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Wednesday, March 4, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Spurs by 7 at halftime and won 90–83.

Final · Box score
Jazz110
Celtics94
Q1 Jazz +1; Q2 Jazz +3; Q3 Jazz +10; Q4 Jazz +16
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Hornets112
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets +3; Q3 Hornets +1; Q4 Hornets +10
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Cavs122
Q1 Cavs +7; Q2 Cavs +22; Q3 Cavs +36; Q4 Cavs +34
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Warriors90
Q1 Warriors +6; Q2 Warriors -7; Q3 Warriors -2; Q4 Warriors +7
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Lakers104
Q1 Lakers +9; Q2 Lakers +13; Q3 Lakers +13; Q4 Lakers +9
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Magic96
Q1 Magic +10; Q2 Magic +12; Q3 Magic +19; Q4 Magic +13
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Sixers87
Q1 Sixers -5; Q2 Sixers -4; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Kings109
Q1 Kings -3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 Kings +8; Q4 Kings +20
On this day · 1996–97Mar 4, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Lakers-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Warriors

Golden State upsets San Antonio

Tim Duncan goes for 35 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-7-2+7Warriors AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1937141383
Warriors2524192290
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 15, 10, 10, 18, 11, 18, 24, 26Warriors26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 18, 28, 19, 17, 15, 10, 2, 17Warriors17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 26, 29, 17, 28, 24, 27, 29, 35Spurs35 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 28, 33, 23, 20, 10, 17, 22, 18Spurs18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Hornets combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-HornetsWolves 102, Hornets 112
214
Raptors-CavsRaptors 88, Cavs 122
210
Jazz-CelticsJazz 110, Celtics 94
204
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 104
199
Pistons-KingsPistons 89, Kings 109
198
Sonics-MagicSonics 83, Magic 96
179
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 83, Warriors 90
173
Bucks-SixersBucks 80, Sixers 87
167
Sixers won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 80, Sixers 87
+7 Sixers
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 83, Warriors 90
+7 Warriors
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 104
+9 Lakers
Wolves-HornetsWolves 102, Hornets 112
+10 Hornets
Sonics-MagicSonics 83, Magic 96
+13 Magic
Jazz-CelticsJazz 110, Celtics 94
+16 Jazz
Pistons-KingsPistons 89, Kings 109
+20 Kings
Raptors-CavsRaptors 88, Cavs 122
+34 Cavs
Warriors rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WarriorsWarriors won · Spurs 83, Warriors 90
7 pts
Bucks-SixersSixers won · Bucks 80, Sixers 87
5 pts
Pistons-KingsKings won · Pistons 89, Kings 109
3 pts
Person shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonCavs · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
PhillsHornets · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WilliamsonKings · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (16-23)
Nick AndersonMagic · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
Jim JacksonWarriors · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 83Warriors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1937141383
Warriors2524192290
The story
Donyell Marshall had 17 points as Golden State beat San Antonio 90-83

David Robinson led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 14 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 22-13.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +6−7−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 95Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2224212895
Lakers31282124104
The story
Los Angeles beat Indiana 104-95 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Mark Jackson paced Indiana: 12 AST, 9 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 31-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +9+13+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Kings
Pistons 89Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3020201989
Kings27232831109
The story
Mitch Richmond's 17 points carried Sacramento past Detroit, 109-89

For Detroit, Jerome Williams had 12 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-19, was where the Kings built it.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −30+8+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Cleveland by 34.

Warriors over Spurs7Sixers over Bucks7Lakers over Pacers9Hornets over Wolves10Magic over Sonics13Jazz over Celtics16Kings over Pistons20Cavs over Raptors34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Corliss Williamson leads the day with 40

Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 21, 9, 16, 30, 29, 12, 40Kings-Pistons · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 27, 16, 17, 25, 21, 25, 36Celtics-Jazz · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 26, 29, 17, 28, 24, 27, 29, 35Spurs-Warriors · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 0, 28, 23, 4, 2, 14, 5, 13, 33Cavs-Raptors · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 25, 24, 26, 28, 21, 24, 32Jazz-Celtics · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 28, 14, 28, 28, 37, 30, 13, 31Magic-Sonics · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonMagic+12.6 24.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tracy MurrayWizards+8.0 23.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Tim DuncanSpurs+7.4 27.3 last 10 · 19.9 season
Calbert CheaneyWizards+6.5 20.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rod StricklandWizards+6.5 24.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Joe SmithSixers−6.6 9.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rony SeikalyMagic−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Brent BarryHeat−5.1 8.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jerry StackhousePistons−5.1 10.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Steve NashSuns−4.7 4.8 last 10 · 9.5 season