FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 3, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 87–83.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Spurs83
Bulls87
Q1 CHI -14; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Heat99
Q1 CHH +12; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +13
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Jazz86
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +4
On this day · 1996–97Nov 3, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Bulls

Chicago needs two overtimes to survive San Antonio

Michael Jordan goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-14-10-400+4CHI AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Spurs291612166483
Bulls152018206887
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 3 games: 30, 16, 29CHI29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 3 games: 8, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 21, 22, 21SAS21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 3 games: 15, 9, 19SAS19 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Heat combined for 211, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HeatHornets 112, Heat 99
211
Wizards-JazzWizards 90, Jazz 86
176
Spurs-BullsSpurs 83, Bulls 87
170
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-JazzWizards 90, Jazz 86
+4 WAS
Spurs-BullsSpurs 83, Bulls 87
+4 CHI
Hornets-HeatHornets 112, Heat 99
+13 CHH
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 83, Bulls 87
14 pts
Wizards-JazzWAS won · Wizards 90, Jazz 86
8 pts
Rice shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiceCHH · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
DuncanSAS · 22 REB, 19 PTS, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
WebberWAS · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
55% (11-20)
CurryCHH · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
CheaneyWAS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 83Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Spurs291612166483
Bulls152018206887
The story
Luc Longley had 17 points as Chicago beat San Antonio 87-83 in OT

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 REB, 19 PTS 17 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Bulls took the third 18-12.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −14−10−400+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wizards-Jazz
Wizards 90Jazz 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2222192790
Jazz3012162886
The story
Chris Webber's 26 points and 13 rebounds carried Washington past Utah, 90-86

For Utah, Karl Malone had 21 PTS, 16 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-20 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 22-12.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −8+2+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 112Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32222236112
Heat2017283499
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 112-99 behind 28 points from Glen Rice

Jamal Mashburn paced Miami: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +12+17+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
8.91996–97 avg17.7Last 3

17.7 points a game over his last three games, against 8.9 in 1996–97 (49 games). Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
35.11996–97 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 1996–97 (36 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
24.91996–97 avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in 1996–97 (59 games). Line: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Jazz

Washington rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 8 after one, Washington outscored the Jazz 68–56 the rest of the way. Final: 90–86. Chris Webber led Washington with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Jazz
Chris Webber · WASKarl Malone · UTAPTS2621REB1316AST41Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 29

Michael JordanPoints, last 3 games: 30, 16, 29Bulls-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 28Hornets-Heat · W
16.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 3 games: 19, 30, 26Wizards-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 21, 22, 21Spurs-Bulls · L
21.3 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 20, 24, 21Jazz-Wizards · L
21.7 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 20Hornets-Heat · W
13.7 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST