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Saturday, April 15, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed WAS by 7 at halftime and won 120–116.

Final · Box score
Knicks96
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets115
Clippers114
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Sixers100
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Spurs106
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +23
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks120
Wizards116
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +4
On this day · 1998–99Apr 15, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Wizards

Sam Cassell scores 34, Milwaukee wins in overtime

Nick Van Exel goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-7-40+4MIL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks3127272510120
Wizards372824216116
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 31, 19, 18, 20, 18, 29, 16, 34MIL34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 16, 14, 24, 20, 15, 20, 38, 31MIL31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 15, 16, 20, 10, 16, 13, 9, 21WAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 30, 13, 23, 15, 21, 11, 16, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Clippers

Denver flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Clippers led 55–50 at the break. Tied 98–98 after regulation, Denver won the extra time 17–16. Final: 115–114. Nick Van Exel led Denver with 44 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Clippers
Nick Van Exel · DENDerek Anderson · LACPTS4431REB32AST83Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bucks-Wizards combined for 236, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WizardsBucks 120, Wizards 116
236
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 115, Clippers 114
229
Knicks-CavsKnicks 96, Cavs 106
202
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 100
194
Jazz-SpursJazz 83, Spurs 106
189
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 115, Clippers 114
+1 DEN
Bucks-WizardsBucks 120, Wizards 116
+4 MIL
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 100
+6 PHI
Knicks-CavsKnicks 96, Cavs 106
+10 CLE
Jazz-SpursJazz 83, Spurs 106
+23 SAS
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WizardsMIL won · Bucks 120, Wizards 116
7 pts
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 115, Clippers 114
5 pts
Cassell shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIL · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
GeigerPHI · 15 PTS, 8 REB
64% (7-11)
ElliottSAS · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
McDyessDEN · 30 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
57% (12-21)
HowardWAS · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 115Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2921282017115
Clippers2728241916114
The story
Antonio McDyess had 30 points and 21 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 115-114 in OT

Tyrone Nesby led Los Angeles with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 28-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2−5−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 120Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks3127272510120
Wizards372824216116
The story
Glenn Robinson's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Washington, 120-116 in OT

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 12-24 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 25-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6−7−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen was the fantasy play: 49.8 FPTS on 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 94Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2423192894
Sixers24262723100
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 100-94 behind 17 points and 15 rebounds from George Lynch

Jerome Williams paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0+3+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.6Last 3

9.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 78 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 44

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 27, 6, 17, 18, 11, 27, 22, 44Nuggets-Clippers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +28.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 31, 19, 18, 20, 18, 29, 16, 34Bucks-Wizards · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 16, 14, 24, 20, 15, 20, 38, 31Bucks-Wizards · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 20, 11, 19, 16, 20, 9, 25, 31Clippers-Nuggets · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 33, 17, 18, 10, 25, 8, 11, 30Nuggets-Clippers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 23, 30, 16, 18, 33, 24, 27, 30Sixers-Pistons · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+10.3 25.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+8.0 18.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Anthony MasonCHH+6.6 18.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+6.2 14.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
George McCloudDEN+6.2 16.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−9.5 7.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Chris GatlingDEN−8.4 3.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.1 23.4 last 10 · 28.5 season