FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 24, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Raptors by 4 at halftime and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Wizards87
Magic95
Q1 Magic +6; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic -1; Q4 Magic +8
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Raptors90
Q1 Blazers +1; Q2 Blazers -4; Q3 Blazers -3; Q4 Blazers +1
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves124
Jazz133
Q1 Jazz +10; Q2 Jazz +24; Q3 Jazz +21; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz +9
On this day · 1996–97Nov 24, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Dominique Wilkins (Spurs-Grizzlies), 26 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Raptors

Portland takes over late to edge Toronto

Stephon Marbury goes for 38 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4-3+1Blazers AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2320272191
Raptors2225261790
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 10, 13, 14, 8, 18, 8, 12, 16Blazers16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 5, 34, 8, 4, 12, 12, 8, 15Blazers15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 20, 10, 17, 10, 21, 25, 21, 29Raptors29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 13, 3, 17, 30, 12, 28, 20Raptors20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wizards-Magic

Orlando makes it six straight

Orlando beat Washington 95–87 and moved to 9–4. Rony Seikaly led Orlando with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · Magic
L@ Bulls81–94W@ Pistons89–84Wvs Raptors96–87Lvs Kings89–115Wvs Nuggets103–85W@ Wizards102–91Wvs Clippers112–94W@ Cavs96–93W@ Sixers108–94Wvs Wizards95–87
The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 257, 75 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 124, Jazz 133
257
Wizards-MagicWizards 87, Magic 95
182
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 91, Raptors 90
181
Blazers won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 91, Raptors 90
+1 Blazers
Wizards-MagicWizards 87, Magic 95
+8 Magic
Wolves-JazzWolves 124, Jazz 133
+9 Jazz
Blazers rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers won · Blazers 91, Raptors 90
4 pts
Wizards-MagicMagic won · Wizards 87, Magic 95
1 pt
Seikaly shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SeikalyMagic · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
TrentBlazers · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
MaloneJazz · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
HowardWizards · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
John WallaceRaptors · 20 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 91Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2320272191
Raptors2225261790
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 16 points as Portland beat Toronto 91-90

Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 29 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 21-17.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +1−4−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Doug Christie led the game in fantasy with 52.2 FPTS (15 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 87Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2722142487
Magic3316133395
The story
Orlando beat Washington 95-87 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from Rony Seikaly

Rod Strickland paced Washington: 14 AST, 9 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +60−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber topped the game at 55.2 FPTS: 29 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 124Jazz 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves1921353910124
Jazz2935321819133
The story
Karl Malone's 33 points carried Utah past Minnesota, 133-124 in OT

For Minnesota, Cherokee Parks had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 35-21, was where the Jazz built it.

Jazz lead by quarter
300 +10+24+210+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg25.8Last 3

25.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 38

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 13, 15, 26, 19, 23, 15, 4, 38Wolves-Jazz · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 26, 26, 23, 26, 26, 32, 20, 33Jazz-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 12, 24, 34, 17, 22, 15, 2, 29Wizards-Magic · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 20, 10, 17, 10, 21, 25, 21, 29Raptors-Blazers · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 12, 19, 23, 9, 18, 17, 19, 25Jazz-Wolves · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 34, 19, 26, 13, 6, 21, 10, 17, 24Magic-Wizards · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST