Wednesday, April 21, 1999Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Pistons by 10 at halftime and won 88–85.

Final · Box score

Sixers80

Celtics78

Final · Box score

Pistons85

Hornets88

Final · Box score

Mavs109

Rockets95

Final · OT · Box score

Bucks100

Pacers108

Final · Box score

Cavs80

Heat93

Final · Box score

Bulls87

Nets99

Final · Box score

Jazz82

Suns91

Final · Box score

Lakers82

Blazers88

Final · Box score

Warriors94

Kings103

Final · Box score

Wolves105

Sonics119

Final · Box score

Clippers94

Grizzlies97

Final · Box score

Raptors107

Wizards91

The lead · Pistons-Hornets

Elden Campbell scores 32, Charlotte rallies past Detroit

Chris Webber goes for 25 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pistons	27	21	18	19	85
Hornets	19	19	28	22	88

Who led

Elden CampbellHornets32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST

Bobby PhillsHornets15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST

Grant HillPistons28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST

Jerome WilliamsPistons22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST

Second story · Clippers-Grizzlies

Vancouver climbs back to beat Clippers

Clippers led by 9 after one. Vancouver won it 97–94. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Clippers

Top scorers tonight

Elden Campbell Hornets32

Shareef Abdur-Rahim Grizzlies29

Karl Malone Jazz28

Grant Hill Pistons28

Doug Christie Raptors28

Webber tops the night at 72.7 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

WebberKings · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK

72.7

Abdur-RahimGrizzlies · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 2 STL

59.7

ChristieRaptors · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL

57.3

FinleyMavs · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL

55.2

KiddSuns · 21 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL

54.9

CampbellHornets · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK

54.8

MaloneJazz · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

53.1

OlowokandiClippers · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 STL, 2 BLK

50.9

Records so far

Utah leads the league at 32–10

East

1. Heat28-13

2. Magic29-14

3. Pacers28-15

4. Hawks25-17

5. Pistons23-19

6. Bucks23-19

7. Sixers23-19

8. Hornets21-20

9. Cavs21-21

10. Knicks21-21

11. Raptors21-21

12. Celtics16-26

13. Wizards16-26

14. Nets13-29

15. Bulls12-31

West

1. Jazz32-10

2. Blazers31-10

3. Spurs29-12

4. Rockets27-15

5. Lakers27-17

6. Wolves22-21

7. Suns22-21

8. Kings20-22

9. Sonics20-22

10. Warriors18-24

11. Mavs15-27

12. Nuggets13-29

13. Grizzlies8-35

14. Clippers7-35

Next slate · Thu Apr 22

Four games on Thursday

Celtics-HawksTBD

Sixers-PistonsTBD

Heat-MagicTBD

Mavs-SpursTBD

The night in charts

Wolves-Sonics combined for 224, 16 more than any other game

Points by game

Wolves-SonicsWolves 105, Sonics 119

224

Bucks-PacersBucks 100, Pacers 108

208

Mavs-RocketsMavs 109, Rockets 95

204

Raptors-WizardsRaptors 107, Wizards 91

198

Warriors-KingsWarriors 94, Kings 103

197

Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 94, Grizzlies 97

191

Bulls-NetsBulls 87, Nets 99

186

Cavs-HeatCavs 80, Heat 93

173

Jazz-SunsJazz 82, Suns 91

173

Pistons-HornetsPistons 85, Hornets 88

173

Lakers-BlazersLakers 82, Blazers 88

170

Sixers-CelticsSixers 80, Celtics 78

158

3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Sixers-CelticsSixers 80, Celtics 78

+2 Sixers

Pistons-HornetsPistons 85, Hornets 88

+3 Hornets

Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 94, Grizzlies 97

+3 Grizzlies

Lakers-BlazersLakers 82, Blazers 88

+6 Blazers

Bucks-PacersBucks 100, Pacers 108

+8 Pacers

Jazz-SunsJazz 82, Suns 91

+9 Suns

Warriors-KingsWarriors 94, Kings 103

+9 Kings

Bulls-NetsBulls 87, Nets 99

+12 Nets

Cavs-HeatCavs 80, Heat 93

+13 Heat

Mavs-RocketsMavs 109, Rockets 95

+14 Mavs

Wolves-SonicsWolves 105, Sonics 119

+14 Sonics

Raptors-WizardsRaptors 107, Wizards 91

+16 Raptors

Hornets erased a 10-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Pistons-HornetsHornets won · Pistons 85, Hornets 88

10 pts

Clippers-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Clippers 94, Grizzlies 97

9 pts

Sixers-CelticsSixers won · Sixers 80, Celtics 78

5 pts

Bucks-PacersPacers won · Bucks 100, Pacers 108

4 pts

Warriors-KingsKings won · Warriors 94, Kings 103

4 pts

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

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

Ben WallaceWizards · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL

80% (8-10)

DirkMavs · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

77% (10-13)

HawkinsSonics · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

75% (9-12)

Jerome WilliamsPistons · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST

69% (9-13)

PaytonSonics · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL

69% (9-13)

Final · Sixers-Celtics

Sixers 80Celtics 78

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Sixers	19	20	20	21	80
Celtics	23	21	15	19	78

The story

Philadelphia beat Boston 80-78 behind 25 points from Allen Iverson

Tony Battie paced Boston: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-28 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 20-15 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter

Final · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers 94Grizzlies 97

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Clippers	36	15	19	24	94
Grizzlies	27	22	23	25	97

The story

Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 29 points as Vancouver beat Los Angeles 97-94

Michael Olowokandi led Los Angeles with 17 REB, 16 PTS 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 22-15.

Grizzlies lead by quarter

Final · Pistons-Hornets

Pistons 85Hornets 88

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pistons	27	21	18	19	85
Hornets	19	19	28	22	88

The story

David Wesley's 13 points and 8 assists carried Charlotte past Detroit, 88-85

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 28 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 13 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 2-6 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

Hornets lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Dirk NowitzkiMavs

+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes

Lawrence FunderburkeKings

−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Joe KleineSuns

+23.7minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

35 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Elden Campbell leads the day with 32

Elden CampbellHornets-Pistons · W

12.1 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Ties season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST

Shareef Abdur-RahimGrizzlies-Clippers · W

23.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST

Karl MaloneJazz-Suns · L

23.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST

Grant HillPistons-Hornets · L

20.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST

Doug ChristieRaptors-Wizards · W

15.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST

Keith Van HornNets-Bulls · W

21.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Gary TrentMavs+7.2 22.8 last 10 · 15.6 season

Elden CampbellHornets+6.5 18.6 last 10 · 12.1 season

Anfernee HardawayMagic+6.0 22.9 last 10 · 16.9 season

Danny FortsonNuggets+5.0 15.1 last 10 · 10.1 season

Sherman DouglasClippers+4.5 12.9 last 10 · 8.4 season

Cold

J.R. ReidLakers−5.1 4.5 last 10 · 9.6 season

Nick AndersonMagic−4.9 9.5 last 10 · 14.4 season

Mitch RichmondWizards−4.8 15.2 last 10 · 20.0 season

Allen IversonSixers−4.6 21.3 last 10 · 25.9 season

Darrick MartinClippers−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season

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