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Saturday, March 4, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Clippers by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–99.

Final · Box score
Sonics93
Hawks81
Q1 Sonics -3; Q2 Sonics +11; Q3 Sonics +14; Q4 Sonics +12
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Bulls84
Q1 Sixers -3; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 Sixers +11; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · OT · Box score
Nets92
Rockets99
Q1 Rockets +9; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets -1; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets +7
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Clippers99
Q1 Cavs -9; Q2 Cavs -5; Q3 Cavs +4; Q4 Cavs +10
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Bucks84
Q1 Wolves +3; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 Wolves +13; Q4 Wolves +7
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Suns110
Q1 Suns +11; Q2 Suns +8; Q3 Suns +10; Q4 Suns +14
Final · OT · Box score
Kings108
Spurs103
Q1 Kings -3; Q2 Kings +6; Q3 Kings +5; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings +5
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Wizards100
Q1 Wizards -2; Q2 Wizards +2; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 Wizards +6
On this day · 1998–99Mar 4, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Cavs), 28 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Clippers

Cleveland climbs out of a 9-point hole against Clippers

Chris Webber goes for 31 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+4+10Cavs AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20322730109
Clippers2928182499
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 10, 17, 26, 23, 10, 15, 25, 22Cavs22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 24, 11, 25, 17, 28, 18, 14, 18Cavs18 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 16, 19, 14, 20, 11, 10, 20, 17Clippers17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 8, 7, 10, 2, 19, 14, 12, 14Clippers14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Phoenix by 14.

Kings over Spurs5Wizards over Pistons6Rockets over Nets7Wolves over Bucks7Cavs over Clippers10Sixers over Bulls11Sonics over Hawks12Suns over Mavs14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 211, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 108, Spurs 103
211
Cavs-ClippersCavs 109, Clippers 99
208
Mavs-SunsMavs 96, Suns 110
206
Pistons-WizardsPistons 94, Wizards 100
194
Nets-RocketsNets 92, Rockets 99
191
Sixers-BullsSixers 95, Bulls 84
179
Wolves-BucksWolves 91, Bucks 84
175
Sonics-HawksSonics 93, Hawks 81
174
Kings won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-SpursKings 108, Spurs 103
+5 Kings
Pistons-WizardsPistons 94, Wizards 100
+6 Wizards
Nets-RocketsNets 92, Rockets 99
+7 Rockets
Wolves-BucksWolves 91, Bucks 84
+7 MIN
Cavs-ClippersCavs 109, Clippers 99
+10 Cavs
Sixers-BullsSixers 95, Bulls 84
+11 Sixers
Sonics-HawksSonics 93, Hawks 81
+12 Sonics
Mavs-SunsMavs 96, Suns 110
+14 Suns
Cavs rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-ClippersCavs won · Cavs 109, Clippers 99
9 pts
Sixers-BullsSixers won · Sixers 95, Bulls 84
3 pts
Kings-SpursKings won · Kings 108, Spurs 103
3 pts
Sonics-HawksSonics won · Sonics 93, Hawks 81
3 pts
Pistons-WizardsWizards won · Pistons 94, Wizards 100
2 pts
Aaron Williams shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron WilliamsWizards · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
RogersSuns · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
SzczerbiakMIN · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CeballosMavs · 33 PTS, 7 REB
68% (13-19)
RatliffSixers · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 108Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2526221916108
Spurs2817232411103
The story
Jason Williams had 15 points as Sacramento beat San Antonio 108-103 in OT

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Kings took the second 26-17.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −3+6+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 94Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2616312194
Wizards24202927100
The story
Washington beat Detroit 100-94 behind 14 points and 8 assists from Rod Strickland

Christian Laettner paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 4-8 FG

The swing

A 27-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −2+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill topped the game at 40.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 92Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets18212621692
Rockets272017221399
The story
Steve Francis' 15 points carried Houston past New Jersey, 99-92 in OT

For New Jersey, Kerry Kittles had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-18, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +9+8−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 56 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Season avg25.1Last 3

25.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg27.8Today

28 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 39, 33, 21, 21, 34, 20, 25, 35Nets-Rockets · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 23, 14, 26, 22, 16, 3, 8, 33Mavs-Suns · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 12, 33, 25, 28, 36, 23, 29, 31Kings-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 22, 17, 16, 13, 28, 16, 9, 29Suns-Mavs · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 19, 16, 22, 25, 26, 35, 5, 29Sixers-Bulls · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 41, 13, 27, 17, 21, 32, 29, 20, 28Sonics-Hawks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney RogersSuns+7.7 21.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Arvydas SabonisBlazers+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Wesley PersonCavs+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Lamond MurrayCavs+5.3 21.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
David RobinsonSpurs+4.9 21.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderHawks−5.1 15.7 last 10 · 20.8 season
Jason KiddSuns−5.1 9.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Allen IversonSixers−5.1 24.6 last 10 · 29.7 season
Toni KukocSixers−4.8 11.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Hubert DavisMavs−4.4 3.1 last 10 · 7.5 season