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Wednesday, March 8, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Kings trailed Hornets by 11 at halftime and won 105–92.

Final · Box score
Bucks101
Celtics112
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics -7; Q3 Celtics -1; Q4 Celtics +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Pistons130
Q1 Pistons -9; Q2 Pistons -3; Q3 Pistons +21; Q4 Pistons +14
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Clippers94
Q1 Raptors -3; Q2 Raptors -8; Q3 Raptors -6; Q4 Raptors +1
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Nets115
Q1 Nets +5; Q2 Nets +14; Q3 Nets +24; Q4 Nets +12
Final · Box score
Bulls67
Magic103
Q1 Magic +14; Q2 Magic +17; Q3 Magic +29; Q4 Magic +36
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Sixers107
Q1 Sixers -8; Q2 Sixers -3; Q3 Sixers +12; Q4 Sixers +17
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Kings105
Q1 Kings -4; Q2 Kings -11; Q3 Kings -3; Q4 Kings +13
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks113
Wizards118
Q1 Wizards +4; Q2 Wizards -1; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards +5
On this day · 1998–99Mar 8, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Nick Anderson (Magic-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Kings

Sacramento turns it around against Charlotte

Antoine Walker posts a triple-double

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-11-3+13Kings AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2530211692
Kings21232932105
Who led
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 5, 18, 5, 8, 3, 5, 19, 27Kings27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 25, 28, 36, 23, 29, 31, 22, 22Kings22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 8, 7, 12, 17, 11, 16, 10, 21Hornets21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 16, 32, 19, 24, 14, 26, 34, 17Hornets17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Pistons

Denver's skid reaches three

Detroit won 130–116; the Nuggets fall to 26–34. Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 40 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

Streak strip · Nuggets
W@ Raptors95–91Wvs Kings123–117L@ Suns67–86W@ Rockets106–97L@ Mavs96–98Lvs Nets81–94Wvs Warriors122–88Lvs Cavs92–100L@ Pacers89–90L@ Pistons116–130
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pistons combined for 246, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 116, Pistons 130
246
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 113, Wizards 118
231
Blazers-NetsBlazers 103, Nets 115
218
Bucks-CelticsBucks 101, Celtics 112
213
Hornets-KingsHornets 92, Kings 105
197
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 90, Sixers 107
197
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 95, Clippers 94
189
Bulls-MagicBulls 67, Magic 103
170
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 95, Clippers 94
+1 Raptors
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 113, Wizards 118
+5 Wizards
Bucks-CelticsBucks 101, Celtics 112
+11 Celtics
Blazers-NetsBlazers 103, Nets 115
+12 Nets
Hornets-KingsHornets 92, Kings 105
+13 Kings
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 116, Pistons 130
+14 Pistons
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 90, Sixers 107
+17 Sixers
Bulls-MagicBulls 67, Magic 103
+36 Magic
Kings erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KingsKings won · Hornets 92, Kings 105
11 pts
Nuggets-PistonsPistons won · Nuggets 116, Pistons 130
9 pts
Raptors-ClippersRaptors won · Raptors 95, Clippers 94
8 pts
Grizzlies-SixersSixers won · Grizzlies 90, Sixers 107
8 pts
Bucks-CelticsCeltics won · Bucks 101, Celtics 112
7 pts
Van Exel shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van ExelNuggets · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
HowardWizards · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
McDyessNuggets · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
RichmondWizards · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
63% (12-19)
EwingKnicks · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 95Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1825262695
Clippers2130241994
The story
Vince Carter's 23 points carried Toronto past Los Angeles, 95-94

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −3−8−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derek Anderson was the fantasy play: 46.0 FPTS on 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 113Wizards 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2627202911113
Wizards3022272316118
The story
Mitch Richmond had 32 points as Washington beat New York 118-113 in OT

Patrick Ewing led New York with 23 PTS, 16 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 12-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Wizards took the third 27-20.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +4−1+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 101Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25342517101
Celtics26263129112
The story
Boston beat Milwaukee 112-101 behind 20 points from Paul Pierce

Scott Williams paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 6-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +1−7−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Keon ClarkNuggets
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 40

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 22, 19, 29, 27, 32, 17, 26, 40Pistons-Nuggets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 13, 13, 32, 17, 22, 22, 33Knicks-Wizards · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 19, 10, 18, 16, 9, 4, 14, 32Wizards-Knicks · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 24, 24, 25, 23, 27, 11, 18, 30Celtics-Bucks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 10 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 12, 17, 10, 12, 10, 11, 6, 29Wizards-Knicks · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 12, 9, 22, 22, 13, 12, 23, 29Nuggets-Pistons · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNets+5.3 28.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Larry HughesWarriors+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
David RobinsonSpurs+5.2 22.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Wesley PersonCavs+5.2 14.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Wally SzczerbiakWolves+4.9 15.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Allen IversonSixers−7.0 22.5 last 10 · 29.5 season
Glenn RobinsonBucks−4.4 17.6 last 10 · 22.0 season
Isaiah RiderHawks−4.4 16.1 last 10 · 20.5 season
Hubert DavisMavs−4.2 3.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jason KiddSuns−4.1 10.5 last 10 · 14.6 season