FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 12, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 96–86.

Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Celtics96
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Bulls83
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Warriors71
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +31
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Rockets100
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Pacers86
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Kings115
Magic89
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +26
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Suns103
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Raptors70
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +18
On this day · 1996–97Nov 12, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Mookie Blaylock (Hawks-Cavs), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Celtics

Boston beats Denver, 96–86

Allen Iverson goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+2+10BOS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2427191686
Celtics2023292496
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 7 games: 31, 19, 9, 20, 22, 21, 19BOS19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Travis KnightPoints, last 7 games: 8, 13, 13, 16, 9, 5, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tony BattiePoints, last 5 games: 15, 6, 13, 16, 14DEN14 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eric WashingtonPoints, last 4 games: 0, 6, 4, 13DEN13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Golden State by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

ATL over IND3WAS over CHI7PHX over MIL8BOS over DEN10PHI over HOU14UTA over VAN18NYK over TOR23SAC over ORL26DET over GSW31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Sixers-Rockets combined for 214, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RocketsSixers 114, Rockets 100
214
Kings-MagicKings 115, Magic 89
204
Bucks-SunsBucks 95, Suns 103
198
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 86, Celtics 96
182
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 80, Jazz 98
178
Hawks-PacersHawks 89, Pacers 86
175
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 102, Warriors 71
173
Wizards-BullsWizards 90, Bulls 83
173
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 70
163
ATL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-PacersHawks 89, Pacers 86
+3 ATL
Wizards-BullsWizards 90, Bulls 83
+7 WAS
Bucks-SunsBucks 95, Suns 103
+8 PHX
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 86, Celtics 96
+10 BOS
Sixers-RocketsSixers 114, Rockets 100
+14 PHI
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 80, Jazz 98
+18 UTA
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 70
+23 NYK
Kings-MagicKings 115, Magic 89
+26 SAC
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 102, Warriors 71
+31 DET
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-CelticsBOS won · Nuggets 86, Celtics 96
8 pts
Sixers-RocketsPHI won · Sixers 114, Rockets 100
4 pts
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 90, Bulls 83
4 pts
Bucks-SunsPHX won · Bucks 95, Suns 103
3 pts
Abdul-Rauf shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdul-RaufSAC · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
DeleDET · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MutomboATL · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
ReggieIND · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
AIPHI · 26 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 89Pacers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2422192489
Pacers2215282186
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 25 points and 15 rebounds as Atlanta beat Indiana 89-86

Rik Smits led Indiana with 21 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the second 22-15, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Reggie Miller led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 90Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2624152590
Bulls3023161483
The story
Washington beat Chicago 90-83 behind 17 points and 8 assists from Rod Strickland

Luc Longley paced Chicago: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−3−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan topped the game at 53.9 FPTS: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 114Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27282732114
Rockets24293314100
The story
Clar. Weatherspoon's 14 points carried Philadelphia past Houston, 114-100

For Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon had 15 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-14.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+2−4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
24.21996–97 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.2 in 1996–97 (77 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 4.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.9points, today vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
21.91996–97 avg9Today

9 points today in 21 minutes, against 21.9 a game in 1996–97 (55 games).

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 31

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 6 games: 20, 32, 10, 21, 31, 31Bucks-Suns · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 7 games: 35, 33, 21, 14, 22, 20, 30Pacers-Hawks · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 8 games: 30, 16, 29, 29, 27, 15, 19, 28Bulls-Wizards · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 22, 16, 5, 7, 9, 5, 10, 27Knicks-Raptors · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 5 games: 13, 21, 33, 23, 26Sixers-Rockets · W
23.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 7 games: 20, 24, 21, 22, 20, 26, 26Jazz-Grizzlies · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST