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Thursday, March 19, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DEN by 10 after three quarters and won 104–103.

Final · Box score
Bucks81
Hawks84
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors82
Mavs88
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Rockets105
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Magic87
Nets93
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Knicks77
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Kings85
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +5
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets103
Raptors104
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -10; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Wizards91
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +4
On this day · 1996–97Mar 19, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Raptors

Toronto flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 18 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-6-100+1TOR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets252626188103
Raptors202522289104
Who led
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 13, 2, 21, 16, 14, 9, 12, 24TOR24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 16, 17, 17, 21, 13, 24, 30, 20TOR20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 23, 10, 20, 17, 33, 17, 16, 24DEN24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 9, 20, 14, 15, 9, 7, 18, 17DEN17 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Raptors combined for 207, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 103, Raptors 104
207
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 96, Rockets 105
201
Pacers-WizardsPacers 95, Wizards 91
186
Magic-NetsMagic 87, Nets 93
180
Cavs-KingsCavs 90, Kings 85
175
Warriors-MavsWarriors 82, Mavs 88
170
Bucks-HawksBucks 81, Hawks 84
165
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 82, Knicks 77
159
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 103, Raptors 104
+1 TOR
Bucks-HawksBucks 81, Hawks 84
+3 ATL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 95, Wizards 91
+4 IND
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 82, Knicks 77
+5 POR
Cavs-KingsCavs 90, Kings 85
+5 CLE
Warriors-MavsWarriors 82, Mavs 88
+6 DAL
Magic-NetsMagic 87, Nets 93
+6 NJN
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 96, Rockets 105
+9 HOU
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-RaptorsTOR won · Nuggets 103, Raptors 104
10 pts
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 90, Kings 85
6 pts
Celtics-RocketsHOU won · Celtics 96, Rockets 105
6 pts
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 81, Hawks 84
3 pts
Hakeem shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (15-20)
Dee BrownTOR · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
NewmanDEN · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
StricklandWAS · 24 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
KnightCLE · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 103Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets252626188103
Raptors202522289104
The story
Dee Brown had 24 points as Toronto beat Denver 104-103 in OT

Dean Garrett led Denver with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-13 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 28-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5−6−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby led the game in fantasy with 47.9 FPTS (13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 81Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2119172481
Hawks1826202084
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 84-81 behind 14 points and 14 rebounds from Alan Henderson

Ervin Johnson paced Milwaukee: 17 REB, 10 PTS 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

A 26-19 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+4+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 82Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors22171821482
Mavs311216191088
The story
Shawn Bradley's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past Golden State, 88-82 in OT

For Golden State, Donyell Marshall had 13 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+4+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jim Jackson was the fantasy play: 56.9 FPTS on 18 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.6Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 9.

TOR over DEN1ATL over MIL3IND over WAS4POR over NYK5CLE over SAC5DAL over GSW6NJN over ORL6HOU over BOS9Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Nick Anderson leads the day with 38

Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 31, 25, 22, 25, 20, 30, 21, 38Magic-Nets · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 13, 20, 13, 16, 23, 18, 33Rockets-Celtics · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 15, 24, 16, 6, 16, 14, 18, 31Celtics-Rockets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 21, 23, 26, 17, 18, 15, 20, 24Wizards-Pacers · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 26, 23, 23, 24, 34, 22, 26, 24Wizards-Pacers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 13, 2, 21, 16, 14, 9, 12, 24Raptors-Nuggets · W
7.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+11.6 25.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+7.9 23.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Elliot PerryMIL+7.8 14.6 last 10 · 6.8 season
Derek FisherLAL+6.9 12.6 last 10 · 5.7 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Brent BarryMIA−7.2 5.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rony SeikalyNJN−7.2 7.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 8.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dennis ScottPHX−6.6 5.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Vlade DivacCHH−6.1 4.1 last 10 · 10.2 season