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Sunday, April 2, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 87–86.

Final · Box score
Bulls83
Cavs74
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Warriors113
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +24
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Heat88
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Suns87
Wolves86
Q1 PHX -13; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Nets92
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Sonics82
Blazers95
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Kings117
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Raptors83
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Grizzlies86
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +14
On this day · 1998–99Apr 2, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (Suns-Lakers), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wolves

Phoenix fights back from 13 down against Minnesota

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9-11+1PHX AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1720203087
Wolves3016221886
Who led
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 17, 18, 16, 8, 22, 21, 17, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 13, 11, 25, 33, 14, 10, 15, 22PHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 12, 24, 17, 7, 6, 14, 1, 19MIN19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 16, 2, 12, 4, 12, 8, 12, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Lakers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat New York by 24.

PHX over MIN1MIL over GSW4MIA over SAS4CHI over CLE9POR over SEA13DAL over VAN14DET over NJN21IND over TOR21SAC over PHI22LAL over NYK24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Bucks-Warriors combined for 230, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 117, Warriors 113
230
Sixers-KingsSixers 95, Kings 117
212
Pistons-NetsPistons 113, Nets 92
205
Knicks-LakersKnicks 82, Lakers 106
188
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 104, Raptors 83
187
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 100, Grizzlies 86
186
Sonics-BlazersSonics 82, Blazers 95
177
Suns-WolvesSuns 87, Wolves 86
173
Spurs-HeatSpurs 84, Heat 88
172
Bulls-CavsBulls 83, Cavs 74
157
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WolvesSuns 87, Wolves 86
+1 PHX
Spurs-HeatSpurs 84, Heat 88
+4 MIA
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 117, Warriors 113
+4 MIL
Bulls-CavsBulls 83, Cavs 74
+9 CHI
Sonics-BlazersSonics 82, Blazers 95
+13 POR
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 100, Grizzlies 86
+14 DAL
Pistons-NetsPistons 113, Nets 92
+21 DET
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 104, Raptors 83
+21 IND
Sixers-KingsSixers 95, Kings 117
+22 SAC
Knicks-LakersKnicks 82, Lakers 106
+24 LAL
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesPHX won · Suns 87, Wolves 86
13 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 100, Grizzlies 86
4 pts
Bulls-CavsCHI won · Bulls 83, Cavs 74
3 pts
Sixers-KingsSAC won · Sixers 95, Kings 117
2 pts
Grant Hill shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillDET · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
WilliamsonSAC · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PejaSAC · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
T-MacTOR · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 87Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1720203087
Wolves3016221886
The story
Rodney Rogers had 23 points as Phoenix beat Minnesota 87-86

Malik Sealy led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 30-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −13−9−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 117Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33302727117
Warriors26282831113
The story
Sam Cassell's 31 points carried Milwaukee past Golden State, 117-113

For Golden State, Larry Hughes had 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 8-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 100Grizzlies 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs18243226100
Grizzlies2211252886
The story
Dallas beat Vancouver 100-86 behind 22 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Michael Dickerson paced Vancouver: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 24-11 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+9+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Bibby topped the game at 58.7 FPTS: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 73 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 43, 28, 22, 40, 34, 19, 37, 34Lakers-Knicks · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 23, 21, 23, 24, 31, 19, 19, 34Pistons-Nets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 31, 33, 24, 35, 19, 26, 28, 32Pistons-Nets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 12, 26, 14, 16, 22, 17, 27, 32Warriors-Bucks · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 20, 17, 30, 13, 22, 15, 22, 31Bucks-Warriors · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23, 15, 27, 28Spurs-Heat · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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+6.7 20.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.6 24.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.6 13.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.1 16.4 last 10 · 11.3 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
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.2 8.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−4.2 16.7 last 10 · 20.9 season