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Thursday, March 12, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CHI by 11 after three quarters and won 104–97.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls97
Mavs104
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Nuggets98
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Nets104
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Clippers85
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +23
Final · Box score
Cavs74
Heat97
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Blazers95
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Kings86
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 1996–97Mar 12, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Mavs

Michael Finley scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Arvydas Sabonis goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-8-110+7DAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls30182320697
Mavs2416203113104
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 31, 27, 21, 17, 17, 24, 25, 32DAL32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 9, 21, 21, 22, 17, 17, 24, 25DAL25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 19, 17, 33, 28, 30, 42, 37, 26CHI26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 17, 8, 11, 14, 11, 8, 16, 22CHI22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Rockets combined for 219, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RocketsNets 104, Rockets 115
219
Bulls-MavsBulls 97, Mavs 104
201
Lakers-ClippersLakers 108, Clippers 85
193
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 93, Nuggets 98
191
Wolves-BlazersWolves 92, Blazers 95
187
Kings-SpursKings 86, Spurs 97
183
Cavs-HeatCavs 74, Heat 97
171
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 92, Blazers 95
+3 POR
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 93, Nuggets 98
+5 DEN
Bulls-MavsBulls 97, Mavs 104
+7 DAL
Kings-SpursKings 86, Spurs 97
+11 SAS
Nets-RocketsNets 104, Rockets 115
+11 HOU
Cavs-HeatCavs 74, Heat 97
+23 MIA
Lakers-ClippersLakers 108, Clippers 85
+23 LAL
Shaq shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (16-20)
Eddie JonesLAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SabonisPOR · 28 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
DrexlerHOU · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 92Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1623252892
Blazers2125232695
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 15 points carried Portland past Minnesota, 95-92

For Minnesota, Anthony Peeler had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 21-16, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+7+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 97Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls30182320697
Mavs2416203113104
The story
Cedric Ceballos had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas beat Chicago 104-97 in OT

Toni Kukoc led Chicago with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 31-20.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−8−110+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 86Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2719221886
Spurs3025152797
The story
San Antonio beat Sacramento 97-86 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from David Robinson

Corliss Williamson paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 14-24 FG

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+9+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Lakers by 23.

POR over MIN3DEN over VAN5DAL over CHI7HOU over NJN11SAS over SAC11LAL over LAC23MIA over CLE23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 33

Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 25, 24, 9, 21, 15, 24, 33Rockets-Nets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 25, 19, 14, 19, 29, 20, 19, 32Nets-Rockets · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 31, 27, 21, 17, 17, 24, 25, 32Mavs-Bulls · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 35, 19, 28, 29, 23, 32, 33, 32Lakers-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 10, 17, 22, 18, 23, 11, 19, 29Spurs-Kings · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 23, 21, 7, 23, 12, 23, 17, 28Blazers-Wolves · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+12.7 25.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Derek FisherLAL+8.4 14.1 last 10 · 5.7 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.5 22.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Matt GeigerCHH+7.3 18.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.1 17.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−8.0 4.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL−6.5 9.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Sherman DouglasNJN−5.5 3.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−5.3 3.2 last 10 · 8.5 season