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Sunday, March 21, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ORL by 20 at halftime and won 115–104.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls95
Celtics92
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Nets85
Cavs88
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +20; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz101
Pistons104
Q1 DET -15; Q2 DET -16; Q3 DET -16; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Bucks87
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Wolves85
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Magic104
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -20; Q3 LAL -10; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers75
Blazers91
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +16
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks81
Raptors85
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +4
On this day · 1997–98Mar 21, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Grizzlies-Wolves), 31 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Magic

Kobe Bryant drops 38 in 20-point comeback win over Orlando

Grant Hill posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-20-10+11LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24193141115
Magic29342120104
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 16, 9, 18, 29, 21, 14, 23, 38LAL38 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 31, 31, 20, 33, 24, 37, 23, 31LAL31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Michael DoleacPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 11, 4, 3, 6, 10, 10, 16, 25ORL25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 16, 22, 7, 10, 11, 14, 19, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Magic combined for 219, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MagicLakers 115, Magic 104
219
Jazz-PistonsJazz 101, Pistons 104
205
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 98, Nuggets 102
200
Bulls-CelticsBulls 95, Celtics 92
187
Clippers-WolvesClippers 100, Wolves 85
185
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 87
181
Nets-CavsNets 85, Cavs 88
173
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 81, Raptors 85
166
Sixers-BlazersSixers 75, Blazers 91
166
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 101, Pistons 104
+3 DET
Nets-CavsNets 85, Cavs 88
+3 CLE
Bulls-CelticsBulls 95, Celtics 92
+3 CHI
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 81, Raptors 85
+4 TOR
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 98, Nuggets 102
+4 DEN
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 87
+7 CHH
Lakers-MagicLakers 115, Magic 104
+11 LAL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 100, Wolves 85
+15 LAC
Sixers-BlazersSixers 75, Blazers 91
+16 POR
LAL erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-MagicLAL won · Lakers 115, Magic 104
20 pts
Jazz-PistonsDET won · Jazz 101, Pistons 104
16 pts
Sixers-BlazersPOR won · Sixers 75, Blazers 91
8 pts
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 95, Celtics 92
5 pts
Clippers-WolvesLAC won · Clippers 100, Wolves 85
3 pts
Shaq shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
HarperLAL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BryantCHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
PennyORL · 22 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KobeLAL · 38 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
63% (15-24)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 101Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz3217271411101
Pistons1716273014104
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 32 points as Detroit beat Utah 104-101 in OT

Karl Malone led Utah with 31 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 30-14.

DET lead by quarter
200 −15−16−160+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 95Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls211929141295
Celtics21241523992
The story
Chicago beat Boston 95-92 in OT behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Randy Brown

Tony Battie paced Boston: 11 REB, 10 PTS 16 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 6-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0−5+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 81Raptors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks16221621681
Raptors201815221085
The story
Vince Carter's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Toronto past New York, 85-81 in OT

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 21 PTS, 15 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 20-16, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +40−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 16.

CHI over BOS3CLE over NJN3DET over UTA3DEN over SEA4TOR over NYK4CHH over MIL7LAL over ORL11LAC over MIN15POR over PHI16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 16, 9, 18, 29, 21, 14, 23, 38Lakers-Magic · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 5, 14, 18, 9, 9, 19, 15, 32Pistons-Jazz · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 21, 28, 21, 26, 17, 24, 16, 31Jazz-Pistons · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 31, 31, 20, 33, 24, 37, 23, 31Lakers-Magic · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 19, 16, 33, 27, 23, 18, 14, 29Pistons-Jazz · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 26, 22, 10, 21, 20, 28, 27Wolves-Clippers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+4.2 12.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.8 25.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.4 10.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+3.4 11.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.2 11.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−5.8 9.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Chris WebberSAC−3.7 16.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Gary PaytonSEA−3.2 18.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Scottie PippenHOU−3.0 12.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Grant LongATL−2.6 6.2 last 10 · 8.8 season