Wednesday, April 18, 2001Regular season · 11 games

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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by VAN (vs GSW) and DEN (vs SAC).

Final · Box score

Hornets97

Celtics92

Final · Box score

Bulls92

Sixers86

Final · Box score

Raptors98

Wizards92

Final · OT · Box score

Pacers105

Cavs101

Final · Box score

Pistons88

Knicks94

Final · Box score

Heat103

Magic91

Final · Box score

Wolves100

Mavs120

Final · Box score

Kings100

Nuggets110

Final · Box score

Spurs67

Sonics105

Final · Box score

Grizzlies95

Warriors81

Final · Box score

Jazz93

Suns98

On this day · 1999–00Apr 18, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Mavs), 38 points.

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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Raef LaFrentz scores 32, Denver rallies past Sacramento

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 26 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	28	20	29	23	100
Nuggets	17	38	32	23	110

Who led

Raef LaFrentzDEN32 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST

Kevin WillisDEN25 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST

Scot PollardSAC18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST

Darrick MartinSAC15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Top scorers tonight

Vince Carter TOR34

Antawn Jamison GSW33

Courtney Alexander WAS33

Raef LaFrentz DEN32

Antoine Walker BOS32

LaFrentz tops the night at 75.5 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

LaFrentzDEN · 32 PTS, 20 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST

75.5

Abdur-RahimVAN · 26 PTS, 22 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

75.4

O'NealIND · 30 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK

73.5

WillisDEN · 25 PTS, 19 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK

65.8

PaytonSEA · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL

57.5

RoseIND · 22 PTS, 20 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL

57.3

VinceTOR · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK

55.7

FinleyDAL · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL

54.2

Records so far

San Antonio leads the league at 58–24

East

1. PHI56-26

2. MIL52-30

3. MIA50-32

4. NYK48-34

5. TOR47-35

6. CHH46-36

7. ORL43-39

8. IND41-41

9. BOS36-46

10. DET32-50

11. CLE30-52

12. NJN26-56

13. ATL25-57

14. WAS19-63

15. CHI15-67

West

1. SAS58-24

2. LAL56-26

3. SAC55-27

4. DAL53-29

5. UTA53-29

6. PHX51-31

7. POR50-32

8. MIN47-35

9. HOU45-37

10. SEA44-38

11. DEN40-42

12. LAC31-51

13. VAN23-59

14. GSW17-65

The night in charts

Wolves-Mavs combined for 220, 10 more than any other game

Points by game

Wolves-MavsWolves 100, Mavs 120

220

Kings-NuggetsKings 100, Nuggets 110

210

Pacers-CavsPacers 105, Cavs 101

206

Heat-MagicHeat 103, Magic 91

194

Jazz-SunsJazz 93, Suns 98

191

Raptors-WizardsRaptors 98, Wizards 92

190

Hornets-CelticsHornets 97, Celtics 92

189

Pistons-KnicksPistons 88, Knicks 94

182

Bulls-SixersBulls 92, Sixers 86

178

Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 95, Warriors 81

176

Spurs-SonicsSpurs 67, Sonics 105

172

3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Pacers-CavsPacers 105, Cavs 101

+4 IND

Jazz-SunsJazz 93, Suns 98

+5 PHX

Hornets-CelticsHornets 97, Celtics 92

+5 CHH

Pistons-KnicksPistons 88, Knicks 94

+6 NYK

Bulls-SixersBulls 92, Sixers 86

+6 CHI

Raptors-WizardsRaptors 98, Wizards 92

+6 TOR

Kings-NuggetsKings 100, Nuggets 110

+10 DEN

Heat-MagicHeat 103, Magic 91

+12 MIA

Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 95, Warriors 81

+14 VAN

Wolves-MavsWolves 100, Mavs 120

+20 DAL

Spurs-SonicsSpurs 67, Sonics 105

+38 SEA

VAN erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Grizzlies-WarriorsVAN won · Grizzlies 95, Warriors 81

11 pts

Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 100, Nuggets 110

11 pts

Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 105, Cavs 101

5 pts

Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 93, Suns 98

4 pts

Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 103, Magic 91

3 pts

Ostertag shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

OstertagUTA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK

91% (10-11)

MacCullochPHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB

80% (8-10)

PollardSAC · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

80% (8-10)

Mike MillerORL · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST

80% (8-10)

Eddie JonesMIA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL

73% (8-11)

Final · Pacers-Cavs

Pacers 105Cavs 101

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Pacers	28	20	30	17	10	105
Cavs	24	29	20	22	6	101

The story

Jermaine O'Neal had 30 points and 20 rebounds as Indiana beat Cleveland 105-101 in OT

Andre Miller led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 11 AST 30 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 14-25 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Pacers took the third 30-20.

IND lead by quarter

Final · Kings-Nuggets

Kings 100Nuggets 110

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	28	20	29	23	100
Nuggets	17	38	32	23	110

The story

Kevin Willis' 25 points and 19 rebounds carried Denver past Sacramento, 110-100

For Sacramento, Scot Pollard had 18 PTS, 14 REB 25 PTS, 19 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 12-26 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 38-20.

DEN lead by quarter

Final · Grizzlies-Warriors

Grizzlies 95Warriors 81

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Grizzlies	16	29	29	21	95
Warriors	27	20	18	16	81

The story

Vancouver beat Golden State 95-81 behind 20 points from Damon Jones

Erick Dampier paced Golden State: 12 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

VAN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Courtney AlexanderWAS

+16.1points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes

Tony BattieBOS

−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

2.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Popeye JonesWAS

+29.0minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

43 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat San Antonio by 38, the widest margin of 11 games.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 34

Vince CarterRaptors-Wizards · W

27.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST

Antawn JamisonWarriors-Grizzlies · L

24.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST

Courtney AlexanderWizards-Raptors · L

9.5 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST

Raef LaFrentzNuggets-Kings · W

12.9 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Ties career high32 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST

Antoine WalkerCeltics-Hornets · L

23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST

Gary PaytonSonics-Spurs · W

23.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Courtney AlexanderWAS+12.3 21.8 last 10 · 9.5 season

Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season

Richard HamiltonWAS+7.1 25.2 last 10 · 18.1 season

Kenyon MartinNJN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season

George McCloudDEN+5.2 14.8 last 10 · 9.6 season

Cold

Kobe BryantLAL−6.3 22.2 last 10 · 28.5 season

Rod StricklandPOR−6.0 3.2 last 10 · 9.2 season

Tony BattieBOS−5.3 1.2 last 10 · 6.5 season

Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season

Kevin GarnettMIN−4.9 17.1 last 10 · 22.0 season

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