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Sunday, April 5, 1998Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Pistons by 16 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Wolves97
Hawks96
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves -2; Q3 Wolves -8; Q4 Wolves +1
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Celtics102
Q1 Celtics +17; Q2 Celtics +22; Q3 Celtics +19; Q4 Celtics +10
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Cavs94
Q1 Cavs -2; Q2 Cavs -10; Q3 Cavs +1; Q4 Cavs +1
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Nuggets83
Q1 Sonics -4; Q2 Sonics +8; Q3 Sonics +2; Q4 Sonics +4
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers105
Pistons103
Q1 Lakers -15; Q2 Lakers -16; Q3 Lakers -2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers +2
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Rockets94
Q1 Bulls -1; Q2 Bulls +1; Q3 Bulls +5; Q4 Bulls +15
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Pacers93
Q1 Pacers -5; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers +1
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Sixers116
Q1 Sixers +13; Q2 Sixers +20; Q3 Sixers +18; Q4 Sixers +12
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Kings105
Q1 Kings +2; Q2 Kings -6; Q3 Kings +3; Q4 Kings +6
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Grizzlies93
Q1 Jazz +2; Q2 Jazz +14; Q3 Jazz +14; Q4 Jazz +6
Final · Box score
Magic85
Wizards88
Q1 Wizards -6; Q2 Wizards +5; Q3 Wizards +1; Q4 Wizards +3
On this day · 1996–97Apr 5, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Sixers), 41 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pistons

Shaquille O'Neal drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over Detroit

Allen Iverson goes for 36 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-16-20+2Lakers AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers1526361810105
Pistons302722168103
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 24, 25, 31, 33, 20, 50, 26, 35Lakers35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 6, 12, 15, 5, 9, 12, 12, 19Lakers19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 14, 11, 8, 22, 27, 12, 29, 26Pistons26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 20, 17, 12, 18, 6, 15, 20, 23Pistons23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Sixers combined for 220, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SixersRaptors 104, Sixers 116
220
Lakers-PistonsLakers 105, Pistons 103
208
Mavs-KingsMavs 99, Kings 105
204
Bulls-RocketsBulls 109, Rockets 94
203
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 92, Celtics 102
194
Wolves-HawksWolves 97, Hawks 96
193
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 99, Grizzlies 93
192
Clippers-CavsClippers 93, Cavs 94
187
Bucks-PacersBucks 92, Pacers 93
185
Magic-WizardsMagic 85, Wizards 88
173
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 87, Nuggets 83
170
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-HawksWolves 97, Hawks 96
+1 MIN
Bucks-PacersBucks 92, Pacers 93
+1 Pacers
Clippers-CavsClippers 93, Cavs 94
+1 Cavs
Lakers-PistonsLakers 105, Pistons 103
+2 Lakers
Magic-WizardsMagic 85, Wizards 88
+3 Wizards
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 87, Nuggets 83
+4 Sonics
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 99, Grizzlies 93
+6 Jazz
Mavs-KingsMavs 99, Kings 105
+6 Kings
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 92, Celtics 102
+10 Celtics
Raptors-SixersRaptors 104, Sixers 116
+12 Sixers
Bulls-RocketsBulls 109, Rockets 94
+15 Bulls
Lakers erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PistonsLakers won · Lakers 105, Pistons 103
16 pts
Clippers-CavsCavs won · Clippers 93, Cavs 94
10 pts
Wolves-HawksWolves won · Wolves 97, Hawks 96
8 pts
Mavs-KingsKings won · Mavs 99, Kings 105
6 pts
Magic-WizardsWizards won · Magic 85, Wizards 88
6 pts
Alexander shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AlexanderNuggets · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
ColemanSixers · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Sam MitchellMIN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
CurryBucks · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
TrentRaptors · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 93Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2232122793
Cavs2024232794
The story
Shawn Kemp's 25 points carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 94-93

For Los Angeles, James Robinson had 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 23-12.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −2−10+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamond Murray was the fantasy play: 46.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 105Pistons 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers1526361810105
Pistons302722168103
The story
Eddie Jones had 17 points as Los Angeles beat Detroit 105-103 in OT

Bison Dele led Detroit with 26 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Lakers took the third 36-22.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −15−16−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 58.2 FPTS (18 PTS, 16 REB, 12 AST)

Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 85Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2122231985
Wizards1533192188
The story
Washington beat Orlando 88-85 behind a 21-11-13 triple-double from Rod Strickland

Nick Anderson paced Orlando: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −6+5+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games go down to the wire

Six of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Chicago by 15.

Wolves over Hawks1Cavs over Clippers1Pacers over Bucks1Lakers over Pistons2Wizards over Magic3Sonics over Nuggets4Kings over Mavs6Jazz over Grizzlies6Celtics over Knicks10Sixers over Raptors12Bulls over Rockets15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 40

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 33, 24, 17, 34, 30, 26, 41, 40Bulls-Rockets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 4, 17, 24, 20, 28, 30, 21, 36Sixers-Raptors · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 24, 25, 31, 33, 20, 50, 26, 35Lakers-Pistons · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 10, 35, 31, 35, 15, 17, 11, 30Grizzlies-Jazz · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 31, 16, 19, 19, 30, 23, 19, 26Grizzlies-Jazz · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 10, 15, 15, 24, 6, 9, 13, 26Clippers-Cavs · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonMagic+8.7 22.9 last 10 · 14.2 season
Armen GilliamBucks+7.7 18.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies+7.1 23.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Dee BrownRaptors+5.3 13.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNets−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Stephon MarburyWolves−8.0 9.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Brent BarryHeat−7.3 3.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Bobby JacksonNuggets−5.9 6.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Damon StoudamireBlazers−5.6 12.5 last 10 · 18.1 season