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Saturday, March 27, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed GSW by 15 at halftime and won 87–86.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers99
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Nuggets100
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Warriors86
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +26
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Nets99
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Mavs77
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +22
On this day · 1997–98Mar 27, 1998: 13 games. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (Grizzlies-Knicks), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Warriors

Houston storms back from 15 down to beat Golden State

Antonio McDyess goes for 39 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-15-5+1HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2113233087
Warriors2029132486
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 21, 15, 15, 35, 19, 16, 16, 24HOU24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 17, 21, 26, 16, 32, 24, 12, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 2, 6, 6, 13, 8, 22, 11, 23GSW23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 4, 13, 14, 20, 12, 16, 9, 12GSW12 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Wizards-Nuggets combined for 212, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 112, Nuggets 100
212
Cavs-NetsCavs 109, Nets 99
208
Sixers-HawksSixers 99, Hawks 103
202
Jazz-ClippersJazz 77, Clippers 103
180
Mavs-SpursMavs 77, Spurs 99
176
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 87, Warriors 86
173
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 87, Warriors 86
+1 HOU
Sixers-HawksSixers 99, Hawks 103
+4 ATL
Cavs-NetsCavs 109, Nets 99
+10 CLE
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 112, Nuggets 100
+12 WAS
Mavs-SpursMavs 77, Spurs 99
+22 SAS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 77, Clippers 103
+26 LAC
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 87, Warriors 86
15 pts
Sixers-HawksATL won · Sixers 99, Hawks 103
12 pts
Duncan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
McDyessDEN · 39 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
HowardWAS · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ThorpeWAS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RichmondWAS · 29 PTS, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 87Warriors 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2113233087
Warriors2029132486
The story
Charles Barkley had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat Golden State 87-86

Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 23 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Rockets took the third 23-13.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1−15−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Pippen led the game in fantasy with 51.0 FPTS (16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 99Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers222618201399
Hawks2412252517103
The story
Steven Smith's 29 points carried Atlanta past Philadelphia, 103-99 in OT

For Philadelphia, Tyrone Hill had 16 PTS, 11 REB 29 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 8-23 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2−12−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 47.7 FPTS on 16 REB, 11 PTS

Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 77Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1319222377
Clippers32202724103
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 103-77 behind 15 points and 13 rebounds from Michael Olowokandi

Eric Piatkowski backed him with 18 PTS, 3 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 32-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +19+20+25+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Hawks

Atlanta needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

Tied 86–86 after regulation. Atlanta won the final period 17–13 for a 103–99 win. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Sixers
Steven Smith · ATLAllen Iverson · PHIPTS2924REB24AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 39

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 39, 23, 21, 17, 15, 23, 10, 17, 16, 39Nuggets-Wizards · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 10, 22, 10, 14, 14, 25, 21, 29Hawks-Sixers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 22, 13, 29, 35, 30, 24, 29Wizards-Nuggets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 20, 18, 20, 28, 13, 13, 23, 27Wizards-Nuggets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 17, 20, 20, 15, 12, 17, 22, 26Cavs-Nets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 22, 29, 24, 20, 31, 16, 24, 26Nets-Cavs · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+5.2 12.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.5 14.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.2 22.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+3.4 25.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Detlef SchrempfSEA+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−6.5 7.6 last 10 · 14.1 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.3 12.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Chuck PersonCHH−4.2 2.5 last 10 · 6.7 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.9 15.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.2 5.5 last 10 · 8.7 season