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Sunday, March 14, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 104–90.

Final · Box score
Hawks85
Pistons72
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Pacers99
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Nets76
Heat102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Knicks94
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Suns104
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Kings105
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Wizards98
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +12
On this day · 1997–98Mar 14, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Bulls), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Jason Kidd posts 26-11-14 as Phoenix tops Houston

Charles Barkley goes for 21 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-7-1+14PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1232242290
Suns15223037104
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 13, 7, 21, 13, 11, 14, 26PHX26 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 14, 18, 12, 12, 16, 33, 17PHX17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 21, 15, 10, 7, 24, 15, 21HOU21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 12, 17, 8, 16, 20, 31, 24, 17HOU17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat New Jersey by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

IND over BOS3SAC over LAL4NYK over CHH8WAS over MIL12ATL over DET13PHX over HOU14SEA over LAC19MIA over NJN26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 206, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 101, Kings 105
206
Clippers-SonicsClippers 89, Sonics 108
197
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 99
195
Rockets-SunsRockets 90, Suns 104
194
Bucks-WizardsBucks 86, Wizards 98
184
Hornets-KnicksHornets 86, Knicks 94
180
Nets-HeatNets 76, Heat 102
178
Hawks-PistonsHawks 85, Pistons 72
157
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 99
+3 IND
Lakers-KingsLakers 101, Kings 105
+4 SAC
Hornets-KnicksHornets 86, Knicks 94
+8 NYK
Bucks-WizardsBucks 86, Wizards 98
+12 WAS
Hawks-PistonsHawks 85, Pistons 72
+13 ATL
Rockets-SunsRockets 90, Suns 104
+14 PHX
Clippers-SonicsClippers 89, Sonics 108
+19 SEA
Nets-HeatNets 76, Heat 102
+26 MIA
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 90, Suns 104
7 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 96, Pacers 99
6 pts
Hawks-PistonsATL won · Hawks 85, Pistons 72
4 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 101, Kings 105
2 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 86, Knicks 94
2 pts
Knight shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightLAL · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
PejaSAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
PiatkowskiLAC · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PaytonSEA · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
MarburyNJN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 96Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2329232196
Pacers3115252899
The story
Rik Smits had 28 points as Indiana beat Boston 99-96

Paul Pierce led Boston with 15 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8−6−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker led the game in fantasy with 40.1 FPTS (16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 101Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28272125101
Kings26342421105
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 105-101 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Webber

Travis Knight paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+5+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 90Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1232242290
Suns15223037104
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past Houston, 104-90

For Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon had 17 PTS, 13 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 37-22.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3−7−1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 33

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 25, 27, 31, 23, 31, 31, 20, 33Lakers-Kings · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 10, 32, 20, 24, 16, 9, 18, 29Lakers-Kings · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 28, 9, 34, 20, 10, 21, 25, 28Sonics-Clippers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 13, 14, 15, 11, 14, 20, 10, 28Pacers-Celtics · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 4, 17, 28, 17, 19, 16, 33, 27Pistons-Hawks · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 13, 7, 21, 13, 11, 14, 26Suns-Rockets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyrone CorbinATL+3.3 10.0 last 10 · 6.7 season
Gary TrentDAL+3.0 15.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+3.0 11.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tim DuncanSAS+2.9 23.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+2.6 9.6 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.4 5.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Sam MackHOU−3.1 9.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Grant HillDET−2.9 19.4 last 10 · 22.3 season
Othella HarringtonHOU−2.8 8.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Shandon AndersonUTA−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season