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Friday, March 30, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHH by 17 at halftime and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Warriors89
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Nets99
Raptors110
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Celtics87
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -5; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Hornets96
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -17; Q3 DEN -9; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Magic97
Pistons100
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -8; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Blazers96
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Sonics94
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Kings110
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 1999–00Mar 30, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Hornets

Nick Van Exel scores 41 as Denver wins in Charlotte

Allen Iverson goes for 35 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-17-9+7DEN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22262332103
Hornets2738151696
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 14, 17, 37, 17, 4, 6, 26, 41DEN41 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 16, 22, 22, 9, 3, 16, 18, 17DEN17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 20, 26, 17, 26, 7, 25, 11, 24CHH24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 23, 23, 12, 27, 25, 10, 22, 18CHH18 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 99, Raptors 110
209
Wolves-KingsWolves 98, Kings 110
208
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 103, Hornets 96
199
Magic-PistonsMagic 97, Pistons 100
197
Warriors-SixersWarriors 89, Sixers 102
191
Mavs-LakersMavs 89, Lakers 98
187
Cavs-JazzCavs 88, Jazz 95
183
Pacers-CelticsPacers 92, Celtics 87
179
Clippers-SonicsClippers 84, Sonics 94
178
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 79, Blazers 96
175
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 97, Pistons 100
+3 DET
Pacers-CelticsPacers 92, Celtics 87
+5 IND
Cavs-JazzCavs 88, Jazz 95
+7 UTA
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 103, Hornets 96
+7 DEN
Mavs-LakersMavs 89, Lakers 98
+9 LAL
Clippers-SonicsClippers 84, Sonics 94
+10 SEA
Nets-RaptorsNets 99, Raptors 110
+11 TOR
Wolves-KingsWolves 98, Kings 110
+12 SAC
Warriors-SixersWarriors 89, Sixers 102
+13 PHI
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 79, Blazers 96
+17 POR
DEN erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-HornetsDEN won · Nuggets 103, Hornets 96
17 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 92, Celtics 87
12 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 97, Pistons 100
8 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 99, Raptors 110
3 pts
Knicks-BlazersPOR won · Knicks 79, Blazers 96
1 pt
Tyrone Hill shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrone HillPHI · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
OlowokandiLAC · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Tracy MurrayTOR · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
RoseIND · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 97Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2927301197
Pistons30242422100
The story
Detroit beat Orlando 100-97 behind 33 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Tracy McGrady paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-24 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 22-11 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1−2−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 92Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1827252292
Celtics3020201787
The story
Austin Croshere's 32 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Boston, 92-87

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 27-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 103Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22262332103
Hornets2738151696
The story
Raef LaFrentz had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Charlotte 103-96

Jamal Mashburn led Charlotte with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 4-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 32-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−17−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 74 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 72 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Celtics

Indiana climbs back to beat Boston

Boston led by 12 after one. Indiana won it 92–87. Austin Croshere led Indiana with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Celtics
Austin Croshere · INDPaul Pierce · BOSPTS3223REB109AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 41

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 14, 17, 37, 17, 4, 6, 26, 41Nuggets-Hornets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 41, 38, 47, 11, 28, 36, 37, 35Sixers-Warriors · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 33, 27, 36, 40, 23, 27, 33, 35Lakers-Mavs · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 46, 31, 16, 29, 31, 28, 21, 33Pistons-Magic · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 34, 13, 24, 15, 21, 15, 24, 33Jazz-Cavs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 17, 4, 14, 17, 7, 9, 10, 32Pacers-Celtics · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddPHX+9.8 26.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+9.2 26.6 last 10 · 17.4 season
Toni KukocATL+8.5 19.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.0 18.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Paul PierceBOS+7.2 32.7 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
Damon StoudamirePOR−5.5 7.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.3 5.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Sean ElliottSAS−5.0 3.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Bryon RussellUTA−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season