FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 29, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 15 after the first quarter and won 88–83.

Final · Box score
Hornets80
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Cavs103
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Warriors100
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Clippers91
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Heat87
Q1 MIL -12; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +32; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Suns80
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Wizards83
Q1 CHI -15; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +5
On this day · 1996–97Nov 29, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Washington

Charles Barkley goes for 43 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+2+4+5CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1831211888
Wizards3314191783
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29CHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 18, 9, 12, 14, 18, 30, 7, 15CHI15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 18, 20, 15, 11, 24, 20, 25, 22WAS22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 34, 17, 22, 15, 2, 29, 24, 21WAS21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Heat

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Miami

Miami led by 12 after one. Milwaukee won it 93–87. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Heat
Ray Allen · MILTim Hardaway · MIAPTS2426REB36AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 207, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 107, Warriors 100
207
Celtics-CavsCeltics 97, Cavs 103
200
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 87, Wolves 106
193
Jazz-ClippersJazz 94, Clippers 91
185
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 96
183
Suns-KnicksSuns 80, Knicks 102
182
Bucks-HeatBucks 93, Heat 87
180
Hornets-HawksHornets 80, Hawks 98
178
Bulls-WizardsBulls 88, Wizards 83
171
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-ClippersJazz 94, Clippers 91
+3 UTA
Bulls-WizardsBulls 88, Wizards 83
+5 CHI
Celtics-CavsCeltics 97, Cavs 103
+6 CLE
Bucks-HeatBucks 93, Heat 87
+6 MIL
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 107, Warriors 100
+7 HOU
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 96
+9 SAS
Hornets-HawksHornets 80, Hawks 98
+18 ATL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 87, Wolves 106
+19 MIN
Suns-KnicksSuns 80, Knicks 102
+22 NYK
CHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 88, Wizards 83
15 pts
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 93, Heat 87
12 pts
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 107, Warriors 100
6 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 97, Cavs 103
5 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 94, Clippers 91
1 pt
Barkley shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarkleyHOU · 43 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
75% (15-20)
LaettnerATL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CarrMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
BrandonMIL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
AustinMIA · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 94Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2523222494
Clippers2623212191
The story
Karl Malone had 42 points and 18 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 94-91

Eric Piatkowski led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 13 REB 42 PTS, 18 REB · 17-29 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 88Wizards 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1831211888
Wizards3314191783
The story
Michael Jordan's 29 points carried Chicago past Washington, 88-83

For Washington, Chris Webber had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 31-14.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −15+2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 45.1 FPTS on 15 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB

Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 93Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2623192593
Heat3820161387
The story
Milwaukee beat Miami 93-87 behind 19 points from Terrell Brandon

Ike Austin paced Miami: 23 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-13 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −12−9−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway topped the game at 38.2 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 14 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
22.01996–97 avg8.8Last 3

8.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 1996–97 (80 games). Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 43

Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 17, 13, 14, 19, 15, 12, 7, 43Rockets-Warriors · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +29.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 23, 26, 26, 32, 20, 33, 21, 42Jazz-Clippers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 21, 11, 14, 7, 12, 20, 15, 35Mavs-Spurs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29Bulls-Wizards · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 12, 26, 33, 23, 15, 22, 12, 26Heat-Bucks · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 1, 15, 16, 15, 14, 25, 15, 24Warriors-Rockets · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST