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Friday, March 31, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 104–102.

Final · Box score
Wizards104
Celtics102
Q1 WAS -13; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors101
Hornets110
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Suns98
Pistons97
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Pacers109
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Nets97
Magic103
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Kings108
Sonics123
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +20; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Grizzlies83
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +6
On this day · 1998–99Mar 31, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Eldridge Recasner (Hornets-Bucks), 26 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Mitch Richmond scores 30, Washington rallies past Boston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 37 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5-1+2WAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21362522104
Celtics34282119102
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 32, 11, 21, 26, 22, 20, 22, 30WAS30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 9, 8, 4, 4, 10, 7, 20WAS20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 30, 29, 22, 22, 24, 22, 5, 21BOS21 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 38, 19, 16, 15, 27, 25, 31, 13, 8, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Grizzlies

New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against Vancouver

Down 8 after one, the Knicks won the third quarter 27–19 and the game 89–83. Allan Houston led New York with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Grizzlies
Allan Houston · NYKMichael Dickerson · VANPTS2428REB22AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Kings-Sonics combined for 231, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SonicsKings 108, Sonics 123
231
Warriors-JazzWarriors 97, Jazz 114
211
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 101, Hornets 110
211
Wizards-CelticsWizards 104, Celtics 102
206
Nets-MagicNets 97, Magic 103
200
Suns-PistonsSuns 98, Pistons 97
195
Wolves-PacersWolves 85, Pacers 109
194
Sixers-LakersSixers 88, Lakers 100
188
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 89, Grizzlies 83
172
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PistonsSuns 98, Pistons 97
+1 PHX
Wizards-CelticsWizards 104, Celtics 102
+2 WAS
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 89, Grizzlies 83
+6 NYK
Nets-MagicNets 97, Magic 103
+6 ORL
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 101, Hornets 110
+9 CHH
Sixers-LakersSixers 88, Lakers 100
+12 LAL
Kings-SonicsKings 108, Sonics 123
+15 SEA
Warriors-JazzWarriors 97, Jazz 114
+17 UTA
Wolves-PacersWolves 85, Pacers 109
+24 IND
WAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsWAS won · Wizards 104, Celtics 102
13 pts
Knicks-GrizzliesNYK won · Knicks 89, Grizzlies 83
8 pts
Wolves-PacersIND won · Wolves 85, Pacers 109
2 pts
Best shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BestIND · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
75% (12-16)
CambyNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
PaytonSEA · 35 PTS, 15 AST, 6 STL, 4 REB
68% (15-22)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
WilliamsonSAC · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 98Pistons 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2427212698
Pistons2123223197
The story
Phoenix beat Detroit 98-97 behind 15 points and 12 assists from Anfernee Hardaway

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+7+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 104Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21362522104
Celtics34282119102
The story
Aaron Williams had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Washington beat Boston 104-102

Antoine Walker led Boston with 21 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Wizards took the second 36-28.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −13−5−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hornets
Raptors 101Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors233418197101
Hornets2730211616110
The story
Eddie Jones' 32 points carried Charlotte past Toronto, 110-101 in OT

For Toronto, Vince Carter had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hornets took it 16-7.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +40+30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Anthony Mason was the fantasy play: 62.3 FPTS on 31 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 40, 35, 43, 28, 22, 40, 34, 19, 37Lakers-Sixers · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 40, 30, 24, 22, 28, 21, 21, 35Sonics-Kings · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 9, 14, 28, 26, 25, 24, 9, 32Hornets-Raptors · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 4, 8, 14, 17, 20, 12, 22, 31Hornets-Raptors · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 37, 23, 26, 18, 38, 19, 39, 31Raptors-Hornets · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 32, 11, 21, 26, 22, 20, 22, 30Wizards-Celtics · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+7.0 20.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+6.7 16.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.5 24.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.6 13.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+4.7 33.8 last 10 · 29.1 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.0 16.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Kenny AndersonBOS−4.6 8.9 last 10 · 13.5 season