FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 30, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed DET by 7 after the first quarter and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Spurs96
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Pistons95
Q1 VAN -7; Q2 VAN +4; Q3 VAN +8; Q4 VAN +2
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Pacers101
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Nets87
Kings73
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Magic81
Sonics103
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +21; Q4 SEA +22
On this day · 1996–97Nov 30, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pistons

Vancouver holds off Detroit, 97–95

Grant Hill goes for 20 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+8+2VAN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2033261897
Pistons2722222495
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 19, 25, 28, 16, 19, 14, 15, 19VAN19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 9, 7, 10, 18, 13, 10, 8, 18VAN18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19, 27, 26, 26DET26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 35, 8, 15, 4, 16, 16, 4, 22DET22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Lakers

Lakers lead Toronto wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 105–99. Best quarter: the first, 27–17. Eddie Jones led Lakers with 32 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over DET2LAL over TOR6ATL over SAS12IND over PHI12NJN over SAC14SEA over ORL22Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over TOR.
The night in charts
Spurs-Hawks combined for 204
Points by game
Spurs-HawksSpurs 96, Hawks 108
204
Raptors-LakersRaptors 99, Lakers 105
204
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 97, Pistons 95
192
Sixers-PacersSixers 89, Pacers 101
190
Magic-SonicsMagic 81, Sonics 103
184
Nets-KingsNets 87, Kings 73
160
VAN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 97, Pistons 95
+2 VAN
Raptors-LakersRaptors 99, Lakers 105
+6 LAL
Spurs-HawksSpurs 96, Hawks 108
+12 ATL
Sixers-PacersSixers 89, Pacers 101
+12 IND
Nets-KingsNets 87, Kings 73
+14 NJN
Magic-SonicsMagic 81, Sonics 103
+22 SEA
Mutombo shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboATL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Eddie JonesLAL · 32 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
KittlesNJN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
RespertTOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
StackhousePHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Pistons
Grizzlies 97Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2033261897
Pistons2722222495
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 points as Vancouver beat Detroit 97-95

Lindsey Hunter led Detroit with 22 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 33-22.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −7+4+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 99Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1724243499
Lakers27272427105
The story
Nick Van Exel's 17 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 105-99

For Toronto, John Wallace had 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+13+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 89Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1815243289
Pacers30143324101
The story
Indiana beat Philadelphia 101-89 behind 25 points from Rik Smits

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 30-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+11+20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Eddie Jones leads the day with 32

Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 28, 15, 31, 28, 11, 20, 14, 32Lakers-Raptors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19, 27, 26, 26Pistons-Grizzlies · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 11, 11, 14, 19, 16, 11, 17, 26Nets-Kings · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 21, 17, 19, 12, 19, 17, 18, 25Pacers-Sixers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 17, 30, 12, 28, 20, 30, 21, 25Raptors-Lakers · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 29, 21, 9, 22, 22, 34, 18, 23Spurs-Hawks · L
24.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST