FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 16, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 14 at halftime and won 96–94.

Final · Box score
Clippers83
Hawks89
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Nets77
Cavs72
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN -4; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +31; Q4 LAL +26
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Suns96
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -14; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Sonics119
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +25; Q3 SEA +18; Q4 SEA +20
On this day · 1996–97Nov 16, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (Rockets-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Kevin Johnson posts 30 and 10 as Phoenix beats Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 22 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-14-6+2PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2228202494
Suns2313283296
Who led
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 15, 23, 8, 3, 8, 15, 30PHX30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 7 games: 6, 11, 6, 29, 16, 6, 21PHX21 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 8 games: 10, 18, 8, 10, 27, 14, 4, 22HOU22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Brent PricePoints, last 6 games: 8, 5, 4, 5, 4, 13HOU13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Clippers-Hawks

Atlanta makes it ten straight

Atlanta beat Clippers 89–83 and moved to 10–0. Dikembe Mutombo led Atlanta with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
W@ ORL105–99Wvs TOR90–85Wvs DET82–71W@ PHI93–88Wvs CHI80–78W@ CLE99–97Wvs SEA89–87W@ IND89–86Wvs SAC104–103Wvs LAC89–83
The night in charts
Bucks-Sonics combined for 218, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SonicsBucks 99, Sonics 119
218
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 95, Lakers 121
216
Rockets-SunsRockets 94, Suns 96
190
Clippers-HawksClippers 83, Hawks 89
172
Nets-CavsNets 77, Cavs 72
149
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 94, Suns 96
+2 PHX
Nets-CavsNets 77, Cavs 72
+5 NJN
Clippers-HawksClippers 83, Hawks 89
+6 ATL
Bucks-SonicsBucks 99, Sonics 119
+20 SEA
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 95, Lakers 121
+26 LAL
PHX erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 94, Suns 96
14 pts
Clippers-HawksATL won · Clippers 83, Hawks 89
5 pts
Nets-CavsNJN won · Nets 77, Cavs 72
4 pts
Eddie Jones shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesLAL · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST
75% (12-16)
BakerSEA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
SchrempfSEA · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Darrick MartinLAC · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 94Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2228202494
Suns2313283296
The story
Jason Kidd had 21 points as Phoenix beat Houston 96-94

Clyde Drexler led Houston with 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Suns took the third 28-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1−14−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 77Cavs 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1327122577
Cavs1421211672
The story
New Jersey beat Cleveland 77-72 behind 25 points from Sherman Douglas

Shawn Kemp paced Cleveland: 14 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −1+5−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 95Lakers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2320292395
Lakers38263918121
The story
Nick Van Exel's 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting carried Los Angeles past Vancouver, 121-95

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 25 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-9 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +15+21+31+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Johnson leads the day with 30

Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 15, 23, 8, 3, 8, 15, 30Suns-Rockets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 8 games: 18, 35, 11, 15, 13, 26, 19, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Sherman DouglasPoints, last 8 games: 10, 4, 11, 4, 8, 10, 7, 25Nets-Cavs · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 28, 11, 23, 22, 29, 13, 24, 25Grizzlies-Lakers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 8 games: 22, 19, 11, 12, 11, 14, 35, 24Lakers-Grizzlies · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 3 games: 3, 16, 23Nets-Cavs · W
14.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST