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Tuesday, March 16, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 7 at halftime and won 107–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons82
Cavs86
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Rockets101
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Pacers79
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Heat94
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Suns110
Bucks92
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +27; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Wolves101
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Spurs121
Kings109
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Sonics87
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Nets85
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +27; Q4 TOR +15
On this day · 1997–98Mar 16, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Wolves), 29 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Wolves

Lakers beat Minnesota by 6

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7-3+6LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31162832107
Wolves29252423101
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 31, 23, 31, 31, 20, 33, 24LAL24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 3 games: 21, 9, 22LAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 10, 4, 10, 14, 6, 7, 26, 22MIN22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 16, 19, 22, 22, 26, 22, 10, 21MIN21 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New York by 24.

SEA over VAN2CLE over DET4ATL over IND6LAL over MIN6HOU over POR8MIA over WAS9SAS over SAC12TOR over NJN15PHX over MIL18NYK over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Spurs-Kings combined for 230, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KingsSpurs 121, Kings 109
230
Lakers-WolvesLakers 107, Wolves 101
208
Clippers-KnicksClippers 89, Knicks 113
202
Suns-BucksSuns 110, Bucks 92
202
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 93, Rockets 101
194
Nets-RaptorsNets 85, Raptors 100
185
Wizards-HeatWizards 85, Heat 94
179
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 85, Sonics 87
172
Pistons-CavsPistons 82, Cavs 86
168
Hawks-PacersHawks 85, Pacers 79
164
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 85, Sonics 87
+2 SEA
Pistons-CavsPistons 82, Cavs 86
+4 CLE
Hawks-PacersHawks 85, Pacers 79
+6 ATL
Lakers-WolvesLakers 107, Wolves 101
+6 LAL
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 93, Rockets 101
+8 HOU
Wizards-HeatWizards 85, Heat 94
+9 MIA
Spurs-KingsSpurs 121, Kings 109
+12 SAS
Nets-RaptorsNets 85, Raptors 100
+15 TOR
Suns-BucksSuns 110, Bucks 92
+18 PHX
Clippers-KnicksClippers 89, Knicks 113
+24 NYK
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 107, Wolves 101
7 pts
Hawks-PacersATL won · Hawks 85, Pacers 79
6 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 82, Cavs 86
5 pts
Grizzlies-SonicsSEA won · Grizzlies 85, Sonics 87
4 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 93, Rockets 101
1 pt
Elie shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ElieSAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DuncanSAS · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
81% (13-16)
HendersonATL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Lamond MurrayLAC · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ElliottSAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Sonics
Grizzlies 85Sonics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2520241685
Sonics2122222287
The story
Olden Polynice had 15 rebounds and 8 points as Seattle beat Vancouver 87-85

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 21 PTS, 9 REB 15 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 22-16.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −4−2−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the game in fantasy with 44.2 FPTS (21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 107Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31162832107
Wolves29252423101
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 107-101 behind 24 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Joe Smith paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−7−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 51.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 85Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1915173485
Raptors26213122100
The story
Vince Carter's 20 points and 15 rebounds carried Toronto past New Jersey, 100-85

For New Jersey, Jayson Williams had 14 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 31-17, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +7+13+27+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keith Van Horn was the fantasy play: 42.2 FPTS on 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 31

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 15, 16, 9, 6, 15, 18, 23, 31Sonics-Grizzlies · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 18, 5, 17, 11, 10, 16, 28, 31Knicks-Clippers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 23, 26, 27, 34, 15, 26, 27, 29Spurs-Kings · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 18, 26, 15, 12, 21, 10, 20, 24Heat-Wizards · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 31, 23, 31, 31, 20, 33, 24Lakers-Wolves · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 7, 17, 15, 19, 16, 20, 22, 24Knicks-Clippers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vin BakerSEA+3.7 18.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.6 25.0 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+3.5 11.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.4 25.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+3.3 10.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonHOU−2.9 8.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Shandon AndersonUTA−2.7 5.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Walt WilliamsPOR−2.5 6.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−2.5 12.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Sam MackHOU−2.4 10.5 last 10 · 12.9 season