FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 20, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 1 after the first quarter and won 89–85.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Hawks79
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +21
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors101
Mavs97
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Pistons87
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Rockets127
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Bucks83
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +26
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Suns89
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Kings97
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 1996–97Nov 20, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Scottie Pippen (Bulls-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Suns

Phoenix handles Chicago by 4

Shawn Bradley goes for 21 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+7-1+4PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2322211985
Suns2230132489
Who led
Danny ManningPoints, last 9 games: 14, 9, 16, 21, 14, 35, 10, 20, 23PHX23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 23, 8, 3, 8, 15, 30, 27, 16PHX16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 29, 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30CHI30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 9, 5, 14, 1, 2, 16, 2, 14CHI14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Toronto by 30.

SAC over UTA2GSW over DAL4PHX over CHI4POR over DET6NYK over ATL21IND over MIL26HOU over TOR30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 224, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 97, Rockets 127
224
Warriors-MavsWarriors 101, Mavs 97
198
Pacers-BucksPacers 109, Bucks 83
192
Jazz-KingsJazz 95, Kings 97
192
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 93, Pistons 87
180
Knicks-HawksKnicks 100, Hawks 79
179
Bulls-SunsBulls 85, Suns 89
174
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 95, Kings 97
+2 SAC
Warriors-MavsWarriors 101, Mavs 97
+4 GSW
Bulls-SunsBulls 85, Suns 89
+4 PHX
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 93, Pistons 87
+6 POR
Knicks-HawksKnicks 100, Hawks 79
+21 NYK
Pacers-BucksPacers 109, Bucks 83
+26 IND
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 97, Rockets 127
+30 HOU
Mills shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsNYK · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Kenny AndersonPOR · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonSAC · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ElieHOU · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
WillisHOU · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 95Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1816352695
Kings3218252297
The story
Billy Owens' 13 points and 10 assists carried Sacramento past Utah, 97-95

For Utah, Jeff Hornacek had 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-18, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +14+16+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 101Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2527241510101
Mavs18281926697
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 28 points as Golden State beat Dallas 101-97 in OT

Michael Finley led Dallas with 10 AST, 7 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-26 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+6+110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 93Pistons 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2330172393
Pistons1224262587
The story
Portland beat Detroit 93-87 behind 28 points from Isaiah Rider

Malik Sealy paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 23-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+17+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill topped the game at 49.9 FPTS: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
23.01996–97 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.0 in 1996–97 (52 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dennis Scott leads the day with 33

Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 2, 28, 9, 2, 27, 4, 3, 12, 20, 33Mavs-Warriors · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 22, 20, 26, 26, 23, 26, 26, 32Jazz-Kings · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 29, 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30Bulls-Suns · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 45, 25, 12, 4, 24, 10, 14, 25, 20, 28Warriors-Mavs · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 9 games: 20, 23, 24, 12, 35, 19, 19, 18, 28Blazers-Pistons · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 12, 20, 10, 17, 10, 21, 25Raptors-Rockets · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST