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Friday, February 26, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 96–95.

Final · Box score
Knicks80
Celtics94
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Hornets97
Q1 CHH +19; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Heat93
Pistons95
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Suns90
Warriors94
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers100
Magic103
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs82
Sonics92
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +20; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Mavs65
Jazz80
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1997–98Feb 26, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 13-point hole against Milwaukee

Alonzo Mourning goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-2-12+1DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2522341495
Nuggets1233242796
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 15, 20, 1, 5, 20, 12, 14, 18DEN18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 15, 20, 17, 10, 22, 24, 13, 16DEN16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 18, 15, 18, 12, 8, 31, 24, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 8, 20, 15, 17, 14, 6, 10, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 16.

DEN over MIL1CHH over POR2DET over MIA2ORL over IND3GSW over PHX4SEA over SAS10TOR over MIN10BOS over NYK14UTA over DAL15LAL over LAC16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Pacers-Magic combined for 203, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-MagicPacers 100, Magic 103
203
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 92, Raptors 102
194
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 95, Hornets 97
192
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 95, Nuggets 96
191
Heat-PistonsHeat 93, Pistons 95
188
Suns-WarriorsSuns 90, Warriors 94
184
Clippers-LakersClippers 83, Lakers 99
182
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 80, Celtics 94
174
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 82, Sonics 92
174
Mavs-JazzMavs 65, Jazz 80
145
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 95, Nuggets 96
+1 DEN
Heat-PistonsHeat 93, Pistons 95
+2 DET
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 95, Hornets 97
+2 CHH
Pacers-MagicPacers 100, Magic 103
+3 ORL
Suns-WarriorsSuns 90, Warriors 94
+4 GSW
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 82, Sonics 92
+10 SEA
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 92, Raptors 102
+10 TOR
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 80, Celtics 94
+14 BOS
Mavs-JazzMavs 65, Jazz 80
+15 UTA
Clippers-LakersClippers 83, Lakers 99
+16 LAL
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-NuggetsDEN won · Bucks 95, Nuggets 96
13 pts
Spurs-SonicsSEA won · Spurs 82, Sonics 92
6 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 100, Magic 103
2 pts
Oakley shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OakleyTOR · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
StackhouseDET · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KobeLAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Grant HillDET · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
MarshallGSW · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 95Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2522341495
Nuggets1233242796
The story
Antonio McDyess' 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Denver past Milwaukee, 96-95

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 27-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −13−2−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 93Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3019192593
Pistons3128152195
The story
Detroit beat Miami 95-93 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Grant Hill

Clar. Weatherspoon paced Miami: 12 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+10+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 100Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers162924265100
Magic331321288103
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Indiana 103-100 in OT

Jalen Rose led Indiana with 20 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-24 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 33-16, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +17+1−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 29

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29, 20, 29Heat-Pistons · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 8, 16, 17, 8, 22, 14, 11, 28Hornets-Blazers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 26, 17, 10, 19, 16, 27, 17, 27Blazers-Hornets · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 31, 17, 27, 15, 8, 17, 24Celtics-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24, 19, 24Celtics-Knicks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 18, 10, 4, 15, 16, 23, 0, 23Magic-Pacers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST