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Monday, February 21, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 123–117.

Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies108
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · OT · Box score
Kings117
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -13; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Heat87
Pistons95
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Pacers94
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Clippers76
Knicks87
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Blazers105
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Suns98
Spurs89
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 1998–99Feb 21, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Smith (Wolves-Kings), 30 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Denver rallies from thirteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Antonio McDyess goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-13-60+6DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings313121259117
Nuggets2623283115123
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 24, 14, 21, 23, 19, 24, 29DEN29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 28, 12, 18, 0, 25, 9, 17, 27DEN27 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 20, 11, 12, 11, 15, 21, 25, 30SAC30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 32, 22, 22, 27, 22, 12, 33, 25SAC25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

CLE over VAN1IND over DAL1UTA over ATL2DEN over SAC6DET over MIA8PHX over SAS9NYK over LAC11POR over BOS13Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 240, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 117, Nuggets 123
240
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 108, Cavs 109
217
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 92, Blazers 105
197
Hawks-JazzHawks 94, Jazz 96
190
Mavs-PacersMavs 93, Pacers 94
187
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 89
187
Heat-PistonsHeat 87, Pistons 95
182
Clippers-KnicksClippers 76, Knicks 87
163
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-PacersMavs 93, Pacers 94
+1 IND
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 108, Cavs 109
+1 CLE
Hawks-JazzHawks 94, Jazz 96
+2 UTA
Kings-NuggetsKings 117, Nuggets 123
+6 DEN
Heat-PistonsHeat 87, Pistons 95
+8 DET
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 89
+9 PHX
Clippers-KnicksClippers 76, Knicks 87
+11 NYK
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 92, Blazers 105
+13 POR
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 117, Nuggets 123
13 pts
Grizzlies-CavsCLE won · Grizzlies 108, Cavs 109
8 pts
Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 93, Pacers 94
7 pts
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 98, Spurs 89
6 pts
Hawks-JazzUTA won · Hawks 94, Jazz 96
4 pts
Stith shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StithDEN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
ZoMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
GatlingDEN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ColesATL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 108Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies272628216108
Cavs311824297109
The story
Shawn Kemp's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Vancouver, 109-108 in OT

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 27 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4−4−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Michael Dickerson was the fantasy play: 67.2 FPTS on 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 93Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2427192393
Pacers2717242694
The story
Indiana beat Dallas 94-93 behind 28 points from Jalen Rose

Dennis Rodman paced Dallas: 18 REB, 2 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3−7−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 45.1 FPTS: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 117Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings313121259117
Nuggets2623283115123
The story
Nick Van Exel had 27 points and 15 assists as Denver beat Sacramento 123-117 in OT

Scot Pollard led Sacramento with 14 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 27 PTS, 15 AST, 1 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 28-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−13−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.5Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.5Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 31

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 14, 11, 19, 30, 20, 16, 15, 31Spurs-Suns · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 20, 11, 12, 11, 15, 21, 25, 30Kings-Nuggets · L
10.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 24, 14, 21, 23, 19, 24, 29Nuggets-Kings · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 22, 25, 20, 23, 32, 20, 12, 28Pacers-Mavs · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 28, 12, 18, 0, 25, 9, 17, 27Nuggets-Kings · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 12, 12, 14, 21, 18, 13, 27Grizzlies-Cavs · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley PersonCLE+5.1 14.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Michael DickersonVAN+5.1 22.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jalen RoseIND+4.9 21.4 last 10 · 16.5 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+4.8 15.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Andre MillerCLE+4.2 14.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−5.8 15.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.9 13.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.9 7.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.8 3.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Grant HillDET−4.6 22.1 last 10 · 26.7 season