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Monday, March 9, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Magic88
Sixers78
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Suns134
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +32; Q4 PHX +29
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Kings88
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 1996–97Mar 9, 1997: 11 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Utah rallies from 10 down to beat Houston

Karl Malone goes for 29 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10-4+7UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2532211593
Jazz19282726100
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 28, 21, 24, 32, 32, 40, 29UTA29 PTS · 21 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 14, 13, 9, 12, 13, 23, 8, 15UTA15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 10, 17, 13, 4, 16, 13, 2, 37HOU37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 16, 17, 13, 25, 24, 9, 21, 15HOU15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Warriors-Kings

Golden State controls Sacramento start to finish

Golden State won 93–88, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Erick Dampier led Golden State with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over SAC5UTA over HOU7ORL over PHI10PHX over LAC29Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over SAC.
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 239, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 105, Suns 134
239
Rockets-JazzRockets 93, Jazz 100
193
Warriors-KingsWarriors 93, Kings 88
181
Magic-SixersMagic 88, Sixers 78
166
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 93, Kings 88
+5 GSW
Rockets-JazzRockets 93, Jazz 100
+7 UTA
Magic-SixersMagic 88, Sixers 78
+10 ORL
Clippers-SunsClippers 105, Suns 134
+29 PHX
Piatkowski shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PiatkowskiLAC · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Eddie JohnsonHOU · 37 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Lamond MurrayLAC · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
CarrUTA · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
AustinLAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 93Kings 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2729172093
Kings1820331788
The story
Donyell Marshall's 21 points and 13 rebounds carried Golden State past Sacramento, 93-88

For Sacramento, Corliss Williamson had 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-18, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +9+18+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitch Richmond was the fantasy play: 51.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 93Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2532211593
Jazz19282726100
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 15 points as Utah beat Houston 100-93

Charles Barkley led Houston with 11 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 26-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6−10−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 88Sixers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2522192288
Sixers2522121978
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 88-78 behind 22 points from Nick Anderson

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 8-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 19-12 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 00+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 37 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Eddie Johnson leads the day with 37

Eddie JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 10, 17, 13, 4, 16, 13, 2, 37Rockets-Jazz · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 28, 21, 24, 32, 32, 40, 29Jazz-Rockets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 21 REB · 6 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 9, 16, 30, 29, 12, 40, 23, 27Kings-Warriors · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 16, 19, 27, 22, 5, 9, 29, 23Clippers-Suns · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 28, 28, 37, 30, 13, 31, 25, 22Magic-Sixers · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 14, 19, 23, 34, 21, 17, 32, 22Kings-Warriors · L
23.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+13.3 25.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+8.0 22.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+6.7 17.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.1 26.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Matt GeigerCHH+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−6.9 6.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Joe SmithPHI−5.6 10.3 last 10 · 15.9 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−5.3 3.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season