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Sunday, April 9, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Knicks by 8 after three quarters and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers80
Hornets96
Q1 Hornets +9; Q2 Hornets +17; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Warriors117
Q1 Warriors +23; Q2 Warriors +19; Q3 Warriors +11; Q4 Warriors +14
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Rockets99
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets +10; Q3 Rockets +9; Q4 Rockets +9
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks94
Heat95
Q1 Heat -7; Q2 Heat -3; Q3 Heat -8; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat +1
Final · Box score
Sixers80
Magic92
Q1 Magic +10; Q2 Magic +9; Q3 Magic +13; Q4 Magic +12
Final · Box score
Suns102
Kings97
Q1 Suns -4; Q2 Suns +6; Q3 Suns +11; Q4 Suns +5
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Grizzlies99
Q1 Spurs -5; Q2 Spurs +2; Q3 Spurs +16; Q4 Spurs +8
On this day · 1998–99Apr 9, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Rik Smits (Pacers-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

Alonzo Mourning scores 33, Miami rallies past New York

Larry Hughes goes for 44 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-3-80+1Heat AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks28212316694
Heat21251824795
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 14, 20, 15, 15, 15, 26, 15, 33Heat33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 12, 20, 16, 14, 14, 6, 15, 16Heat16 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 19, 33, 19, 24, 11, 13, 10, 23Knicks23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 19, 18, 18, 23, 9, 10, 10, 19Knicks19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies

San Antonio gets past Vancouver

107–99, with San Antonio ahead 57–55 at halftime. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Heat over Knicks1Suns over Kings5Spurs over Grizzlies8Rockets over Jazz9Magic over Sixers12Warriors over Nuggets14Hornets over Pacers16Final margin, points. Pink = Spurs over Grizzlies.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 220, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 103, Warriors 117
220
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 107, Grizzlies 99
206
Suns-KingsSuns 102, Kings 97
199
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 95
189
Jazz-RocketsJazz 90, Rockets 99
189
Pacers-HornetsPacers 80, Hornets 96
176
Sixers-MagicSixers 80, Magic 92
172
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 95
+1 Heat
Suns-KingsSuns 102, Kings 97
+5 Suns
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 107, Grizzlies 99
+8 Spurs
Jazz-RocketsJazz 90, Rockets 99
+9 Rockets
Sixers-MagicSixers 80, Magic 92
+12 Magic
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 103, Warriors 117
+14 Warriors
Pacers-HornetsPacers 80, Hornets 96
+16 Hornets
Heat rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatHeat won · Knicks 94, Heat 95
8 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs won · Spurs 107, Grizzlies 99
5 pts
Suns-KingsSuns won · Suns 102, Kings 97
4 pts
Duncan shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSpurs · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Walt WilliamsRockets · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RogersSuns · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
FoyleWarriors · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
CampbellHornets · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 94Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks28212316694
Heat21251824795
The story
Tim Hardaway had 16 points and 10 assists as Miami beat New York 95-94 in OT

Patrick Ewing led New York with 14 REB, 13 PTS 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 6-21 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 24-16.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −7−3−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 102Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27252624102
Kings3115213097
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 102-97 behind 20 points from Clifford Robinson

Vlade Divac paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −4+6+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 103Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets18293026103
Warriors41252229117
The story
Mookie Blaylock's 13 points and 11 assists carried Golden State past Denver, 117-103

For Denver, Chris Herren had 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-18, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +23+19+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Larry HughesWarriors
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 76 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Mark DavisWarriors
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Larry Hughes leads the day with 44

Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 16, 22, 17, 27, 32, 15, 14, 44Warriors-Nuggets · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +30.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 14, 20, 15, 15, 15, 26, 15, 33Heat-Knicks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 30, 36, 19, 19, 13, 28, 26, 31Spurs-Grizzlies · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 19, 15, 16, 16, 30, 18, 31, 26Rockets-Jazz · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 33, 14, 10, 15, 22, 23, 13, 25Suns-Kings · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 4, 28, 24, 33, 17, 18, 10, 25Nuggets-Warriors · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesWarriors+8.5 22.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Walt WilliamsRockets+7.7 18.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Anthony MasonHornets+7.1 18.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
George McCloudNuggets+6.0 15.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Shandon AndersonRockets+5.3 17.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderHawks−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Robert PackMavs−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chris GatlingNuggets−5.6 6.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jim JacksonHawks−4.5 12.2 last 10 · 16.7 season