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Wednesday, March 29, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed WAS by 9 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Cavs86
Bulls81
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Pistons91
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH -4; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Sonics95
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Grizzlies99
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Wizards93
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 1998–99Mar 29, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Grizzlies), 26 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Wizards

Denver climbs back to beat Washington

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 30 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9+9+8DEN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23153528101
Wizards2720172993
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 6, 8, 18, 12, 28, 24, 26DEN26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 16, 14, 12, 0, 1, 21, 13, 25DEN25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 16, 32, 11, 21, 26, 22, 20, 22WAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 8, 14, 12, 20, 21, 22, 4, 17WAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: New York by 15.

CLE over CHI5CHH over DET7DEN over WAS8LAL over VAN9UTA over PHI14NYK over SEA15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 207, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 108, Grizzlies 99
207
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 110, Sonics 95
205
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 101, Wizards 93
194
Hornets-PistonsHornets 98, Pistons 91
189
Sixers-JazzSixers 84, Jazz 98
182
Cavs-BullsCavs 86, Bulls 81
167
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Cavs-BullsCavs 86, Bulls 81
+5 CLE
Hornets-PistonsHornets 98, Pistons 91
+7 CHH
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 101, Wizards 93
+8 DEN
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 108, Grizzlies 99
+9 LAL
Sixers-JazzSixers 84, Jazz 98
+14 UTA
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 110, Sonics 95
+15 NYK
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WizardsDEN won · Nuggets 101, Wizards 93
9 pts
Hornets-PistonsCHH won · Hornets 98, Pistons 91
6 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 86, Bulls 81
2 pts
Shaq shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
DickersonVAN · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
StocktonUTA · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
McDyessDEN · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
KobeLAL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 86Bulls 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2222162686
Bulls2413182681
The story
Shawn Kemp had 11 rebounds and 10 points as Cleveland beat Chicago 86-81

Elton Brand led Chicago with 27 PTS, 8 REB 11 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 22-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+7+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 108Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31292622108
Grizzlies3016262799
The story
Kobe Bryant's 28 points carried Los Angeles past Vancouver, 108-99

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 14 AST, 9 PTS 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 29-16, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+14+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 110Sonics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30292526110
Sonics3019222495
The story
New York beat Seattle 110-95 behind 19 rebounds and 18 points from Marcus Camby

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 18 PTS, 5 REB 19 REB, 18 PTS, 1 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+10+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 52.8 FPTS: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Dickerson leads the day with 32

Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 12, 12, 24, 14, 24, 25, 6, 32Grizzlies-Lakers · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 14, 17, 22, 14, 22, 13, 15, 30Grizzlies-Lakers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 21, 31, 32, 28, 21, 25, 26, 30Jazz-Sixers · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 7, 25, 24, 23, 18, 28, 24, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 12, 26, 24, 18, 22, 26, 24, 27Bulls-Cavs · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 6, 8, 18, 12, 28, 24, 26Nuggets-Wizards · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+8.3 21.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+6.6 14.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.4 24.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+5.8 15.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.0 34.0 last 10 · 29.0 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.7 15.5 last 10 · 21.2 season
Kenny AndersonBOS−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season