FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 23, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DET by 4 after the first quarter and won 90–86.

Final · Box score
Pistons86
Celtics90
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Knicks104
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Kings88
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +15
On this day · 1996–97Nov 23, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Jazz), 44 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Boston beats Detroit, 90–86

Michael Jordan goes for 33 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+5+4BOS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2314242586
Celtics1917302490
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 21, 19, 22, 25, 14, 21, 24, 29BOS29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 16, 17, 16, 8, 11, 5, 11, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 14, 21, 13, 20, 8, 17, 19, 21DET21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 19, 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19DET19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 221, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 102, Lakers 119
221
Bulls-KingsBulls 103, Kings 88
191
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 84, Knicks 104
188
Pistons-CelticsPistons 86, Celtics 90
176
BOS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 86, Celtics 90
+4 BOS
Bulls-KingsBulls 103, Kings 88
+15 CHI
Clippers-LakersClippers 102, Lakers 119
+17 LAL
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 84, Knicks 104
+20 NYK
Oakley shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OakleyNYK · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
EwingNYK · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Lorenzen WrightLAC · 14 PTS, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
MJCHI · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
RogersLAC · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 86Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2314242586
Celtics1917302490
The story
Antoine Walker had 29 points as Boston beat Detroit 90-86

Bison Dele led Detroit with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 12-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Celtics took the third 30-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−1+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 41.2 FPTS (21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 103Kings 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28331527103
Kings2121281888
The story
Toni Kukoc's 18 points and 8 assists carried Chicago past Sacramento, 103-88

For Sacramento, Mitch Richmond had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+19+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 102Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24232728102
Lakers31242935119
The story
Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 119-102 behind 24 points from Kobe Bryant

Rodney Rogers paced Los Angeles: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+8+10+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Kings

Chicago leads Sacramento wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 103–88. Best quarter: the second, 33–21. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over DET4CHI over SAC15LAL over LAC17NYK over VAN20Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over SAC.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 33

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33Bulls-Kings · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 21, 19, 22, 25, 14, 21, 24, 29Celtics-Pistons · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 15, 13, 26, 19, 28, 15, 31, 28Lakers-Clippers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 26, 18, 24, 10, 11, 15, 6, 24Clippers-Lakers · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 23, 4, 4, 25, 11, 19, 20, 24Lakers-Clippers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 17, 25, 23, 18, 17, 22, 23Kings-Bulls · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST