FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 8, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Pacers82
Hornets89
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Nets86
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +13
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks99
Cavs97
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Mavs94
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Warriors90
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Suns123
Clippers105
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +20; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Heat114
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Bucks105
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Magic96
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Jazz80
Spurs87
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 1996–97Nov 8, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Glenn Robinson scores 31 in Milwaukee win over Boston

Shawn Bradley goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-7-1+9MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2031202596
Bucks25192635105
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 5 games: 20, 32, 10, 21, 31MIL31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 5 games: 29, 26, 20, 16, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 6 games: 31, 19, 9, 20, 22, 21BOS21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 6 games: 11, 23, 5, 12, 16, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 228, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 123, Clippers 105
228
Wizards-HeatWizards 106, Heat 114
220
Celtics-BucksCeltics 96, Bucks 105
201
Hawks-CavsHawks 99, Cavs 97
196
Blazers-MavsBlazers 101, Mavs 94
195
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 90
187
Nets-BullsNets 86, Bulls 99
185
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 96
183
Pacers-HornetsPacers 82, Hornets 89
171
Jazz-SpursJazz 80, Spurs 87
167
ATL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-CavsHawks 99, Cavs 97
+2 ATL
Pacers-HornetsPacers 82, Hornets 89
+7 CHH
Jazz-SpursJazz 80, Spurs 87
+7 SAS
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 90
+7 MIN
Blazers-MavsBlazers 101, Mavs 94
+7 POR
Wizards-HeatWizards 106, Heat 114
+8 MIA
Celtics-BucksCeltics 96, Bucks 105
+9 MIL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 96
+9 ORL
Nets-BullsNets 86, Bulls 99
+13 CHI
Suns-ClippersSuns 123, Clippers 105
+18 PHX
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 96, Bucks 105
7 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 106, Heat 114
6 pts
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 101, Mavs 94
5 pts
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 80, Spurs 87
3 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 87, Magic 96
1 pt
Mills shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsMIA · 20 PTS, 4 REB
82% (9-11)
KiddPHX · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Steven SmithATL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
WebberWAS · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 99Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks31251618999
Cavs28221525797
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Atlanta beat Cleveland 99-97 in OT

Brevin Knight led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the first 31-28, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+6+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 80Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2015202580
Spurs2014183587
The story
Tim Duncan's 13 rebounds and 8 points carried San Antonio past Utah, 87-80

For Utah, Karl Malone had 26 PTS, 7 REB 13 REB, 8 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 3-10 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 35-25.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−1−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 101Mavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26192729101
Mavs2327162894
The story
Portland beat Dallas 101-94 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Kenny Anderson

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3−5+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
16.11996–97 avg22.3Last 3

22.3 points a game over his last three games, against 16.1 in 1996–97 (76 games). Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
28.91996–97 avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 1996–97 (65 games). Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 18.

ATL over CLE2CHH over IND7POR over DAL7MIN over GSW7SAS over UTA7MIA over WAS8MIL over BOS9ORL over TOR9CHI over NJN13PHX over LAC18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 34

Chris WebberPoints, last 6 games: 19, 30, 26, 12, 24, 34Wizards-Heat · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 5 games: 20, 32, 10, 21, 31Bucks-Celtics · W
22.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 6 games: 11, 10, 28, 28, 24, 30Hornets-Pacers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 5 games: 28, 20, 27, 21, 29Wolves-Warriors · W
25.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 4 games: 6, 11, 6, 29Suns-Clippers · W
13.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 5 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28Spurs-Jazz · W
22.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST