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Sunday, March 11, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 19 after the first quarter and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Heat83
Knicks86
Q1 NYK -19; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Celtics91
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Grizzlies84
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Kings105
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Pacers78
Pistons95
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Suns94
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +18
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics109
Lakers97
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +12
On this day · 1999–00Mar 11, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Erick Strickland (Mavs-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Heat-Knicks

New York overcomes 19-point deficit, beats Miami 86–83

Chris Webber goes for 26 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-6+6+3NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3511122583
Knicks1624242286
Who led
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 4, 16, 10, 17, 19, 9, 7, 16NYK16 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 21, 13, 16, 27, 16, 26, 16, 16NYK16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 6, 14, 6, 20, 23, 16, 22MIA22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 22, 20, 17, 18, 16, 5, 14, 17MIA17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Sonics-Lakers

Seattle outlasts Lakers in overtime

93–93 at the end of regulation. Seattle took the last extra period 16–4. Final: 109–97. Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Lakers
Gary Payton · SEAShaquille O'Neal · LALPTS2429REB57AST112Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bucks-Cavs combined for 234, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CavsBucks 110, Cavs 124
234
Sonics-LakersSonics 109, Lakers 97
206
Clippers-MavsClippers 93, Mavs 111
204
Jazz-KingsJazz 90, Kings 105
195
Sixers-CelticsSixers 97, Celtics 91
188
Rockets-SunsRockets 92, Suns 94
186
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 101, Grizzlies 84
185
Pacers-PistonsPacers 78, Pistons 95
173
Heat-KnicksHeat 83, Knicks 86
169
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 92, Suns 94
+2 PHX
Heat-KnicksHeat 83, Knicks 86
+3 NYK
Sixers-CelticsSixers 97, Celtics 91
+6 PHI
Sonics-LakersSonics 109, Lakers 97
+12 SEA
Bucks-CavsBucks 110, Cavs 124
+14 CLE
Jazz-KingsJazz 90, Kings 105
+15 SAC
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 101, Grizzlies 84
+17 TOR
Pacers-PistonsPacers 78, Pistons 95
+17 DET
Clippers-MavsClippers 93, Mavs 111
+18 DAL
NYK erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 83, Knicks 86
19 pts
Sonics-LakersSEA won · Sonics 109, Lakers 97
9 pts
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 92, Suns 94
8 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 90, Kings 105
3 pts
Sixers-CelticsPHI won · Sixers 97, Celtics 91
1 pt
Williamson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonDET · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DirkDAL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ManningUTA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
OakleyTOR · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
PejaSAC · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 92Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2330211892
Suns2025212894
The story
Jason Kidd's 19 points and 16 assists carried Phoenix past Houston, 94-92

For Houston, Steve Francis had 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 16 AST, 8 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 28-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−8−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 83Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3511122583
Knicks1624242286
The story
Kurt Thomas had 16 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Miami 86-83

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 19 after the first, the Knicks took the second 24-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −19−6+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 109Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics2530211716109
Lakers34182021497
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 109-97 in OT behind 24 points and 11 assists from Gary Payton

Rick Fox paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG

The swing

A 30-18 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −9+3+40+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 49 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 32

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 45, 19, 19, 31, 18, 10, 21, 32Bucks-Cavs · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 26, 25, 24, 31, 10, 4, 24, 31Kings-Jazz · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 35, 28, 21, 26, 32, 36, 23, 30Pistons-Pacers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 37, 23, 34, 26, 26, 25, 33, 29Lakers-Sonics · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 42, 16, 15, 27, 23, 14, 32, 29Bucks-Cavs · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 41, 25, 39, 22, 34, 19, 41, 41, 26Kings-Jazz · W
27.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Toni KukocATL+7.5 17.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Brian ShawLAL+6.0 11.0 last 10 · 5.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Fred HoibergCHI+5.7 14.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Vlade DivacSAC+5.4 17.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.0 3.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Stephen JacksonNJN−5.3 3.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Felipe LopezMIN−5.2 2.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.9 10.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Sean ElliottSAS−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season