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Thursday, March 23, 2000Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Cavs104
Mavs98
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +23; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Wizards100
Nuggets86
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Pacers84
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +21
On this day · 1998–99Mar 23, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (Heat-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Mavs

Cleveland beats Dallas, 104–98

Steve Francis goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+23+11+6CLE AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22341830104
Mavs1419303598
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 11, 11, 12, 13, 22, 17, 15, 22CLE22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Cedric HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 12, 16, 8, 11, 4, 6, 2, 15CLE15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 14, 22, 16, 22, 28, 31, 24, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 15, 28, 19, 21, 16, 13, 17DAL17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 205, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 95, Rockets 110
205
Cavs-MavsCavs 104, Mavs 98
202
Bucks-PacersBucks 105, Pacers 84
189
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 100, Nuggets 86
186
CLE won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-MavsCavs 104, Mavs 98
+6 CLE
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 100, Nuggets 86
+14 WAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 95, Rockets 110
+15 HOU
Bucks-PacersBucks 105, Pacers 84
+21 MIL
Aaron Williams shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron WilliamsWAS · 15 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
CassellMIL · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
FrancisHOU · 34 PTS, 14 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
Walt WilliamsHOU · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
Tim ThomasMIL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 104Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22341830104
Mavs1419303598
The story
Shawn Kemp's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Dallas, 104-98

For Dallas, Erick Strickland had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 34-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +8+23+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Finley was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 95Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2218302595
Rockets23233529110
The story
Walt Williams had 21 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 110-95

Tyrone Nesby led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 10-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+6+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 105Pacers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33292320105
Pacers1921281684
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 105-84 behind 30 points and 9 assists from Sam Cassell

Jalen Rose paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 4 REB 30 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 33-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +14+22+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Nuggets

Washington leads Denver wire to wire

Washington was ahead at every break and won 100–86. Best quarter: the second, 30–21. Juwan Howard led Washington with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over DAL6WAS over DEN14HOU over LAC15MIL over IND21Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over DEN.
Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 34

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 14, 19, 32, 22, 12, 16, 17, 34Rockets-Clippers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 14, 8, 18, 22, 22, 20, 17, 30Bucks-Pacers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 14, 11, 8, 20, 25, 8, 11, 30Rockets-Clippers · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 14, 22, 16, 22, 28, 31, 24, 29Mavs-Cavs · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 29, 25, 21, 10, 18, 14, 28Clippers-Rockets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 28, 16, 18, 26, 28, 10, 10, 26Bucks-Pacers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+12.1 25.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+6.5 35.4 last 10 · 28.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+5.5 16.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.0 16.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
John AmaechiORL+4.9 15.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Robert PackDAL−6.1 3.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.6 15.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Toni KukocPHI−5.4 9.5 last 10 · 14.9 season