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Saturday, April 1, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CHI by 4 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Hornets90
Bulls87
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH -4; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +3
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Bucks79
Blazers113
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +32; Q4 POR +34
On this day · 1998–99Apr 1, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Grizzlies), 39 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bulls

Charlotte holds off Chicago, 90–87

Nick Van Exel goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4+11+3CHH AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2118321990
Bulls2023172787
Who led
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 20, 21, 13, 8, 14, 16, 8, 25CHH25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 14, 28, 26, 25, 24, 9, 32, 23CHH23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 24, 18, 22, 26, 24, 27, 17, 24CHI24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 14, 10, 0, 15, 22, 3, 6, 20CHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Cavs

Cleveland handles Boston by 6

The Cavaliers won the fourth quarter 36–27. Final: 109–103. Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over CHI3CLE over BOS6DEN over UTA20HOU over ATL22POR over MIL34Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over BOS.
The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 212, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 103, Cavs 109
212
Hawks-RocketsHawks 93, Rockets 115
208
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 92, Nuggets 112
204
Bucks-BlazersBucks 79, Blazers 113
192
Hornets-BullsHornets 90, Bulls 87
177
CHH won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hornets-BullsHornets 90, Bulls 87
+3 CHH
Celtics-CavsCeltics 103, Cavs 109
+6 CLE
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 92, Nuggets 112
+20 DEN
Hawks-RocketsHawks 93, Rockets 115
+22 HOU
Bucks-BlazersBucks 79, Blazers 113
+34 POR
CHH rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BullsCHH won · Hornets 90, Bulls 87
4 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 103, Cavs 109
3 pts
Cassell shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
PotapenkoBOS · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
WellsPOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
StoudamirePOR · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
CampbellCHH · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 90Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2118321990
Bulls2023172787
The story
Eddie Jones had 23 points as Charlotte beat Chicago 90-87

Elton Brand led Chicago with 24 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 7-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hornets took the third 32-17.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +1−4+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 103Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22282627103
Cavs24232636109
The story
Shawn Kemp's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried Cleveland past Boston, 109-103

For Boston, Vitaly Potapenko had 19 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 36-27.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−3−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 92Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2118233092
Nuggets27203431112
The story
Denver beat Utah 112-92 behind 11 rebounds and 9 points from Raef LaFrentz

Bryon Russell paced Utah: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 11 REB, 9 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 3-7 FG

The swing

A 34-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+8+19+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 71 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 75 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 33

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 16, 25, 14, 10, 4, 28, 24, 33Nuggets-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 9, 9, 4, 26, 20, 7, 6, 31Blazers-Bucks · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 6, 8, 18, 12, 28, 24, 26, 27Nuggets-Jazz · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 32, 28, 21, 25, 26, 30, 22, 27Jazz-Nuggets · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 20, 21, 13, 8, 14, 16, 8, 25Hornets-Bulls · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 8, 11, 30, 19, 15, 16, 10, 24Rockets-Hawks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.3 17.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Larry HughesGSW+7.0 20.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.5 24.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.6 13.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
James PoseyDEN+4.8 12.6 last 10 · 7.8 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−5.1 15.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Troy HudsonLAC−4.1 4.7 last 10 · 8.8 season