FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 9, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 86–78.

Final · Box score
Warriors97
Lakers132
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +35
Final · Box score
Sonics112
Sixers105
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Kings86
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons96
Grizzlies104
Q1 VAN +2; Q2 VAN +5; Q3 VAN +4; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +8
On this day · 1996–97Nov 9, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Kings

Sacramento fights back from 8 down against New York

Gary Payton goes for 16 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3-4+8SAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2917211178
Kings2122202386
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 5 games: 24, 21, 24, 25, 23SAC23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 5 games: 18, 8, 13, 9, 18SAC18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 6 games: 23, 16, 26, 19, 29, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 6 games: 7, 8, 7, 13, 16, 17NYK17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 229, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 132
229
Sonics-SixersSonics 112, Sixers 105
217
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 96, Grizzlies 104
200
Knicks-KingsKnicks 78, Kings 86
164
SEA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sonics-SixersSonics 112, Sixers 105
+7 SEA
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 96, Grizzlies 104
+8 VAN
Knicks-KingsKnicks 78, Kings 86
+8 SAC
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 132
+35 LAL
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-KingsSAC won · Knicks 78, Kings 86
8 pts
Sonics-SixersSEA won · Sonics 112, Sixers 105
2 pts
Reeves shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReevesVAN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
LynchVAN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
AIPHI · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
KobeLAL · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
FoxLAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sonics-Sixers
Sonics 112Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics24343024112
Sixers26312028105
The story
Vin Baker's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Seattle past Philadelphia, 112-105

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 17 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 12-24 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-20, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2+1+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 96Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons21241825896
Grizzlies2327172116104
The story
Bryant Reeves had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Vancouver beat Detroit 104-96 in OT

Lindsey Hunter led Detroit with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the overtime 16-8.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +2+5+40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 50.0 FPTS (14 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 97Lakers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2620222997
Lakers29323140132
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 132-97 behind 15 points from Eddie Jones

Joe Smith paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +3+15+24+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−26.7minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
37.01996–97 avg10.3Last 2

10.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 37.0 in 1996–97 (79 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Second story · Sonics-Sixers

Seattle keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia

That is four in a row. Final: 112–105. Vin Baker led Seattle with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · SEA
W@ POR91–83Lvs DAL81–89Wvs HOU118–94W@ TOR109–92W@ IND99–93W@ PHI112–105
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 27

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 17, 27Lakers-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 6 games: 17, 14, 20, 35, 17, 25Sonics-Sixers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 23, 4, 4, 25Lakers-Warriors · W
14.0 PPG season to date
Career high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 13, 21, 33, 23Sixers-Sonics · L
22.5 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 6 games: 23, 23, 11, 17, 13, 23Pistons-Grizzlies · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 5 games: 24, 21, 24, 25, 23Kings-Knicks · W
23.4 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST