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Friday, April 23, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics100
Bulls71
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +29
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +12
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets101
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Bucks79
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Magic88
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Kings105
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Grizzlies84
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +17; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Wizards78
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +11
On this day · 1997–98Apr 23, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Steven Smith (Hawks-Hornets), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Minnesota

Antonio McDyess goes for 25 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+9+8SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3024192497
Kings19333023105
Who led
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 13, 9, 12, 6, 20, 19, 11, 27SAC27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jon BarryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 0, 6, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 20SAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 19, 15, 16, 20, 21, 18, 23, 29MIN29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 19, 16, 5, 21, 26, 6, 10, 15MIN15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Chicago by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIL over CLE4LAC over HOU5NYK over CHH5TOR over ORL7SAC over MIN8UTA over POR11ATL over WAS11DEN over GSW12SEA over VAN13BOS over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Hornets-Knicks combined for 215, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KnicksHornets 105, Knicks 110
215
Rockets-ClippersRockets 101, Clippers 106
207
Wolves-KingsWolves 97, Kings 105
202
Raptors-MagicRaptors 95, Magic 88
183
Blazers-JazzBlazers 85, Jazz 96
181
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 97, Grizzlies 84
181
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 84, Nuggets 96
180
Celtics-BullsCeltics 100, Bulls 71
171
Hawks-WizardsHawks 89, Wizards 78
167
Cavs-BucksCavs 75, Bucks 79
154
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 75, Bucks 79
+4 MIL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 101, Clippers 106
+5 LAC
Hornets-KnicksHornets 105, Knicks 110
+5 NYK
Raptors-MagicRaptors 95, Magic 88
+7 TOR
Wolves-KingsWolves 97, Kings 105
+8 SAC
Blazers-JazzBlazers 85, Jazz 96
+11 UTA
Hawks-WizardsHawks 89, Wizards 78
+11 ATL
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 84, Nuggets 96
+12 DEN
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 97, Grizzlies 84
+13 SEA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 100, Bulls 71
+29 BOS
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 97, Kings 105
11 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 75, Bucks 79
5 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 85, Jazz 96
1 pt
Camby shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyNYK · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HakeemHOU · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DampierGSW · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
BillupsDEN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Maurice TaylorLAC · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 75Bucks 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs272118975
Bucks2320211579
The story
Milwaukee beat Cleveland 79-75 behind 26 points and 17 rebounds from Glenn Robinson

Cedric Henderson paced Cleveland: 19 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 15-9 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−5−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 101Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets1622193212101
Clippers2123242117106
The story
Eric Piatkowski had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 106-101 in OT

Charles Barkley led Houston with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 21-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+6+110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Scottie Pippen led the game in fantasy with 63.0 FPTS (23 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 97Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3024192497
Kings19333023105
The story
Chris Webber's 19 rebounds and 18 points carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 105-97

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 REB, 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 30-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −11−2+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 10, 13, 13, 11, 23, 17, 12, 30Knicks-Hornets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 19, 15, 16, 20, 21, 18, 23, 29Wolves-Kings · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 23, 18, 16, 10, 28, 24, 24, 29Clippers-Rockets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 6, 17, 13, 13, 7, 7, 13, 28Clippers-Rockets · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 13, 9, 12, 6, 20, 19, 11, 27Kings-Wolves · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 14, 18, 29, 14, 17, 18, 27, 26Bucks-Cavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elden CampbellCHH+7.0 19.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Gary TrentDAL+6.5 21.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Danny FortsonDEN+4.9 15.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Sherman DouglasLAC+4.6 12.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Chucky BrownCHH+4.6 12.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−5.4 8.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
J.R. ReidLAL−5.1 4.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Allen IversonPHI−4.6 21.4 last 10 · 26.0 season
Mitch RichmondWAS−4.3 15.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Darrick MartinLAC−3.7 4.3 last 10 · 8.0 season