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Friday, March 24, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SEA by 8 after three quarters and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Nuggets68
Bulls70
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Warriors83
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Suns101
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Heat99
Bucks87
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +12
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves116
Nets115
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Magic112
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +16
Final · 2OT · Box score
Celtics115
Sixers117
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 Sixers 0; OT2 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Kings113
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Sonics95
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Raptors84
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +16; Q4 CHH +18
On this day · 1998–99Mar 24, 1999: 11 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Grizzlies), 34 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Sonics

Utah climbs out of an 8-point hole against Seattle

Kevin Garnett goes for 38 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-3-8+3UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2616233398
Sonics2025282295
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 16, 29, 31, 21, 31, 32, 28, 21UTA21 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 16, 22, 9, 19, 13, 15, 16, 18UTA18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 19, 27, 22, 40, 30, 24, 22, 28SEA28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 16, 20, 6, 9, 21, 13, 18, 25SEA25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Sixers combined for 232, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SixersCeltics 115, Sixers 117
232
Wolves-NetsWolves 116, Nets 115
231
Pistons-KingsPistons 103, Kings 113
216
Suns-LakersSuns 101, Lakers 109
210
Rockets-MagicRockets 96, Magic 112
208
Jazz-SonicsJazz 98, Sonics 95
193
Heat-BucksHeat 99, Bucks 87
186
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 102, Raptors 84
186
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 96, Warriors 83
179
Hawks-KnicksHawks 83, Knicks 95
178
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 68, Bulls 70
138
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-NetsWolves 116, Nets 115
+1 MIN
Celtics-SixersCeltics 115, Sixers 117
+2 PHI
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 68, Bulls 70
+2 CHI
Jazz-SonicsJazz 98, Sonics 95
+3 UTA
Suns-LakersSuns 101, Lakers 109
+8 LAL
Pistons-KingsPistons 103, Kings 113
+10 SAC
Hawks-KnicksHawks 83, Knicks 95
+12 NYK
Heat-BucksHeat 99, Bucks 87
+12 MIA
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 96, Warriors 83
+13 POR
Rockets-MagicRockets 96, Magic 112
+16 ORL
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 102, Raptors 84
+18 CHH
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SonicsUTA won · Jazz 98, Sonics 95
8 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 115, Sixers 117
2 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 83, Knicks 95
1 pt
Baker shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BakerSEA · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Ray AllenMIL · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
75% (15-20)
ZoMIA · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KittlesNJN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
MasonCHH · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 116Nets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves302629238116
Nets212730307115
The story
Terrell Brandon had 14 points and 9 assists as Minnesota beat New Jersey 116-115 in OT

Stephon Marbury led New Jersey with 27 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 9 AST, 8 STL, 6 REB · 6-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+8+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 115Sixers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Celtics18232927108115
Sixers221734241010117
The story
Toni Kukoc's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Boston, 117-115 in OT

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 34-29.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4−2+300+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker was the fantasy play: 54.3 FPTS on 24 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST

Final · Nuggets-Bulls
Nuggets 68Bulls 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1916171668
Bulls1916171870
The story
Chicago beat Denver 70-68 behind 26 points and 15 rebounds from Elton Brand

Raef LaFrentz paced Denver: 15 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB · 10-24 FG

The swing

A 18-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 68 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 18.

MIN over NJN1CHI over DEN2PHI over BOS2UTA over SEA3LAL over PHX8SAC over DET10MIA over MIL12NYK over ATL12POR over GSW13ORL over HOU16CHH over TOR18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43, 28, 22, 40Lakers-Suns · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 22, 17, 17, 17, 17, 29, 40, 38Wolves-Nets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 16, 18, 26, 28, 10, 10, 26, 36Bucks-Heat · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 30, 14, 24, 12, 31, 33, 24, 35Pistons-Kings · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 5, 17, 7, 22, 25, 0, 8, 35Rockets-Magic · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 29, 38, 19, 16, 15, 27, 25, 31Celtics-Sixers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+11.4 24.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+8.6 37.7 last 10 · 29.1 season
Keon ClarkDEN+4.9 13.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+4.7 15.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+4.5 22.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Robert PackDAL−6.1 3.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.8 15.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.6 10.4 last 10 · 15.0 season