FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 19, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Cavs by 15 after three quarters and won 96–93.

Final · Box score
Blazers92
Hornets106
Q1 Hornets +11; Q2 Hornets +1; Q3 Hornets +8; Q4 Hornets +14
Final · OT · Box score
Magic96
Cavs93
Q1 Magic -2; Q2 Magic -8; Q3 Magic -15; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 Magic +3
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Lakers118
Q1 Lakers -2; Q2 Lakers +10; Q3 Lakers +12; Q4 Lakers +25
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Heat122
Q1 Heat +25; Q2 Heat +20; Q3 Heat +19; Q4 Heat +9
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Nets108
Q1 Nets -4; Q2 Nets -4; Q3 Nets +3; Q4 Nets +8
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Sixers97
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 Sixers +14; Q3 Sixers +16; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Spurs108
Q1 Spurs +8; Q2 Spurs +13; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Sonics107
Q1 Sonics +23; Q2 Sonics +16; Q3 Sonics +11; Q4 Sonics +20
On this day · 1996–97Nov 19, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Magic-Cavs

Orlando needs overtime to survive Cleveland

Gary Payton goes for 31 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-8-150+3Magic AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic20221431996
Cavs22282116693
Who led
Derek StrongPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 6, 2, 17, 14, 15, 13, 20Magic20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 4, 6, 6, 11, 9, 15, 1, 18Magic18 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 8, 2, 4, 11, 20, 10, 13, 21Cavs21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 9 games: 26, 18, 28, 28, 21, 7, 11, 14, 18Cavs18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Minnesota by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

Magic over Cavs3Nets over Celtics8Heat over Clippers9Sixers over Wizards11Hornets over Blazers14Sonics over Grizzlies20Spurs over Warriors21Lakers over Wolves25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Clippers-Heat combined for 235, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-HeatClippers 113, Heat 122
235
Wolves-LakersWolves 93, Lakers 118
211
Celtics-NetsCeltics 100, Nets 108
208
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 92, Hornets 106
198
Warriors-SpursWarriors 87, Spurs 108
195
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 87, Sonics 107
194
Magic-CavsMagic 96, Cavs 93
189
Wizards-SixersWizards 86, Sixers 97
183
Magic won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-CavsMagic 96, Cavs 93
+3 Magic
Celtics-NetsCeltics 100, Nets 108
+8 Nets
Clippers-HeatClippers 113, Heat 122
+9 Heat
Wizards-SixersWizards 86, Sixers 97
+11 Sixers
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 92, Hornets 106
+14 Hornets
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 87, Sonics 107
+20 Sonics
Warriors-SpursWarriors 87, Spurs 108
+21 Spurs
Wolves-LakersWolves 93, Lakers 118
+25 Lakers
Magic erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-CavsMagic won · Magic 96, Cavs 93
15 pts
Celtics-NetsNets won · Celtics 100, Nets 108
4 pts
Wolves-LakersLakers won · Wolves 93, Lakers 118
2 pts
Gugliotta shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GugliottaMIN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Lamond MurrayClippers · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
78% (14-18)
AustinHeat · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
DivacHornets · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqLakers · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 96Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic20221431996
Cavs22282116693
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 18 points as Orlando beat Cleveland 96-93 in OT

Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL · 7-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 31-16.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −2−8−150+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led the game in fantasy with 56.0 FPTS (21 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Sonics
Grizzlies 87Sonics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1525272087
Sonics38182229107
The story
Seattle beat Vancouver 107-87 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Detlef Schrempf

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-15 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
300 +23+16+11+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 87Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2020232487
Spurs28252926108
The story
David Robinson's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried San Antonio past Golden State, 108-87

For Golden State, Donyell Marshall had 16 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 4-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-20, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +8+13+19+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
David VaughnWarriors
+9.7points, today vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
2.31996–97 avg12Today

12 points today in 30 minutes, against 2.3 a game in 1996–97 (35 games).

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 4 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 33

Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 13, 14, 20, 25, 5, 12, 26, 33Heat-Clippers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 14, 14, 13, 25, 10, 2, 15, 32Clippers-Heat · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 19, 24, 16, 10, 25, 21, 16, 31Sonics-Grizzlies · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 11, 15, 13, 26, 19, 28, 15, 31Lakers-Wolves · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 13, 21, 33, 23, 26, 31, 11, 29Sixers-Wizards · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 9 games: 18, 11, 14, 18, 12, 13, 13, 4, 27Nets-Celtics · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST