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Thursday, March 2, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed WAS by 9 at halftime and won 87–84.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs114
Bulls110
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Nets103
Mavs102
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -5; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Kings99
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Heat101
Q1 MIA +18; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Knicks109
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Magic104
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Suns118
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Spurs102
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Wizards84
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +3
On this day · 1998–99Mar 2, 1999: 11 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wizards

Philadelphia rallies from 9 down to beat Washington

Shawn Kemp goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9-4+3PHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1718242887
Wizards2123192184
Who led
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 14, 11, 9, 18, 6, 6, 13, 19PHI19 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 12, 16, 20, 10, 13, 11, 19, 17PHI17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 18, 12, 9, 26, 19, 10, 18, 16WAS16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 11, 12, 13, 18, 4, 20, 13, 13WAS13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Suns rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Indiana by 31.

NJN over DAL1HOU over SAC3PHI over WAS3CLE over CHI4MIN over SAS6ORL over CHH8NYK over MIL15MIA over SEA18PHX over IND31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Cavs-Bulls combined for 224, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BullsCavs 114, Bulls 110
224
Wolves-SpursWolves 108, Spurs 102
210
Nets-MavsNets 103, Mavs 102
205
Pacers-SunsPacers 87, Suns 118
205
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 109
203
Kings-RocketsKings 99, Rockets 102
201
Hornets-MagicHornets 96, Magic 104
200
Sonics-HeatSonics 83, Heat 101
184
Sixers-WizardsSixers 87, Wizards 84
171
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-MavsNets 103, Mavs 102
+1 NJN
Sixers-WizardsSixers 87, Wizards 84
+3 PHI
Kings-RocketsKings 99, Rockets 102
+3 HOU
Cavs-BullsCavs 114, Bulls 110
+4 CLE
Wolves-SpursWolves 108, Spurs 102
+6 MIN
Hornets-MagicHornets 96, Magic 104
+8 ORL
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 109
+15 NYK
Sonics-HeatSonics 83, Heat 101
+18 MIA
Pacers-SunsPacers 87, Suns 118
+31 PHX
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WizardsPHI won · Sixers 87, Wizards 84
9 pts
Bucks-KnicksNYK won · Bucks 94, Knicks 109
8 pts
Nets-MavsNJN won · Nets 103, Mavs 102
6 pts
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 96, Magic 104
5 pts
Wolves-SpursMIN won · Wolves 108, Spurs 102
3 pts
Wesley shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WesleyCHH · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
SprewellNYK · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
76% (13-17)
DanielsSAS · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Tim ThomasMIL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SealyMIN · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 103Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24253024103
Mavs30243018102
The story
New Jersey beat Dallas 103-102 behind 25 points and 11 assists from Stephon Marbury

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6−5−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 99Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1928262699
Rockets30291627102
The story
Steve Francis' 17 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Sacramento, 102-99

For Sacramento, Jon Barry had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11+12+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber was the fantasy play: 58.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 114Bulls 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3520331511114
Bulls292731167110
The story
Andre Miller had 24 points and 12 assists as Cleveland beat Chicago 114-110 in OT

Elton Brand led Chicago with 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 35-29, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6−1+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 32

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 19, 17, 16, 19, 21, 13, 13, 32Knicks-Bucks · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 13, 18, 6, 16, 9, 19, 9, 31Mavs-Nets · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 26, 13, 25, 38, 10, 28, 26, 30Bulls-Cavs · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 22, 12, 33, 25, 28, 36, 23, 29Kings-Rockets · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 20, 14, 9, 18, 15, 24, 7, 29Heat-Sonics · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 4, 3, 11, 7, 8, 11, 17, 26Bucks-Knicks · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen RoseIND+5.8 22.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
David RobinsonSAS+5.7 22.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Rodney RogersPHX+5.5 18.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Michael DickersonVAN+5.3 23.0 last 10 · 17.7 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.2 16.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−6.6 23.1 last 10 · 29.7 season
Steve FrancisHOU−5.2 11.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.9 11.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.8 13.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.8 9.9 last 10 · 14.7 season