FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 28, 1997Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 9 after the first quarter and won 86–78.

Final · OT · Box score
Suns112
Celtics108
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Hornets91
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Mavs93
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Pistons86
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Pacers94
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Nets104
Clippers92
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Magic94
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Sixers105
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Blazers89
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Kings96
Sonics113
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +19; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Jazz111
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +28; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +29
On this day · 1996–97Nov 28, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Joe Smith (Warriors-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of a 9-point hole against New York

Wesley Person goes for 33 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-3+8DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2818201278
Pistons1918262386
Who led
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19, 27, 26DET26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 13, 20, 8, 17, 19, 21, 19, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 28, 17, 17, 12, 18, 14, 19, 27NYK27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Buck WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 7, 13NYK13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Golden State by 29.

DAL over TOR2PHX over BOS4ORL over MIL4CLE over CHH6DET over NYK8HOU over POR9PHI over LAL10DEN over MIN11IND over CHI11NJN over LAC12SEA over SAC17UTA over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Suns-Celtics combined for 220, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-CelticsSuns 112, Celtics 108
220
Kings-SonicsKings 96, Sonics 113
209
Lakers-SixersLakers 95, Sixers 105
200
Nets-ClippersNets 104, Clippers 92
196
Warriors-JazzWarriors 82, Jazz 111
193
Cavs-HornetsCavs 97, Hornets 91
188
Rockets-BlazersRockets 98, Blazers 89
187
Raptors-MavsRaptors 91, Mavs 93
184
Bucks-MagicBucks 90, Magic 94
184
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 84, Nuggets 95
179
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 94
177
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 78, Pistons 86
164
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MavsRaptors 91, Mavs 93
+2 DAL
Bucks-MagicBucks 90, Magic 94
+4 ORL
Suns-CelticsSuns 112, Celtics 108
+4 PHX
Cavs-HornetsCavs 97, Hornets 91
+6 CLE
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 78, Pistons 86
+8 DET
Rockets-BlazersRockets 98, Blazers 89
+9 HOU
Lakers-SixersLakers 95, Sixers 105
+10 PHI
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 84, Nuggets 95
+11 DEN
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 94
+11 IND
Nets-ClippersNets 104, Clippers 92
+12 NJN
Kings-SonicsKings 96, Sonics 113
+17 SEA
Warriors-JazzWarriors 82, Jazz 111
+29 UTA
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-PistonsDET won · Knicks 78, Pistons 86
9 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 84, Nuggets 95
5 pts
Suns-CelticsPHX won · Suns 112, Celtics 108
5 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 83, Pacers 94
5 pts
Kings-SonicsSEA won · Kings 96, Sonics 113
4 pts
Clifford Robinson shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
BarrosBOS · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
FosterUTA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
PriceORL · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
KobeLAL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 91Mavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2420311691
Mavs2121312093
The story
Dennis Scott's 21 points carried Dallas past Toronto, 93-91

For Toronto, Doug Christie had 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-19 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 20-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Celtics
Suns 112Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2227302112112
Celtics272323278108
The story
Clifford Robinson had 26 points as Phoenix beat Boston 112-108 in OT

Dana Barros led Boston with 17 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Suns took the third 30-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−1+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker led the game in fantasy with 52.2 FPTS (27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 97Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3018232697
Hornets1930182491
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 97-91 behind 14 assists and 12 points from Derek Anderson

Bobby Phills paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB · 4-10 FG

The swing

A 30-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +11−1+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
22.01996–97 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.0 in 1996–97 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Person leads the day with 33

Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 20, 8, 14, 17, 22, 31, 18, 33Cavs-Hornets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 23, 26, 31, 11, 29, 14, 13, 31Sixers-Lakers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 10, 23, 7, 14, 22, 4, 19, 31Nuggets-Wolves · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 10, 14, 25, 20, 28, 28, 12, 30Warriors-Jazz · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 32, 15, 18, 17, 18, 16, 25, 29Bucks-Magic · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 22, 25, 14, 21, 24, 29, 28, 27Celtics-Suns · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST