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Tuesday, March 2, 1999Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 11 at halftime and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Wizards97
Hawks77
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Bulls78
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +30
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Cavs116
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Rockets82
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Pacers88
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +7
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks84
Heat85
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -11; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Warriors78
Wolves89
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Nets86
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Jazz100
Blazers102
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 POR +2
Final · Box score
Kings111
Grizzlies101
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 1997–98Mar 2, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Mavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

Miami needs overtime to survive New York

Chris Webber goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-11-30+1MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks25221813684
Heat22142616785
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29, 20, 29, 24, 28MIA28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 9, 18, 29, 17, 20, 13, 8, 17MIA17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 10, 20, 20, 17, 6, 16, 31NYK31 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 7, 13, 22, 3, 12, 16, 19NYK19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 215, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 99, Cavs 116
215
Kings-GrizzliesKings 111, Grizzlies 101
212
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 112
211
Jazz-BlazersJazz 100, Blazers 102
202
Pistons-BullsPistons 108, Bulls 78
186
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 99, Rockets 82
181
Bucks-NetsBucks 94, Nets 86
180
Wizards-HawksWizards 97, Hawks 77
174
Knicks-HeatKnicks 84, Heat 85
169
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 81, Pacers 88
169
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 78, Wolves 89
167
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 84, Heat 85
+1 MIA
Jazz-BlazersJazz 100, Blazers 102
+2 POR
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 81, Pacers 88
+7 IND
Bucks-NetsBucks 94, Nets 86
+8 MIL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 111, Grizzlies 101
+10 SAC
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 78, Wolves 89
+11 MIN
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 112
+13 DAL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 99, Rockets 82
+17 SAS
Celtics-CavsCeltics 99, Cavs 116
+17 CLE
Wizards-HawksWizards 97, Hawks 77
+20 WAS
Pistons-BullsPistons 108, Bulls 78
+30 DET
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 84, Heat 85
11 pts
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 78, Wolves 89
6 pts
Nuggets-PacersIND won · Nuggets 81, Pacers 88
1 pt
Kings-GrizzliesSAC won · Kings 111, Grizzlies 101
1 pt
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 100, Blazers 102
1 pt
Bibby shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BibbyVAN · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
82% (9-11)
WebberSAC · 36 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
81% (17-21)
A.C. GreenDAL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HornacekUTA · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
Grant HillDET · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 84Heat 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks25221813684
Heat22142616785
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat New York 85-84 in OT

Larry Johnson led New York with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK · 9-25 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Heat took the third 26-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−11−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Patrick Ewing led the game in fantasy with 67.2 FPTS (31 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 100Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz2719222246100
Blazers2718242148102
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 22 points carried Portland past Utah, 102-100 in OT

For Utah, Karl Malone had 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 24-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−1+100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

John Stockton was the fantasy play: 60.7 FPTS on 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 111Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29252829111
Grizzlies25302224101
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 111-101 behind 19 points from Vlade Divac

Mike Bibby paced Vancouver: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 28-22 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4−1+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
28.61997–98 avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 1997–98 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

MIA over NYK1POR over UTA2IND over DEN7MIL over NJN8SAC over VAN10MIN over GSW11DAL over LAC13CLE over BOS17SAS over HOU17WAS over ATL20DET over CHI30Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 36

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 14, 20, 22, 21, 17, 17, 20, 36Kings-Grizzlies · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 10, 20, 20, 17, 6, 16, 31Knicks-Heat · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 39, 21, 23, 28, 22, 20, 18, 29Grizzlies-Kings · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29, 20, 29, 24, 28Heat-Knicks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 11, 19, 16, 23, 16, 15, 8, 28Nuggets-Pacers · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 31, 9, 25, 25, 16, 13, 17, 28Wizards-Hawks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST