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Tuesday, April 18, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hawks trailed Nets by 8 at halftime and won 111–109.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Nets109
Hawks111
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks -8; Q3 Hawks +5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks 0; OT2 Hawks +2
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Bulls89
Q1 Sixers -5; Q2 Sixers +2; Q3 Sixers +21; Q4 Sixers +4
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Cavs88
Q1 Hornets +4; Q2 Hornets +1; Q3 Hornets +18; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Mavs112
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs -2; Q3 Mavs +5; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz104
Nuggets105
Q1 Nuggets +4; Q2 Nuggets -3; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets +1
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Clippers100
Q1 Blazers +16; Q2 Blazers +12; Q3 Blazers +18; Q4 Blazers +16
Final · Box score
Raptors73
Heat97
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +4; Q3 Heat +12; Q4 Heat +24
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Knicks100
Q1 Knicks -1; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 Knicks +13; Q4 Knicks +12
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Suns98
Q1 Rockets +8; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +3; Q4 Rockets +9
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics119
Kings112
Q1 Sonics +8; Q2 Sonics -1; Q3 Sonics +6; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 Sonics +7
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Wizards81
Q1 Celtics +9; Q2 Celtics +15; Q3 Celtics +22; Q4 Celtics +33
On this day · 1998–99Apr 18, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Nets-Hawks

Atlanta outlasts New Jersey in double overtime

Raef LaFrentz goes for 32 points

Game flow · Hawks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final00-8+500+2Hawks AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets2130212764109
Hawks2122342266111
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 11, 14, 4, 7, 7, 20, 3, 16Hawks16 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 10, 9, 12, 16Hawks16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 24, 26, 13, 19, 25, 32, 25, 24Nets24 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 2, 7, 14, 5, 6, 9, 10, 22Nets22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Kings combined for 231, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KingsSonics 119, Kings 112
231
Nets-HawksNets 109, Hawks 111
220
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 116, Clippers 100
216
Lakers-MavsLakers 102, Mavs 112
214
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 104, Nuggets 105
209
Rockets-SunsRockets 107, Suns 98
205
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 114, Wizards 81
195
Hornets-CavsHornets 103, Cavs 88
191
Pistons-KnicksPistons 88, Knicks 100
188
Sixers-BullsSixers 93, Bulls 89
182
Raptors-HeatRaptors 73, Heat 97
170
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 104, Nuggets 105
+1 Nuggets
Nets-HawksNets 109, Hawks 111
+2 Hawks
Sixers-BullsSixers 93, Bulls 89
+4 Sixers
Sonics-KingsSonics 119, Kings 112
+7 Sonics
Rockets-SunsRockets 107, Suns 98
+9 Rockets
Lakers-MavsLakers 102, Mavs 112
+10 Mavs
Pistons-KnicksPistons 88, Knicks 100
+12 Knicks
Hornets-CavsHornets 103, Cavs 88
+15 Hornets
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 116, Clippers 100
+16 Blazers
Raptors-HeatRaptors 73, Heat 97
+24 Heat
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 114, Wizards 81
+33 Celtics
Hawks rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HawksHawks won · Nets 109, Hawks 111
8 pts
Sixers-BullsSixers won · Sixers 93, Bulls 89
5 pts
Jazz-NuggetsNuggets won · Jazz 104, Nuggets 105
3 pts
Lakers-MavsMavs won · Lakers 102, Mavs 112
2 pts
Sonics-KingsSonics won · Sonics 119, Kings 112
1 pt
Francis shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisRockets · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
WesleyHornets · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
SnowSixers · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Anthony CarterHeat · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PippenBlazers · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 104Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz223220228104
Nuggets262526199105
The story
Nick Van Exel had 15 points and 10 assists as Denver beat Utah 105-104 in OT

Greg Ostertag led Utah with 13 REB, 4 PTS 15 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 5-17 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 26-20.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +4−3+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 109Hawks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets2130212764109
Hawks2122342266111
The story
Dikembe Mutombo's 22 rebounds and 13 points carried Atlanta past New Jersey, 111-109 in OT

For New Jersey, Kendall Gill had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 22 REB, 13 PTS, 7 BLK, 3 STL · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 34-21.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 0−8+500+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 119Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics3323252612119
Kings253218325112
The story
Seattle beat Sacramento 119-112 in OT behind a 33-11-14 triple-double from Gary Payton

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 23 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB 33 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB, 3 STL · 13-28 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +8−1+60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 70 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Washington by 33, the widest margin of 11 games.

Nuggets over Jazz1Hawks over Nets2Sixers over Bulls4Sonics over Kings7Rockets over Suns9Mavs over Lakers10Knicks over Pistons12Hornets over Cavs15Blazers over Clippers16Heat over Raptors24Celtics over Wizards33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 38

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 19, 37, 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38Lakers-Mavs · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 9, 30, 28, 13, 13, 14, 15, 35Rockets-Suns · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 21, 29, 30, 22, 29, 12, 43, 33Sonics-Kings · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 8, 15, 6, 16, 23, 11, 32Nuggets-Jazz · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 13, 10, 23, 12, 12, 10, 21, 29Knicks-Pistons · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 30, 18, 31, 26, 13, 16, 20, 27Rockets-Suns · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesWarriors+11.2 26.1 last 10 · 14.9 season
Shaquille O'NealLakers+5.9 35.7 last 10 · 29.8 season
James PoseyNuggets+5.8 14.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Walt WilliamsRockets+5.7 16.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
George McCloudNuggets+5.4 15.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderHawks−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosMavs−8.6 8.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Chris GatlingNuggets−6.8 5.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Robert PackMavs−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Christian LaettnerPistons−5.1 7.1 last 10 · 12.2 season