Thursday, April 1, 1999Regular season · 9 games

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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 14 after three quarters and won 88–87.

Final · Box score

Clippers84

Mavs93

Final · Box score

Sonics110

Nuggets113

Final · Box score

Bulls75

Pistons107

Final · Box score

Sixers88

Heat84

Final · Box score

Hawks85

Nets90

Final · Box score

Cavs74

Knicks78

Final · Box score

Grizzlies91

Spurs103

Final · Box score

Pacers87

Raptors88

Final · Box score

Rockets87

Jazz88

On this day · 1997–98Apr 1, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Jeff Hornacek (Jazz-Blazers), 31 points.

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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Utah rallies from 14 down to beat Houston

Tim Duncan goes for 39 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Rockets	19	24	28	16	87
Jazz	18	23	16	31	88

Who led

Bryon RussellUTA25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST

Karl MaloneUTA16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Hakeem OlajuwonHOU32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST

Brent PriceHOU13 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Tim Duncan SAS39

Gary Payton SEA33

Hakeem Olajuwon HOU32

Chauncey Billups DEN32

Vince Carter TOR31

Duncan tops the night at 69.6 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

DuncanSAS · 39 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK

69.6

HakeemHOU · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST

65.1

VinceTOR · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL

64.2

PaytonSEA · 33 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

54.7

KempCLE · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST

52.1

BradleyDAL · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST

51.1

ZoMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST

50.1

BillupsDEN · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL

48.1

Records so far

Portland leads the league at 24–6

East

1. ORL22-10

2. MIA19-10

3. IND20-11

4. DET20-12

5. MIL18-12

6. ATL19-13

7. NYK18-14

8. PHI16-14

9. TOR16-14

10. CLE14-15

11. WAS13-17

12. CHH12-17

13. BOS10-19

14. CHI9-22

15. NJN6-24

West

1. POR24-6

2. UTA22-8

3. HOU22-10

4. SAS21-10

5. LAL21-11

6. MIN17-13

7. SEA15-15

8. PHX15-16

9. SAC14-18

10. GSW13-17

11. DAL11-22

12. DEN9-23

13. VAN6-25

14. LAC3-27

The night in charts

Sonics-Nuggets combined for 223, 29 more than any other game

Points by game

Sonics-NuggetsSonics 110, Nuggets 113

223

Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 91, Spurs 103

194

Bulls-PistonsBulls 75, Pistons 107

182

Clippers-MavsClippers 84, Mavs 93

177

Rockets-JazzRockets 87, Jazz 88

175

Hawks-NetsHawks 85, Nets 90

175

Pacers-RaptorsPacers 87, Raptors 88

175

Sixers-HeatSixers 88, Heat 84

172

Cavs-KnicksCavs 74, Knicks 78

152

6 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Rockets-JazzRockets 87, Jazz 88

+1 UTA

Pacers-RaptorsPacers 87, Raptors 88

+1 TOR

Sonics-NuggetsSonics 110, Nuggets 113

+3 DEN

Cavs-KnicksCavs 74, Knicks 78

+4 NYK

Sixers-HeatSixers 88, Heat 84

+4 PHI

Hawks-NetsHawks 85, Nets 90

+5 NJN

Clippers-MavsClippers 84, Mavs 93

+9 DAL

Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 91, Spurs 103

+12 SAS

Bulls-PistonsBulls 75, Pistons 107

+32 DET

UTA erased a 14-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 87, Jazz 88

14 pts

Hawks-NetsNJN won · Hawks 85, Nets 90

10 pts

Cavs-KnicksNYK won · Cavs 74, Knicks 78

7 pts

Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 87, Raptors 88

5 pts

Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 84, Mavs 93

2 pts

P.J. Brown shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

P.J. BrownMIA · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

70% (7-10)

Van HornNJN · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK

65% (11-17)

BryantCHI · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST

64% (7-11)

DuncanSAS · 39 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK

61% (19-31)

TrentDAL · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

60% (9-15)

Final · Rockets-Jazz

Rockets 87Jazz 88

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Rockets	19	24	28	16	87
Jazz	18	23	16	31	88

The story

Bryon Russell had 25 points as Utah beat Houston 88-87

Brent Price led Houston with 13 PTS 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 31-16.

UTA lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Hakeem Olajuwon led the game in fantasy with 65.1 FPTS (32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Pacers-Raptors

Pacers 87Raptors 88

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pacers	23	24	21	19	87
Raptors	18	30	21	19	88

The story

Vince Carter's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Toronto past Indiana, 88-87

For Indiana, Rik Smits had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 13-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 30-24.

TOR lead by quarter

Final · Hawks-Nets

Hawks 85Nets 90

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hawks	29	20	14	22	85
Nets	20	19	29	22	90

The story

New Jersey beat Atlanta 90-85 behind 24 points from Keith Van Horn

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 17 REB, 14 PTS 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 29-14 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Kendall Gill topped the game at 46.1 FPTS: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Michael DickersonHOU

+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes

Sam MackHOU

−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Troy HudsonLAC

+22.6minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

38 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Pistons rout

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Chicago by 32.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 39

Tim DuncanSpurs-Grizzlies · W

21.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high39 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST

Gary PaytonSonics-Nuggets · L

21.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST

Hakeem OlajuwonRockets-Jazz · L

18.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Ties season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST

Chauncey BillupsNuggets-Sonics · W

12.9 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST

Vince CarterRaptors-Pacers · W

17.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST

Nick Van ExelNuggets-Sonics · W

16.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Bimbo ColesGSW+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season

Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season

Hubert DavisDAL+4.7 12.1 last 10 · 7.4 season

Elden CampbellCHH+4.0 13.7 last 10 · 9.7 season

Vince CarterTOR+4.0 21.6 last 10 · 17.6 season

Cold

Nick AndersonORL−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season

Antoine WalkerBOS−4.1 15.2 last 10 · 19.3 season

Jason WilliamsSAC−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season

Grant HillDET−3.6 17.1 last 10 · 20.7 season

Paul PierceBOS−3.6 11.1 last 10 · 14.7 season

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