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Tuesday, March 14, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 13 at halftime and won 108–104.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers98
Cavs97
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC -10; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Heat108
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -13; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Knicks91
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Magic107
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Suns107
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Kings91
Blazers96
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Warriors78
Raptors85
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +7
On this day · 1998–99Mar 14, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Tracy McGrady goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13+1+4MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32351225104
Heat23312628108
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 7, 29, 17, 9, 23, 21, 28MIA28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 43, 9, 28, 21, 25, 28, 35, 22MIA22 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 26, 25, 28, 13, 28, 16, 18, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 22, 8, 14, 21, 14, 8, 18, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Clippers combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 106, Clippers 110
216
Bucks-HeatBucks 104, Heat 108
212
Wolves-SunsWolves 100, Suns 107
207
Wizards-MagicWizards 98, Magic 107
205
Pacers-MavsPacers 90, Mavs 111
201
Sixers-CavsSixers 98, Cavs 97
195
Kings-BlazersKings 91, Blazers 96
187
Rockets-KnicksRockets 85, Knicks 91
176
Hawks-SpursHawks 79, Spurs 94
173
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 78, Raptors 85
163
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CavsSixers 98, Cavs 97
+1 PHI
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 106, Clippers 110
+4 LAC
Bucks-HeatBucks 104, Heat 108
+4 MIA
Kings-BlazersKings 91, Blazers 96
+5 POR
Rockets-KnicksRockets 85, Knicks 91
+6 NYK
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 78, Raptors 85
+7 TOR
Wolves-SunsWolves 100, Suns 107
+7 PHX
Wizards-MagicWizards 98, Magic 107
+9 ORL
Hawks-SpursHawks 79, Spurs 94
+15 SAS
Pacers-MavsPacers 90, Mavs 111
+21 DAL
MIA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 104, Heat 108
13 pts
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 106, Clippers 110
10 pts
Warriors-RaptorsTOR won · Warriors 78, Raptors 85
6 pts
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 98, Cavs 97
4 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 100, Suns 107
4 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
McDyessDEN · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (14-17)
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
BestIND · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PiatkowskiLAC · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 98Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers24231527998
Cavs28221623897
The story
Aaron McKie's 20 points carried Philadelphia past Cleveland, 98-97 in OT

For Cleveland, Andre Miller had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 27-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−3−40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 106Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24313120106
Clippers27282134110
The story
Eric Piatkowski had 31 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 110-106

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 34-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +30−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom led the game in fantasy with 45.8 FPTS (25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 85Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1519252685
Knicks2124172991
The story
New York beat Houston 91-85 behind 27 points from Latrell Sprewell

Shandon Anderson paced Houston: 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 REB · 11-20 FG

The swing

A 21-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+11+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Indiana by 21.

PHI over CLE1LAC over DEN4MIA over MIL4POR over SAC5NYK over HOU6PHX over MIN7TOR over GSW7ORL over WAS9SAS over ATL15DAL over IND21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 32

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 0, 6, 8, 17, 15, 32, 14, 19, 32Rockets-Knicks · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 13, 12, 23, 29, 19, 35, 16, 31Nuggets-Clippers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 8, 2, 4, 4, 4, 11, 20, 31Clippers-Nuggets · W
7.4 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 10, 21, 11, 25, 22, 15, 15, 28Mavs-Pacers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 7, 29, 17, 9, 23, 21, 28Heat-Bucks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 26, 35, 5, 29, 20, 30, 21, 28Sixers-Cavs · W
29.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+10.8 23.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Keon ClarkDEN+6.8 15.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.8 23.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
David RobinsonSAS+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Andre MillerCLE+5.1 16.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−10.6 9.0 last 10 · 19.6 season
Tim DuncanSAS−5.9 17.4 last 10 · 23.3 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.8 15.8 last 10 · 21.6 season
Bob SuraCLE−5.2 9.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.2 24.1 last 10 · 29.3 season