FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed CHI by 3 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Pistons85
Hornets90
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Mavs91
Q1 SAS +23; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Nets101
Warriors87
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Heat103
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Kings97
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Sonics91
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +1
On this day · 1996–97Nov 25, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Sonics

Seattle wins a tight one over Chicago

Donyell Marshall goes for 25 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+9-3+1SEA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1623272490
Sonics2721152891
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 10, 25, 21, 16, 31, 17, 20, 22SEA22 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 17, 24, 13, 20, 15, 22, 9, 19SEA19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 3, 9, 18, 9, 12, 14, 18, 30CHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26CHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 193, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 91
193
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 93, Kings 97
190
Lakers-HeatLakers 86, Heat 103
189
Nets-WarriorsNets 101, Warriors 87
188
Bulls-SonicsBulls 90, Sonics 91
181
Pistons-HornetsPistons 85, Hornets 90
175
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SonicsBulls 90, Sonics 91
+1 SEA
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 93, Kings 97
+4 SAC
Pistons-HornetsPistons 85, Hornets 90
+5 CHH
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 91
+11 SAS
Nets-WarriorsNets 101, Warriors 87
+14 NJN
Lakers-HeatLakers 86, Heat 103
+17 MIA
SEA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SonicsSEA won · Bulls 90, Sonics 91
3 pts
Lakers-HeatMIA won · Lakers 86, Heat 103
2 pts
Geiger shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeigerCHH · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Joe SmithGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NewmanDEN · 19 PTS
70% (7-10)
RobinsonSAS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
KukocCHI · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Bulls-Sonics
Bulls 90Sonics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1623272490
Sonics2721152891
The story
Vin Baker had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Seattle beat Chicago 91-90

Dennis Rodman led Chicago with 17 REB, 4 PTS 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +11+9−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 93Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2720202693
Kings2725232297
The story
Corliss Williamson's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Denver, 97-93

For Denver, Dean Garrett had 21 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+5+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 85Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1622192885
Hornets2422242090
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 90-85 behind 17 points from Matt Geiger

Bison Dele paced Detroit: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 24-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +8+8+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lindsey Hunter topped the game at 42.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Miami by 17.

SEA over CHI1SAC over DEN4CHH over DET5SAS over DAL11NJN over GSW14MIA over LAL17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Toni Kukoc leads the day with 30

Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 3, 9, 18, 9, 12, 14, 18, 30Bulls-Sonics · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19, 27Pistons-Hornets · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26Bulls-Sonics · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 18, 12, 1, 15, 16, 15, 14, 25Warriors-Nets · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 10, 10, 11, 11, 20, 16, 12, 24Kings-Nuggets · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 10, 25, 21, 16, 31, 17, 20, 22Sonics-Bulls · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST