
Wolves232220241115115
The story
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota beat Detroit 115-113 in OT

Bison Dele led Detroit with 22 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 22-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+4−200+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 87Sonics 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1827251787
Sonics2323291489
The story
Detlef Schrempf's 13 points and 10 rebounds carried Seattle past Phoenix, 89-87

For Phoenix, Jason Kidd had 13 AST, 8 REB, 5 PTS 13 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 5-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+1+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 24 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 32

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 34, 21, 13, 34, 9, 25, 19, 32Knicks-Lakers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 30, 20, 27, 20, 13, 16, 26, 28Cavs-Warriors · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 5, 21, 19, 18, 14, 10, 5, 28Pistons-Wolves · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 2, 25, 26, 12, 8, 16, 20, 12, 19, 27Heat-Nets · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 14, 19, 25, 14, 25, 13, 17, 26Wolves-Pistons · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 13, 4, 27, 13, 24, 16, 15, 26Wolves-Pistons · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+11.0 22.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS+7.5 26.9 last 10 · 19.4 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+7.4 22.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Rod StricklandWAS+7.1 25.0 last 10 · 17.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK+6.2 23.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Joe SmithPHI−5.6 10.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Steve NashPHX−4.9 4.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.7 10.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−4.5 5.0 last 10 · 9.5 season