FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 4, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Spurs by 7 after three quarters and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks91
Mavs105
Q1 Mavs +13; Q2 Mavs +4; Q3 Mavs +12; Q4 Mavs +14
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Rockets94
Q1 Rockets -6; Q2 Rockets +6; Q3 Rockets -1; Q4 Rockets +7
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs96
Clippers100
Q1 Clippers -1; Q2 Clippers -6; Q3 Clippers -7; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers +4
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Bucks102
Q1 Bucks +9; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks +9; Q4 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Kings96
Wizards118
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +17; Q3 Wizards +25; Q4 Wizards +22
On this day · 1996–97Dec 4, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Clippers

Clippers need overtime to survive San Antonio

Charles Barkley goes for 25 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-6-70+4Clippers AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs29252211996
Clippers2820211813100
Who led
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 1, 0, 10, 14, 7, 4, 2, 8, 20, 24Clippers24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 11, 16, 14, 2, 13, 10, 17Clippers17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 9, 22, 22, 34, 18, 23, 23, 25Spurs25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 8, 7, 6, 11, 16, 10, 0, 17Spurs17 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Hawks-Rockets

Houston extends win streak to 7

94–87 over Atlanta. Record: 10–5. Kevin Willis led Houston with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · Rockets
Lvs Sixers100–114Lvs Lakers103–113L@ Suns94–96Wvs Knicks95–84Wvs Raptors127–97Wvs Warriors90–84W@ Blazers98–89W@ Warriors107–100Wvs Nuggets112–101Wvs Hawks94–87
The night in charts
Kings-Wizards combined for 214, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WizardsKings 96, Wizards 118
214
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 96, Clippers 100
196
Knicks-MavsKnicks 91, Mavs 105
196
Hornets-BucksHornets 92, Bucks 102
194
Hawks-RocketsHawks 87, Rockets 94
181
Clippers won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 96, Clippers 100
+4 Clippers
Hawks-RocketsHawks 87, Rockets 94
+7 Rockets
Hornets-BucksHornets 92, Bucks 102
+10 Bucks
Knicks-MavsKnicks 91, Mavs 105
+14 Mavs
Kings-WizardsKings 96, Wizards 118
+22 Wizards
Clippers rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersClippers won · Spurs 96, Clippers 100
7 pts
Hawks-RocketsRockets won · Hawks 87, Rockets 94
6 pts
Tyrone Hill shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrone HillBucks · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
WillisRockets · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
EwingKnicks · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PiatkowskiClippers · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
StricklandWizards · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 96Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs29252211996
Clippers2820211813100
The story
Lorenzen Wright had 17 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 100-96 in OT

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 18-11.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −1−6−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

David Robinson led the game in fantasy with 47.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 87Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2221261887
Rockets1633192694
The story
Eddie Johnson's 14 points carried Houston past Atlanta, 94-87

For Atlanta, Christian Laettner had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 33-21.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −6+6−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 92Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2223222592
Bucks31143126102
The story
Milwaukee beat Charlotte 102-92 behind 24 points and 11 assists from Terrell Brandon

Glen Rice paced Charlotte: 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 31-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +90+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg44.5Today

45 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Willis leads the day with 31

Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 12, 17, 17, 22, 12, 15, 19, 31Rockets-Hawks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 14, 7, 12, 20, 15, 35, 18, 27Mavs-Knicks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 36, 27, 26, 22, 21, 14, 19, 30, 27Hornets-Bucks · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 22, 15, 2, 29, 24, 21, 10, 26Wizards-Kings · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 22, 23, 22, 31, 21, 16, 25, 26Kings-Wizards · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 14, 19, 15, 12, 7, 43, 15, 25Rockets-Hawks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST