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Sunday, April 16, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Bulls by 11 after the first quarter and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Cavs101
Hawks104
Q1 Hawks -5; Q2 Hawks -2; Q3 Hawks +14; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Celtics102
Q1 Hornets +2; Q2 Hornets +9; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Mavs114
Q1 Mavs -3; Q2 Mavs +4; Q3 Mavs +4; Q4 Mavs +8
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Pistons101
Q1 Pacers +11; Q2 Pacers +11; Q3 Pacers +9; Q4 Pacers +11
Final · Box score
Sonics121
Rockets112
Q1 Sonics +19; Q2 Sonics +6; Q3 Sonics +13; Q4 Sonics +9
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Lakers101
Q1 Lakers -2; Q2 Lakers +6; Q3 Lakers +1; Q4 Lakers +6
Final · Box score
Magic84
Heat95
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat -1; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +11
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Suns82
Q1 Jazz -2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 Jazz +14; Q4 Jazz +14
Final · Box score
Kings95
Blazers102
Q1 Blazers +12; Q2 Blazers -2; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 Blazers +7
Final · Box score
Bulls84
Raptors85
Q1 Raptors -11; Q2 Raptors -10; Q3 Raptors -6; Q4 Raptors +1
On this day · 1998–99Apr 16, 1999: 12 games. Top scorer: Mookie Blaylock (Hawks-Magic), 30 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 11 down to beat Chicago

Gary Payton goes for 43 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-10-6+1Raptors AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2526161784
Raptors1427202485
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 17, 24, 23, 17, 31, 28, 34, 25Raptors25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 8, 4, 11, 10, 14, 11, 17, 17Raptors17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 23, 18, 20, 16, 22, 44, 18, 24Bulls24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris CarrPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 16, 11, 11, 7, 17, 14, 13, 15Bulls15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Rockets combined for 233, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-RocketsSonics 121, Rockets 112
233
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 106, Mavs 114
220
Pacers-PistonsPacers 112, Pistons 101
213
Hornets-CelticsHornets 105, Celtics 102
207
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 104
205
Kings-BlazersKings 95, Blazers 102
197
Wolves-LakersWolves 95, Lakers 101
196
Magic-HeatMagic 84, Heat 95
179
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 82
178
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 84, Raptors 85
169
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 84, Raptors 85
+1 Raptors
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 104
+3 Hawks
Hornets-CelticsHornets 105, Celtics 102
+3 Hornets
Wolves-LakersWolves 95, Lakers 101
+6 Lakers
Kings-BlazersKings 95, Blazers 102
+7 Blazers
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 106, Mavs 114
+8 Mavs
Sonics-RocketsSonics 121, Rockets 112
+9 Sonics
Magic-HeatMagic 84, Heat 95
+11 Heat
Pacers-PistonsPacers 112, Pistons 101
+11 Pacers
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 82
+14 Jazz
Raptors erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RaptorsRaptors won · Bulls 84, Raptors 85
11 pts
Cavs-HawksHawks won · Cavs 101, Hawks 104
5 pts
Grizzlies-MavsMavs won · Grizzlies 106, Mavs 114
3 pts
Wolves-LakersLakers won · Wolves 95, Lakers 101
2 pts
Kings-BlazersBlazers won · Kings 95, Blazers 102
2 pts
Curry shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryPistons · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
HarringtonGrizzlies · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Eddie RobinsonHornets · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RosePacers · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL
69% (9-13)
Eddie JonesHornets · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 84Raptors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2526161784
Raptors1427202485
The story
Vince Carter had 25 points as Toronto beat Chicago 85-84

Elton Brand led Chicago with 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 24-17.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −11−10−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 105Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24312822105
Celtics22242729102
The story
Charlotte beat Boston 105-102 behind 25 points from Eddie Jones

Eric Williams paced Boston: 20 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB · 9-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +2+9+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 121Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics38222833121
Rockets19352137112
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 35 points, but Seattle won 121-112

For Seattle, Horace Grant had 11 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 14-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-19, was where the SuperSonics built it.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +19+6+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.6Season avg37.8Last 5

37.8 points a game over his last five games, against 29.6 in 76 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 14.

Raptors over Bulls1Hawks over Cavs3Hornets over Celtics3Lakers over Wolves6Blazers over Kings7Mavs over Grizzlies8Sonics over Rockets9Pacers over Pistons11Heat over Magic11Jazz over Suns14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 43

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 21, 21, 29, 30, 22, 29, 12, 43Sonics-Rockets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 18, 22, 22, 16, 15, 20, 35Rockets-Sonics · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 34, 19, 37, 34, 32, 49, 41, 33Lakers-Wolves · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 34, 19, 19, 20, 29, 27, 23, 32Jazz-Suns · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 4, 15, 12, 19, 14, 20, 21, 27Grizzlies-Mavs · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 28, 22, 23, 14, 10, 29, 15, 26Pistons-Pacers · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesWarriors+10.3 25.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Walt WilliamsRockets+8.0 18.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Eric PiatkowskiClippers+6.2 14.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
George McCloudNuggets+6.2 16.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Nick Van ExelNuggets+6.1 22.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderHawks−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs−9.6 7.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Chris GatlingNuggets−8.4 3.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Robert PackMavs−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Allen IversonSixers−5.1 23.4 last 10 · 28.5 season