FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 11, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 119–113.

Final · Box score
Sonics87
Hawks89
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Cavs101
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Lakers118
Mavs96
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +22
Final · Box score
Kings82
Heat101
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Wolves92
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Knicks93
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Grizzlies119
Q1 VAN -2; Q2 VAN -10; Q3 VAN -10; Q4 VAN +6
On this day · 1996–97Nov 11, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Dale Ellis (Nuggets-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Grizzlies

Vancouver climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

David Robinson goes for 36 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-10-10+6VAN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30323021113
Grizzlies28243037119
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 7 games: 31, 19, 28, 11, 23, 22, 29VAN29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 7 games: 6, 6, 10, 12, 12, 4, 18VAN18 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 6 games: 14, 9, 6, 11, 23, 26LAC26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 6 games: 2, 8, 13, 12, 13, 13LAC13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 232, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 113, Grizzlies 119
232
Lakers-MavsLakers 118, Mavs 96
214
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 93, Wolves 92
185
Kings-HeatKings 82, Heat 101
183
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 90, Knicks 93
183
Bulls-CavsBulls 80, Cavs 101
181
Sonics-HawksSonics 87, Hawks 89
176
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 93, Wolves 92
+1 SAS
Sonics-HawksSonics 87, Hawks 89
+2 ATL
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 90, Knicks 93
+3 NYK
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 113, Grizzlies 119
+6 VAN
Kings-HeatKings 82, Heat 101
+19 MIA
Bulls-CavsBulls 80, Cavs 101
+21 CLE
Lakers-MavsLakers 118, Mavs 96
+22 LAL
VAN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-GrizzliesVAN won · Clippers 113, Grizzlies 119
10 pts
Sonics-HawksATL won · Sonics 87, Hawks 89
8 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 93, Wolves 92
7 pts
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 90, Knicks 93
3 pts
Shaq shot 17-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 37 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
74% (17-23)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
EwingNYK · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
AustinMIA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
BattieDEN · 16 PTS, 11 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 93Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1919253093
Wolves2223232492
The story
Tim Duncan's 22 points carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 93-92

For Minnesota, Tom Gugliotta had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 30-24.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3−7−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 90Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2423202390
Knicks2129271693
The story
New York beat Denver 93-90 behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Bryant Stith paced Denver: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 27-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3+3+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 113Grizzlies 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30323021113
Grizzlies28243037119
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 29 points as Vancouver beat Los Angeles 119-113

Darrick Martin led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 37-21.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −2−10−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rodney Rogers led the game in fantasy with 53.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
27.11996–97 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.1 in 1996–97 (28 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Lakers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Dallas by 22.

SAS over MIN1ATL over SEA2NYK over DEN3VAN over LAC6MIA over SAC19CLE over CHI21LAL over DAL22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 3 games: 17, 27, 37Lakers-Mavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36Spurs-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 7 games: 31, 19, 28, 11, 23, 22, 29Grizzlies-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 7 games: 23, 16, 26, 19, 29, 21, 28Knicks-Nuggets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 6 games: 7, 2, 28, 9, 2, 27Mavs-Lakers · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 6 games: 14, 9, 6, 11, 23, 26Clippers-Grizzlies · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST