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Tuesday, April 7, 1998Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Warriors by 6 at halftime and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Knicks79
Hawks92
Q1 Hawks +2; Q2 Hawks +1; Q3 Hawks +13; Q4 Hawks +13
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Bulls103
Q1 Bulls +10; Q2 Bulls +3; Q3 Bulls +19; Q4 Bulls +18
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Mavs91
Q1 Blazers -4; Q2 Blazers +10; Q3 Blazers +15; Q4 Blazers +8
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Nuggets87
Q1 Rockets +3; Q2 Rockets +11; Q3 Rockets +11; Q4 Rockets +17
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Warriors99
Q1 Jazz -1; Q2 Jazz -6; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 Jazz +2
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Pacers82
Q1 Pacers +7; Q2 Pacers +8; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Clippers94
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +6; Q3 Grizzlies +13; Q4 Grizzlies +16
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Bucks114
Q1 Bucks +9; Q2 Bucks +15; Q3 Bucks +11; Q4 Bucks +9
Final · Box score
Heat89
Wolves92
Q1 Wolves -1; Q2 Wolves +1; Q3 Wolves -1; Q4 Wolves +3
Final · Box score
Suns103
Kings97
Q1 Suns +13; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +11; Q4 Suns +6
On this day · 1996–97Apr 7, 1997: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bulls), 44 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Warriors

Karl Malone scores 56 as Utah beats Golden State

Shawn Bradley goes for 22 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-60+2Jazz AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24202928101
Warriors2525232699
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 19, 33, 31, 20, 29, 22, 25, 56Jazz56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 5, 12, 13, 9, 14, 6, 11, 13Jazz13 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 19, 22, 18, 14, 33, 16, 28Warriors28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 8, 5, 16, 16, 10, 14, 14, 20Warriors20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Bucks combined for 219, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BucksRaptors 105, Bucks 114
219
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 110, Clippers 94
204
Suns-KingsSuns 103, Kings 97
200
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 101, Warriors 99
200
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 104, Nuggets 87
191
Blazers-MavsBlazers 99, Mavs 91
190
Wizards-BullsWizards 85, Bulls 103
188
Heat-WolvesHeat 89, Wolves 92
181
Knicks-HawksKnicks 79, Hawks 92
171
Cavs-PacersCavs 80, Pacers 82
162
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 80, Pacers 82
+2 Pacers
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 101, Warriors 99
+2 Jazz
Heat-WolvesHeat 89, Wolves 92
+3 MIN
Suns-KingsSuns 103, Kings 97
+6 Suns
Blazers-MavsBlazers 99, Mavs 91
+8 Blazers
Raptors-BucksRaptors 105, Bucks 114
+9 Bucks
Knicks-HawksKnicks 79, Hawks 92
+13 Hawks
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 110, Clippers 94
+16 Grizzlies
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 104, Nuggets 87
+17 Rockets
Wizards-BullsWizards 85, Bulls 103
+18 Bulls
Jazz rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WarriorsJazz won · Jazz 101, Warriors 99
6 pts
Blazers-MavsBlazers won · Blazers 99, Mavs 91
4 pts
Heat-WolvesWolves won · Heat 89, Wolves 92
1 pt
Webber shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberWizards · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
Ervin JohnsonBucks · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
Ray AllenBucks · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
HendersonHawks · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
RiderBlazers · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 101Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24202928101
Warriors2525232699
The story
John Stockton had 14 assists and 13 points as Utah beat Golden State 101-99

Jim Jackson led Golden State with 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 14 AST, 13 PTS, 2 REB · 3-5 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Jazz took the third 29-23.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −1−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 80Pacers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1920231880
Pacers2621221382
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 82-80 behind 19 points and 15 rebounds from Antonio Davis

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +7+8+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Wolves
Heat 89Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2923211689
Wolves2825192092
The story
Kevin Garnett's 27 points and 14 rebounds carried Minnesota past Miami, 92-89

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 28 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 13-28 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 20-16.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −1+1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Chicago by 18.

Jazz over Warriors2Pacers over Cavs2Wolves over Heat3Suns over Kings6Blazers over Mavs8Bucks over Raptors9Hawks over Knicks13Grizzlies over Clippers16Rockets over Nuggets17Bulls over Wizards18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 56

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 19, 33, 31, 20, 29, 22, 25, 56Jazz-Warriors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +29.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 2, 17, 11, 20, 20, 8, 9, 33Suns-Kings · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 16, 19, 19, 30, 23, 19, 26, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 24, 17, 34, 30, 26, 41, 40, 30Bulls-Wizards · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 18, 7, 27, 25, 21, 10, 22, 28Bucks-Raptors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 25, 22, 26, 34, 16, 12, 28Heat-Wolves · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonMagic+9.5 24.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies+7.4 23.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cedric CeballosMavs+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Armen GilliamBucks+6.4 17.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Danny FortsonNuggets+5.4 15.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyNets−8.4 5.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Stephon MarburyWolves−7.5 10.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Damon StoudamireBlazers−7.5 10.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Brent BarryHeat−7.3 3.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Bobby JacksonNuggets−6.6 5.4 last 10 · 12.0 season