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Wednesday, February 23, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIL by 6 at halftime and won 91–86.

Final · Box score
Lakers116
Cavs98
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +18
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Pistons111
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Nets85
Heat99
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Bucks86
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Knicks88
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Kings94
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +6
On this day · 1998–99Feb 23, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Lamond Murray (Clippers-Warriors), 30 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Bucks

Donyell Marshall scores 37 as Golden State wins in Milwaukee

Alonzo Mourning goes for 43 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-3+5GSW AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2027212391
Bucks2330181586
Who led
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 0, 16, 23, 18, 9, 19, 9, 37GSW37 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 15, 9, 16, 15, 9, 11, 12GSW12 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 29, 27, 19, 29, 22, 21, 15, 24MIL24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 12, 26, 24, 27, 18, 32, 17, 24MIL24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Pistons combined for 229, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-PistonsPacers 118, Pistons 111
229
Lakers-CavsLakers 116, Cavs 98
214
Hawks-KingsHawks 100, Kings 94
194
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 99, Knicks 88
187
Nets-HeatNets 85, Heat 99
184
Warriors-BucksWarriors 91, Bucks 86
177
Clippers-SixersClippers 78, Sixers 94
172
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-BucksWarriors 91, Bucks 86
+5 GSW
Hawks-KingsHawks 100, Kings 94
+6 ATL
Pacers-PistonsPacers 118, Pistons 111
+7 IND
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 99, Knicks 88
+11 TOR
Nets-HeatNets 85, Heat 99
+14 MIA
Clippers-SixersClippers 78, Sixers 94
+16 PHI
Lakers-CavsLakers 116, Cavs 98
+18 LAL
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BucksGSW won · Warriors 91, Bucks 86
6 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 99, Knicks 88
5 pts
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 118, Pistons 111
4 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 85, Heat 99
2 pts
Zo shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 43 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK
93% (13-14)
SmitsIND · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
CroshereIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Lindsey HunterDET · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
MarshallGSW · 37 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (15-25)
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 91Bucks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2027212391
Bucks2330181586
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 14 assists and 6 points as Golden State beat Milwaukee 91-86

Ervin Johnson led Milwaukee with 11 REB, 4 PTS 14 AST, 6 PTS, 6 REB · 2-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 23-15.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−6−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 85Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2922201485
Heat2732241699
The story
Clar. Weatherspoon's 14 points carried Miami past New Jersey, 99-85

For New Jersey, Kerry Kittles had 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+8+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 78Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1417291878
Sixers2522232494
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 94-78 behind 18 points and 14 rebounds from Toni Kukoc

Derek Anderson paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +11+16+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Knicks

Toronto handles New York by 11

The Raptors won the third quarter 29–20. Final: 99–88. Vince Carter led Toronto with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over MIL5ATL over SAC6IND over DET7TOR over NYK11MIA over NJN14PHI over LAC16LAL over CLE18Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over NYK.
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 43

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 12, 17, 20, 15, 15, 21, 20, 43Heat-Nets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 0, 16, 23, 18, 9, 19, 9, 37Warriors-Bucks · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 30, 36, 34, 29, 21, 31, 24, 33Raptors-Knicks · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 10, 23, 12, 14, 9, 9, 22, 33Hawks-Kings · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 22, 26, 18, 14, 10, 16, 6, 29Pacers-Pistons · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 22, 22, 27, 22, 12, 33, 25, 28Kings-Hawks · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Michael DickersonVAN+5.8 23.6 last 10 · 17.8 season
Andre MillerCLE+5.1 15.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.1 13.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Isaiah RiderATL−5.0 16.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.8 3.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Grant HillDET−4.4 22.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.2 8.4 last 10 · 12.6 season