Friday, April 16, 1999Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 13 at halftime and won 82–81.

Final · Box score

Magic79

Hawks91

Final · Box score

Heat81

Celtics82

Final · Box score

Knicks71

Pistons80

Final · Box score

Clippers86

Warriors83

Final · Box score

Hornets95

Bucks94

Final · Box score

Grizzlies75

Wolves89

Final · Box score

Pacers83

Sixers93

Final · Box score

Mavs85

Suns92

Final · Box score

Blazers80

Spurs81

Final · Box score

Nets121

Sonics91

Final · OT · Box score

Cavs91

Raptors90

Final · Box score

Bulls70

Wizards87

On this day · 1997–98Apr 16, 1998: 5 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Grizzlies), 32 points.

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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Boston rallies from 13 down to beat Miami

Antoine Walker goes for 29 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Heat	29	17	18	17	81
Celtics	21	12	20	29	82

Who led

Antoine WalkerBOS29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST

Vitaly PotapenkoBOS14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Tim HardawayMIA19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST

P.J. BrownMIA16 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Nets rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Jersey beat Seattle by 30.

Top scorers tonight

Mookie Blaylock ATL30

Gary Payton SEA29

Antoine Walker BOS29

Dirk Nowitzki DAL29

Jalen Rose IND28

Antoine Walker tops the night at 54.1 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

Antoine WalkerBOS · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST

54.1

Joe SmithMIN · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

52.9

RoseIND · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

51.9

DirkDAL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK

51.1

ChristieTOR · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL

51.1

Eddie JonesCHH · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST

50.5

KempCLE · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

50.5

PaytonSEA · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL

50.4

Records so far

Utah leads the league at 30–8

East

1. ORL28-12

2. MIA25-13

3. IND26-14

4. ATL24-17

5. DET23-17

6. MIL22-17

7. CLE21-18

8. PHI21-18

9. NYK21-19

10. CHH18-20

11. TOR18-20

12. WAS16-23

13. BOS15-24

14. NJN11-28

15. CHI10-30

West

1. UTA30-8

2. POR29-10

3. SAS27-12

4. HOU26-13

5. LAL25-15

6. MIN22-19

7. PHX20-20

8. SEA19-20

9. GSW17-22

10. SAC17-22

11. DAL13-26

12. DEN12-28

13. LAC7-32

14. VAN7-33

Next slate · Sat Apr 17

Five games on Saturday

Hornets-CavsTBD

Blazers-MavsTBD

Raptors-KnicksTBD

Nuggets-KingsTBD

Lakers-JazzTBD

The night in charts

Nets-Sonics combined for 212, 23 more than any other game

Points by game

Nets-SonicsNets 121, Sonics 91

212

Hornets-BucksHornets 95, Bucks 94

189

Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 90

181

Mavs-SunsMavs 85, Suns 92

177

Pacers-SixersPacers 83, Sixers 93

176

Magic-HawksMagic 79, Hawks 91

170

Clippers-WarriorsClippers 86, Warriors 83

169

Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 75, Wolves 89

164

Heat-CelticsHeat 81, Celtics 82

163

Blazers-SpursBlazers 80, Spurs 81

161

Bulls-WizardsBulls 70, Wizards 87

157

Knicks-PistonsKnicks 71, Pistons 80

151

5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Hornets-BucksHornets 95, Bucks 94

+1 CHH

Blazers-SpursBlazers 80, Spurs 81

+1 SAS

Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 90

+1 CLE

Heat-CelticsHeat 81, Celtics 82

+1 BOS

Clippers-WarriorsClippers 86, Warriors 83

+3 LAC

Mavs-SunsMavs 85, Suns 92

+7 PHX

Knicks-PistonsKnicks 71, Pistons 80

+9 DET

Pacers-SixersPacers 83, Sixers 93

+10 PHI

Magic-HawksMagic 79, Hawks 91

+12 ATL

Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 75, Wolves 89

+14 MIN

Bulls-WizardsBulls 70, Wizards 87

+17 WAS

Nets-SonicsNets 121, Sonics 91

+30 NJN

BOS erased a 13-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 81, Celtics 82

13 pts

Hornets-BucksCHH won · Hornets 95, Bucks 94

10 pts

Knicks-PistonsDET won · Knicks 71, Pistons 80

7 pts

Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 83, Sixers 93

6 pts

Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 75, Wolves 89

5 pts

Garrity shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

GarrityPHX · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST

80% (8-10)

RoseIND · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

77% (10-13)

MassenburgVAN · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST

73% (8-11)

JamisonGSW · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

70% (7-10)

KittlesNJN · 15 PTS, 1 REB

70% (7-10)

Final · Cavs-Raptors

Cavs 91Raptors 90

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Cavs	20	28	23	14	6	91
Raptors	18	26	22	19	5	90

The story

Shawn Kemp had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Toronto 91-90 in OT

Vince Carter led Toronto with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-22 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 20-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Doug Christie led the game in fantasy with 51.1 FPTS (22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Heat-Celtics

Heat 81Celtics 82

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Heat	29	17	18	17	81
Celtics	21	12	20	29	82

The story

Vitaly Potapenko's 14 points carried Boston past Miami, 82-81

For Miami, P.J. Brown had 16 PTS, 14 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

BOS lead by quarter

Final · Hornets-Bucks

Hornets 95Bucks 94

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hornets	23	29	16	27	95
Bucks	18	29	31	16	94

The story

Charlotte beat Milwaukee 95-94 behind 23 points from Eddie Jones

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Elden CampbellCHH

+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes

Bo OutlawORL

−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Dirk NowitzkiDAL

+28.2minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

44 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mookie Blaylock leads the day with 30

Mookie BlaylockHawks-Magic · W

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

Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST

Gary PaytonSonics-Nets · L

22.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST

Antoine WalkerCeltics-Heat · W

19.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST

Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Suns · L

6.7 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST

Jalen RosePacers-Sixers · L

10.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Joe SmithWolves-Grizzlies · W

14.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Gary TrentDAL+6.1 21.2 last 10 · 15.1 season

Anfernee HardawayORL+5.8 22.5 last 10 · 16.8 season

Chucky BrownCHH+4.7 11.8 last 10 · 7.1 season

Elden CampbellCHH+4.7 16.2 last 10 · 11.5 season

Danny FortsonDEN+4.6 14.4 last 10 · 9.8 season

Cold

J.R. ReidLAL−5.4 4.6 last 10 · 10.0 season

Allen IversonPHI−4.8 21.8 last 10 · 26.6 season

Nick AndersonORL−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season

Charles BarkleyHOU−4.5 11.4 last 10 · 15.9 season

Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season

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