FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 13, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 after three quarters and won 109–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers99
Mavs98
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Clippers94
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards91
Wolves88
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Nets74
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +11
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers109
Spurs100
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Sonics95
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +6
On this day · 1996–97Nov 13, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Spurs), 30 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Shaquille O'Neal scores 34, Lakers win in overtime

Chris Webber goes for 22 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4+1-70+9LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers2823202513109
Spurs242628184100
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 17, 27, 37, 34LAL34 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 6 games: 18, 35, 11, 15, 13, 26LAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36, 27SAS27 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 15, 9, 19, 19, 8, 15, 22, 19SAS19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 209, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 109, Spurs 100
209
Sixers-MavsSixers 99, Mavs 98
197
Bucks-ClippersBucks 102, Clippers 94
196
Pistons-SonicsPistons 89, Sonics 95
184
Wizards-WolvesWizards 91, Wolves 88
179
Cavs-NetsCavs 85, Nets 74
159
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MavsSixers 99, Mavs 98
+1 PHI
Wizards-WolvesWizards 91, Wolves 88
+3 WAS
Pistons-SonicsPistons 89, Sonics 95
+6 SEA
Bucks-ClippersBucks 102, Clippers 94
+8 MIL
Lakers-SpursLakers 109, Spurs 100
+9 LAL
Cavs-NetsCavs 85, Nets 74
+11 CLE
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 109, Spurs 100
7 pts
Wizards-WolvesWAS won · Wizards 91, Wolves 88
5 pts
Sixers-MavsPHI won · Sixers 99, Mavs 98
4 pts
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 85, Nets 74
4 pts
Lamond Murray shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lamond MurrayLAC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
AIPHI · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
67% (12-18)
ColemanPHI · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
PersonCLE · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
RatliffDET · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 99Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2717253099
Mavs2424232798
The story
Allen Iverson's 31 points carried Philadelphia past Dallas, 99-98

For Dallas, Shawn Bradley had 20 PTS, 13 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 12-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-24, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3−4−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Coleman was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 91Wolves 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards23232115991
Wolves28181818688
The story
Rod Strickland had 21 points and 8 assists as Washington beat Minnesota 91-88 in OT

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Wizards took the second 23-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −50+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 109Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2823202513109
Spurs242628184100
The story
Los Angeles beat San Antonio 109-100 in OT behind 26 points from Eddie Jones

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers settled it in overtime, 13-4.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+1−70+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
27.11996–97 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 1996–97 (28 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

PHI over DAL1WAS over MIN3SEA over DET6MIL over LAC8LAL over SAS9CLE over NJN11Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 17, 27, 37, 34Lakers-Spurs · W
28.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 6 games: 18, 33, 19, 18, 19, 32Nets-Cavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 20, 32, 10, 21, 31, 31, 32Bucks-Clippers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 13, 21, 33, 23, 26, 31Sixers-Mavs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36, 27Spurs-Lakers · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 6 games: 18, 35, 11, 15, 13, 26Lakers-Spurs · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST