FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 2, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 94–86.

Final · Box score
Magic107
Celtics96
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Knicks86
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Kings77
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +16
On this day · 1996–97Nov 2, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Dell Curry (Hornets-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Knicks

Grant Hill scores 34 as Detroit wins in New York

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 18 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3-5+8DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1519243694
Knicks2215262386
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 2 games: 25, 34DET34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 2 games: 23, 23DET23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 2 games: 23, 16NYK16 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 2 games: 22, 16NYK16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Celtics combined for 203, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CelticsMagic 107, Celtics 96
203
Pistons-KnicksPistons 94, Knicks 86
180
Rockets-KingsRockets 93, Kings 77
170
DET won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Pistons-KnicksPistons 94, Knicks 86
+8 DET
Magic-CelticsMagic 107, Celtics 96
+11 ORL
Rockets-KingsRockets 93, Kings 77
+16 HOU
DET rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 94, Knicks 86
7 pts
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 93, Kings 77
1 pt
Harper shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarperORL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
MercerBOS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
BarkleyHOU · 15 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
OwensSAC · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
OakleyNYK · 14 PTS, 10 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 94Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1519243694
Knicks2215262386
The story
Lindsey Hunter's 23 points carried Detroit past New York, 94-86

For New York, Larry Johnson had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 36-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7−3−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 107Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29212730107
Celtics1521223896
The story
Orlando beat Boston 107-96 behind 32 points from Anfernee Hardaway

Ron Mercer paced Boston: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +14+14+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 93Kings 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2725172493
Kings242125777
The story
Clyde Drexler had 12 points as Houston beat Sacramento 93-77

Mitch Richmond led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 2 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 24-7.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+7−1+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
20.51996–97 avg31.5Last 2

31.5 points a game over his last two games, against 20.5 in 1996–97 (59 games). Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.1minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
39.61996–97 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 39.6 in 1996–97 (80 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
6.11996–97 avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 1996–97 (31 games). Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Kings

Houston handles Sacramento by 16

The Rockets won the first quarter 27–24. Final: 93–77. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DET over NYK8ORL over BOS11HOU over SAC16Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over SAC.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 34

Grant HillPoints, last 2 games: 25, 34Pistons-Knicks · W
29.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 2 games: 31, 32Magic-Celtics · W
31.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 2 games: 23, 23Pistons-Knicks · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 2 games: 11, 23Celtics-Magic · L
17.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 2 games: 24, 21Kings-Rockets · L
22.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 2 games: 31, 19Celtics-Magic · L
25.0 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST