FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 26, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed PHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Lakers118
Celtics103
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Kings97
Clippers99
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Bucks101
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Wolves90
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Heat84
Magic60
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +25; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Sixers89
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Nets99
Suns111
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Spurs94
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hawks109
Raptors104
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks 0; OT2 ATL +5
On this day · 1996–97Nov 26, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Johnson (Suns-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Sixers

Cleveland rallies from 8 down to beat Philadelphia

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+4+6CLE AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2221282495
Sixers3016212289
Who led
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 17, 20, 8, 14, 17, 22, 31, 18CLE18 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 21, 7, 11, 14, 18, 19, 24, 18CLE18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 21, 17, 17, 21, 23, 5, 16, 19PHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 13, 4, 15, 8, 15, 13, 13, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Bucks

Milwaukee gets past Vancouver

101–82, with Milwaukee ahead 38–37 at halftime. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over SAC2WAS over SAS4ATL over TOR5POR over MIN6CLE over PHI6PHX over NJN12LAL over BOS15MIL over VAN19MIA over ORL24Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over VAN.
The night in charts
Lakers-Celtics combined for 221, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-CelticsLakers 118, Celtics 103
221
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 109, Raptors 104
213
Nets-SunsNets 99, Suns 111
210
Kings-ClippersKings 97, Clippers 99
196
Wizards-SpursWizards 98, Spurs 94
192
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 96, Wolves 90
186
Cavs-SixersCavs 95, Sixers 89
184
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 82, Bucks 101
183
Heat-MagicHeat 84, Magic 60
144
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 97, Clippers 99
+2 LAC
Wizards-SpursWizards 98, Spurs 94
+4 WAS
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 109, Raptors 104
+5 ATL
Cavs-SixersCavs 95, Sixers 89
+6 CLE
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 96, Wolves 90
+6 POR
Nets-SunsNets 99, Suns 111
+12 PHX
Lakers-CelticsLakers 118, Celtics 103
+15 LAL
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 82, Bucks 101
+19 MIL
Heat-MagicHeat 84, Magic 60
+24 MIA
CLE rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 95, Sixers 89
8 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMIL won · Grizzlies 82, Bucks 101
5 pts
Hawks-RaptorsATL won · Hawks 109, Raptors 104
3 pts
Lakers-CelticsLAL won · Lakers 118, Celtics 103
2 pts
McDyess shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessPHX · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
FoxLAL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
StricklandWAS · 23 PTS, 17 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
RobinsonSAS · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
CampbellLAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 97Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2119273097
Clippers2929162599
The story
Rodney Rogers' 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 99-97

For Sacramento, Billy Owens had 20 PTS, 18 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-19, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+18+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitch Richmond was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wizards-Spurs
Wizards 98Spurs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2523272398
Spurs1623243194
The story
Washington beat San Antonio 98-94 behind 24 points from Chris Webber

David Robinson paced San Antonio: 34 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 STL, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+9+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland topped the game at 64.5 FPTS: 23 PTS, 17 AST, 5 REB

Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 109Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hawks212320211311109
Raptors19281919136104
The story
Christian Laettner had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Toronto 109-104 in OT

John Wallace led Toronto with 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the second overtime 11-6.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2−3−200+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 57 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dikembe Mutombo leads the day with 34

Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 15, 25, 9, 19, 14, 12, 19, 34Hawks-Raptors · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 36, 27, 29, 21, 9, 22, 22, 34Spurs-Wizards · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 25, 23, 18, 17, 22, 23, 22, 31Kings-Clippers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 13, 3, 17, 30, 12, 28, 20, 30Raptors-Hawks · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 19, 22, 25, 14, 21, 24, 29, 28Celtics-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 26, 18, 20, 15, 11, 24, 20, 25Wizards-Spurs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST