FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 18, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by LAL (vs UTA) and ATL (vs WAS).

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards89
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Nuggets87
Q1 VAN -3; Q2 VAN +9; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +13
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Bucks87
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Magic112
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Suns90
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Kings102
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Raptors109
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Jazz92
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 1996–97Nov 18, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (Grizzlies-Kings), 19 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Jazz

Lakers rally from 8 down to beat Utah

Kevin Garnett goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6-8+5LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2918232797
Jazz3122251492
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 23, 4, 4, 25, 11, 19LAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 9 games: 22, 19, 11, 12, 11, 14, 35, 24, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 22, 20, 26, 26, 23, 26, 26UTA26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 16, 17, 17, 12, 19, 23, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Hawks

Atlanta flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Washington led 44–39 at the break. Tied 89–89 after regulation, Atlanta won the extra time 9–0. Final: 98–89. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Wizards
Christian Laettner · ATLRod Strickland · WASPTS2424REB117AST310Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Celtics-Raptors combined for 231, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 122, Raptors 109
231
Clippers-MagicClippers 94, Magic 112
206
Wolves-SunsWolves 108, Suns 90
198
Mavs-KingsMavs 95, Kings 102
197
Lakers-JazzLakers 97, Jazz 92
189
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 100, Nuggets 87
187
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 98
187
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 84, Rockets 95
179
Pistons-BucksPistons 79, Bucks 87
166
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 97, Jazz 92
+5 LAL
Mavs-KingsMavs 95, Kings 102
+7 SAC
Pistons-BucksPistons 79, Bucks 87
+8 MIL
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 98
+9 ATL
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 84, Rockets 95
+11 HOU
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 100, Nuggets 87
+13 VAN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 122, Raptors 109
+13 BOS
Clippers-MagicClippers 94, Magic 112
+18 ORL
Wolves-SunsWolves 108, Suns 90
+18 MIN
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-JazzLAL won · Lakers 97, Jazz 92
8 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 89, Hawks 98
8 pts
Clippers-MagicORL won · Clippers 94, Magic 112
7 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 108, Suns 90
6 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsVAN won · Grizzlies 100, Nuggets 87
3 pts
Dele shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeleDET · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
PriceORL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MarburyMIN · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
BradleyDAL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
HakeemHOU · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 97Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2918232797
Jazz3122251492
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 17 points carried Los Angeles past Utah, 97-92

For Utah, Jeff Hornacek had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 27-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−6−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 48.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 89Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards18262619089
Hawks19202327998
The story
Christian Laettner had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Washington 98-89 in OT

Juwan Howard led Washington with 20 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the overtime 9-0.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1−5−80+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland led the game in fantasy with 55.4 FPTS (24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 108Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28163133108
Suns2228221890
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 108-90 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Tom Gugliotta

Danny Manning paced Phoenix: 20 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 33-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +6−6+3+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.0Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

John Wallace leads the day with 30

John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 17, 8, 12, 14, 13, 3, 17, 30Raptors-Celtics · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 14, 19, 7, 0, 15, 11, 19, 29Knicks-Rockets · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 10, 17, 14, 19, 19, 12, 21, 28Pistons-Bucks · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 23, 8, 3, 8, 15, 30, 27Suns-Wolves · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 0, 4, 16, 17, 4, 12, 8, 27Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 22, 20, 26, 26, 23, 26, 26Jazz-Lakers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST