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Sunday, February 28, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Magic by 18 after the first quarter and won 84–78.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Nuggets116
Q1 Nuggets +6; Q2 Nuggets +7; Q3 Nuggets +10; Q4 Nuggets +4
Final · Box score
Knicks68
Pistons89
Q1 Pistons -2; Q2 Pistons +9; Q3 Pistons +22; Q4 Pistons +21
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Lakers106
Q1 Lakers -3; Q2 Lakers +2; Q3 Lakers +5; Q4 Lakers +16
Final · Box score
Magic78
Heat84
Q1 Heat -18; Q2 Heat -7; Q3 Heat -9; Q4 Heat +6
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Bucks76
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 Sixers -1; Q3 Sixers +11; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Wolves93
Q1 Blazers +10; Q2 Blazers +5; Q3 Blazers +7; Q4 Blazers +7
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Suns102
Q1 Suns -1; Q2 Suns -7; Q3 Suns -7; Q4 Suns +13
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Spurs87
Q1 Jazz +12; Q2 Jazz +14; Q3 Jazz +17; Q4 Jazz +14
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls90
Raptors88
Q1 Bulls +1; Q2 Bulls -2; Q3 Bulls +14; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls +2
On this day · 1997–98Feb 28, 1998: 5 games. Top scorer: Derrick Coleman (Sixers-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Miami storms back from 18 down to beat Orlando

Antonio McDyess goes for 46 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-7-9+6Heat AHEAD ↑Magic AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3511211178
Heat1722192684
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29, 20, 29, 24Heat24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 8, 10, 9, 7, 16, 3, 12, 17Heat17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 7, 26, 22, 19, 30, 6, 21, 25Magic25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 12, 2, 14, 11, 6, 13, 12, 13Magic13 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 228, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 112, Nuggets 116
228
Rockets-LakersRockets 90, Lakers 106
196
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 100, Wolves 93
193
Warriors-SunsWarriors 89, Suns 102
191
Jazz-SpursJazz 101, Spurs 87
188
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 90, Raptors 88
178
Sixers-BucksSixers 87, Bucks 76
163
Magic-HeatMagic 78, Heat 84
162
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 68, Pistons 89
157
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 90, Raptors 88
+2 Bulls
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 112, Nuggets 116
+4 Nuggets
Magic-HeatMagic 78, Heat 84
+6 Heat
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 100, Wolves 93
+7 Blazers
Sixers-BucksSixers 87, Bucks 76
+11 Sixers
Warriors-SunsWarriors 89, Suns 102
+13 Suns
Jazz-SpursJazz 101, Spurs 87
+14 Jazz
Rockets-LakersRockets 90, Lakers 106
+16 Lakers
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 68, Pistons 89
+21 Pistons
Heat erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HeatHeat won · Magic 78, Heat 84
18 pts
Warriors-SunsSuns won · Warriors 89, Suns 102
7 pts
Rockets-LakersLakers won · Rockets 90, Lakers 106
3 pts
Bulls-RaptorsBulls won · Bulls 90, Raptors 88
2 pts
Knicks-PistonsPistons won · Knicks 68, Pistons 89
2 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallaceBlazers · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
GeigerSixers · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
ShaqLakers · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MassenburgGrizzlies · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
HakeemRockets · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 90Raptors 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2516319990
Raptors24191523788
The story
Brent Barry had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago beat Toronto 90-88 in OT

Doug Christie led Toronto with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Bulls took the third 31-15.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +1−2+140+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Willis led the game in fantasy with 43.5 FPTS (19 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 112Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29262334112
Nuggets35272628116
The story
Danny Fortson's 10 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Vancouver, 116-112

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 2-7 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-29, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +6+7+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 78Heat 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3511211178
Heat1722192684
The story
Miami beat Orlando 84-78 behind 24 points from Alonzo Mourning

Nick Anderson paced Orlando: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 5-20 FG

The swing

A 26-11 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −18−7−9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
21.71997–98 avg1.7Last 3

1.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 1997–98 (81 games). Today: 4 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix takes care of Golden State

A 13-point win, 102–89. Tom Gugliotta led Phoenix with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Bulls over Raptors2Nuggets over Grizzlies4Heat over Magic6Blazers over Wolves7Sixers over Bucks11Suns over Warriors13Jazz over Spurs14Lakers over Rockets16Pistons over Knicks21Final margin, points. Pink = Suns over Warriors.
Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 46

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 17, 10, 22, 24, 13, 16, 46Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high46 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 26, 15, 14, 28, 20, 22, 13, 30Jazz-Spurs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tony MassenburgPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 4, 10, 4, 8, 11, 10, 11, 27Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 11, 40, 23, 23, 16, 20, 17, 25Wolves-Blazers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 16 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37, 36, 33, 25Sixers-Bucks · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 7, 26, 22, 19, 30, 6, 21, 25Magic-Heat · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST