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Thursday, February 25, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
Sixers98
Bulls80
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Cavs74
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Mavs90
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Rockets87
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Clippers100
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves113
Knicks115
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Suns94
Grizzlies86
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Kings115
Wizards105
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 1997–98Feb 25, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Knicks

New York rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-8+60+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves303117269113
Knicks2429312011115
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25, 26, 14, 26NYK26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 2, 12, 13, 11, 12, 7, 13, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 21, 24, 29, 23, 18, 22, 14, 25MIN25 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 14, 9, 11, 21, 30, 8, 20MIN20 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Suns-Grizzlies

Phoenix handles Vancouver by 8

The Suns won the fourth quarter 30–16. Final: 94–86. George McCloud led Phoenix with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIN2ATL over HOU6IND over CLE7PHX over VAN8DAL over DEN9SAC over WAS10LAL over LAC15PHI over CHI18Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over VAN.
The night in charts
Wolves-Knicks combined for 228, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KnicksWolves 113, Knicks 115
228
Kings-WizardsKings 115, Wizards 105
220
Lakers-ClippersLakers 115, Clippers 100
215
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 94, Grizzlies 86
180
Hawks-RocketsHawks 93, Rockets 87
180
Sixers-BullsSixers 98, Bulls 80
178
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 81, Mavs 90
171
Pacers-CavsPacers 81, Cavs 74
155
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-KnicksWolves 113, Knicks 115
+2 NYK
Hawks-RocketsHawks 93, Rockets 87
+6 ATL
Pacers-CavsPacers 81, Cavs 74
+7 IND
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 94, Grizzlies 86
+8 PHX
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 81, Mavs 90
+9 DAL
Kings-WizardsKings 115, Wizards 105
+10 SAC
Lakers-ClippersLakers 115, Clippers 100
+15 LAL
Sixers-BullsSixers 98, Bulls 80
+18 PHI
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 113, Knicks 115
8 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 94, Grizzlies 86
6 pts
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 81, Cavs 74
4 pts
Hawks-RocketsATL won · Hawks 93, Rockets 87
3 pts
Maurice Taylor shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Maurice TaylorLAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
SmitsIND · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
WilliamsonSAC · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 113Knicks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves303117269113
Knicks2429312011115
The story
Patrick Ewing had 20 points and 11 rebounds as New York beat Minnesota 115-113 in OT

Joe Smith led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Knicks took the third 31-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−8+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 57.8 FPTS (25 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 93Rockets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1930172793
Rockets2220172887
The story
Atlanta beat Houston 93-87 behind 16 points and 8 assists from Mookie Blaylock

Hakeem Olajuwon paced Houston: 16 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 8 AST, 6 STL, 4 REB · 7-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+7+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 94Grizzlies 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2121223094
Grizzlies2025251686
The story
George McCloud's 16 points carried Phoenix past Vancouver, 94-86

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 16 PTS, 10 AST 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 5-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 30-16.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1−3−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 33

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37, 36, 33Sixers-Bulls · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25, 26, 14, 26Knicks-Wolves · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 21, 24, 29, 23, 18, 22, 14, 25Wolves-Knicks · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 8, 16, 14, 9, 2, 11, 10, 22Kings-Wizards · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 32, 24, 20, 39, 21, 23, 28, 22Grizzlies-Suns · L
24.5 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 2, 12, 13, 11, 12, 7, 13, 22Knicks-Wolves · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST