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Wednesday, March 1, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Celtics by 1 after three quarters and won 96–94.

Final · Box score
Wizards102
Hawks83
Q1 Wizards +8; Q2 Wizards +1; Q3 Wizards +11; Q4 Wizards +19
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Celtics94
Q1 Raptors +2; Q2 Raptors +6; Q3 Raptors -1; Q4 Raptors +2
Final · Box score
Nets94
Nuggets81
Q1 Nets +3; Q2 Nets +15; Q3 Nets +13; Q4 Nets +13
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Pistons94
Q1 Jazz +1; Q2 Jazz +12; Q3 Jazz +20; Q4 Jazz +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Lakers103
Q1 Lakers +1; Q2 Lakers +1; Q3 Lakers +8; Q4 Lakers +12
On this day · 1998–99Mar 1, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wizards), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Celtics

Toronto wins a tight one over Boston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6-1+2Raptors AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2422193196
Celtics2218262894
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 21, 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28Raptors28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 14, 8, 6, 22, 11, 5, 7, 21Raptors21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 19, 12, 21, 24, 24, 25, 23, 27Celtics27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 20, 11, 23, 14, 25, 19, 21, 22Celtics22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Pistons combined for 201, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PistonsJazz 107, Pistons 94
201
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 103
194
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 96, Celtics 94
190
Wizards-HawksWizards 102, Hawks 83
185
Nets-NuggetsNets 94, Nuggets 81
175
Raptors won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 96, Celtics 94
+2 Raptors
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 103
+12 Lakers
Jazz-PistonsJazz 107, Pistons 94
+13 Jazz
Nets-NuggetsNets 94, Nuggets 81
+13 Nets
Wizards-HawksWizards 102, Hawks 83
+19 Wizards
Shaq shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLakers · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
65% (11-17)
MaloneJazz · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST
62% (13-21)
GilliamJazz · 19 PTS, 9 REB
58% (7-12)
DickersonGrizzlies · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Antoine WalkerCeltics · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 96Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2422193196
Celtics2218262894
The story
Doug Christie had 21 points as Toronto beat Boston 96-94

Antoine Walker led Boston with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 22-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +2+6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 91Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2225222291
Lakers23252926103
The story
Kobe Bryant's 27 points carried Los Angeles past Vancouver, 103-91

For Vancouver, Grant Long had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-22, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +1+1+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 107Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz33272819107
Pistons3216202694
The story
Utah beat Detroit 107-94 behind 19 points from Armen Gilliam

Jerry Stackhouse paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +1+12+20+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.3Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers

Lakers lead Vancouver wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 103–91. Best quarter: the third, 29–22. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Raptors over Celtics2Lakers over Grizzlies12Nets over Nuggets13Jazz over Pistons13Wizards over Hawks19Final margin, points. Pink = Lakers over Grizzlies.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 31

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 30, 33, 25, 18, 19, 23, 35, 31Jazz-Pistons · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 21, 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28Raptors-Celtics · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 19, 12, 21, 24, 24, 25, 23, 27Celtics-Raptors · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 11, 18, 21, 21, 17, 31, 22, 27Lakers-Grizzlies · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 20, 15, 26, 24, 30, 14, 37, 26Pistons-Jazz · L
26.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 39, 22, 35, 19, 28, 24, 23, 25Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen RosePacers+5.9 22.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Andre MillerCavs+5.7 16.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rodney RogersSuns+5.3 18.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
David RobinsonSpurs+5.3 21.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Michael DickersonGrizzlies+5.3 23.0 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
Steve FrancisRockets−5.9 11.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Clifford RobinsonSuns−5.9 12.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Raef LaFrentzNuggets−4.7 7.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Toni KukocSixers−4.7 11.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jason KiddSuns−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season