FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 21, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 111–102.

Final · Box score
Nets93
Celtics101
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Heat102
Hornets119
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH -4; Q4 CHH +17
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls111
Clippers102
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Wolves80
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +25; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Spurs74
Sonics94
Q1 SEA +20; Q2 SEA +23; Q3 SEA +27; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Grizzlies99
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN -11; Q3 VAN -7; Q4 VAN +3
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Wizards82
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +22
On this day · 1996–97Nov 21, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Clippers

Michael Jordan scores 49 as Chicago beats Clippers

Vlade Divac goes for 22 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-13-1000+9CHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls14272922109111
Clippers27152822100102
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49CHI49 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 10, 4, 14, 21, 16, 15, 12, 22CHI22 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 14, 13, 25, 10, 2, 15, 32, 24LAC24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 18, 13, 5, 12, 21, 21, 9, 17LAC17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Vancouver climbs out of an 11-point hole against Denver

Down 11 at the half, the Grizzlies won the third quarter 29–25 and the game 99–96. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Shareef Abdur-Rahim · VANBryant Stith · DENPTS2822REB96AST13Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Heat-Hornets combined for 221, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HornetsHeat 102, Hornets 119
221
Bulls-ClippersBulls 111, Clippers 102
213
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 96, Grizzlies 99
195
Nets-CelticsNets 93, Celtics 101
194
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 104, Wizards 82
186
Cavs-WolvesCavs 103, Wolves 80
183
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 74, Sonics 94
168
VAN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 96, Grizzlies 99
+3 VAN
Nets-CelticsNets 93, Celtics 101
+8 BOS
Bulls-ClippersBulls 111, Clippers 102
+9 CHI
Heat-HornetsHeat 102, Hornets 119
+17 CHH
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 74, Sonics 94
+20 SEA
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 104, Wizards 82
+22 NYK
Cavs-WolvesCavs 103, Wolves 80
+23 CLE
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-ClippersCHI won · Bulls 111, Clippers 102
13 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesVAN won · Nuggets 96, Grizzlies 99
11 pts
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 93, Celtics 101
11 pts
Heat-HornetsCHH won · Heat 102, Hornets 119
4 pts
Henderson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonCLE · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
KempCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BakerSEA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
CarrMIN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
SchrempfSEA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 96Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3326251296
Grizzlies2820292299
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 28 points carried Vancouver past Denver, 99-96

For Denver, Bryant Stith had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 22-12.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5−11−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dean Garrett was the fantasy play: 47.1 FPTS on 13 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 93Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2126153193
Celtics10372628101
The story
Boston beat New Jersey 101-93 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Antoine Walker

Chris Gatling paced New Jersey: 22 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −110+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kendall Gill topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Bulls-Clippers
Bulls 111Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls14272922109111
Clippers27152822100102
The story
Luc Longley had 22 points and 17 rebounds as Chicago beat Los Angeles 111-102 in OT

Lorenzen Wright led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Bulls took the second 27-15.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −13−1000+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.3Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 52 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg52.0Today

52 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 49

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49Bulls-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high49 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 22, 29, 13, 24, 25, 19, 25, 28Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 28, 28, 24, 30, 10, 36, 27, 26Hornets-Heat · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 22, 21, 19, 22, 25, 14, 21, 24Celtics-Nets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 14, 13, 25, 10, 2, 15, 32, 24Clippers-Bulls · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 14, 20, 25, 5, 12, 26, 33, 23Heat-Hornets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST