FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 3, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIN by 9 at halftime and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls97
Celtics87
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Nuggets89
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +18
Final · 3OT · Box score
Suns103
Pistons108
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +5; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons 0; OT2 Pistons 0; OT3 DET +5
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Warriors67
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +28
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Heat94
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Wolves90
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Nets89
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Jazz115
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Magic101
Grizzlies97
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +4
On this day · 1996–97Dec 3, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Wolves

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat Minnesota

Grant Hill posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-9+1+4IND AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2720262194
Wolves2630161890
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 21, 7, 10, 23, 21, 24, 17, 27IND27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 17, 19, 12, 19, 17, 18, 25, 15IND15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 19, 18, 15, 10, 17, 13, 25MIN25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris CarrPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 13, 11, 19, 9, 12, 10, 17, 19MIN19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 28.

MIA over PHI4IND over MIN4SEA over NJN4ORL over VAN4DET over PHX5CHI over BOS10UTA over TOR17LAL over DEN18CLE over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Raptors-Jazz combined for 213, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-JazzRaptors 98, Jazz 115
213
Suns-PistonsSuns 103, Pistons 108
211
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 101, Grizzlies 97
198
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 89
196
Sixers-HeatSixers 90, Heat 94
184
Bulls-CelticsBulls 97, Celtics 87
184
Pacers-WolvesPacers 94, Wolves 90
184
Sonics-NetsSonics 93, Nets 89
182
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 95, Warriors 67
162
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 90, Heat 94
+4 MIA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 101, Grizzlies 97
+4 ORL
Pacers-WolvesPacers 94, Wolves 90
+4 IND
Sonics-NetsSonics 93, Nets 89
+4 SEA
Suns-PistonsSuns 103, Pistons 108
+5 DET
Bulls-CelticsBulls 97, Celtics 87
+10 CHI
Raptors-JazzRaptors 98, Jazz 115
+17 UTA
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 89
+18 LAL
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 95, Warriors 67
+28 CLE
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WolvesIND won · Pacers 94, Wolves 90
9 pts
Magic-GrizzliesORL won · Magic 101, Grizzlies 97
7 pts
Cavs-WarriorsCLE won · Cavs 95, Warriors 67
4 pts
KG shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
Shandon AndersonUTA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MurdockMIA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LynchVAN · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Van ExelLAL · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 90Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1726291890
Heat2623232294
The story
Ike Austin's 28 points carried Miami past Philadelphia, 94-90

For Philadelphia, Clar. Weatherspoon had 14 PTS, 13 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 101Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27252920101
Grizzlies2930152397
The story
Orlando beat Vancouver 101-97 behind 22 points from Anfernee Hardaway

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 7-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−7+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 103Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Suns23172324466103
Pistons242123194611108
The story
Lindsey Hunter had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Detroit beat Phoenix 108-103 in OT

Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 21 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third overtime 11-6.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+5+5000+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 29

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29, 29Bulls-Celtics · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 17, 26, 21, 33, 19, 15, 23, 28Heat-Sixers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 8, 17, 19, 21, 19, 24, 20, 27Pistons-Suns · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 21, 7, 10, 23, 21, 24, 17, 27Pacers-Wolves · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 19, 18, 15, 10, 17, 13, 25Wolves-Pacers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 4, 10, 13, 17, 22, 19, 13, 25Lakers-Nuggets · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST