FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 5, 1997Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Nuggets by 5 at halftime and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Bucks62
Bulls84
Q1 Bulls +13; Q2 Bulls +3; Q3 Bulls +15; Q4 Bulls +22
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Nuggets85
Q1 Pacers +1; Q2 Pacers -5; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers +11
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Pistons89
Q1 Sonics +8; Q2 Sonics +12; Q3 Sonics +7; Q4 Sonics +5
Final · Box score
Magic89
Warriors104
Q1 Warriors +10; Q2 Warriors +9; Q3 Warriors +11; Q4 Warriors +15
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Lakers98
Q1 Lakers +7; Q2 Lakers +2; Q3 Lakers +9; Q4 Lakers +10
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Heat117
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +18; Q3 Heat +22; Q4 Heat +20
Final · Box score
Kings90
Wolves101
Q1 Wolves +2; Q2 Wolves +2; Q3 Wolves +4; Q4 Wolves +11
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Nets107
Q1 Nets +24; Q2 Nets +21; Q3 Nets +18; Q4 Nets +19
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Suns110
Q1 Suns +11; Q2 Suns +7; Q3 Suns +8; Q4 Suns +19
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Blazers94
Q1 Blazers +2; Q2 Blazers +12; Q3 Blazers +14; Q4 Blazers +17
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Grizzlies98
Q1 Cavs +1; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +2; Q4 Cavs +9
On this day · 1996–97Dec 5, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Bryant Stith (Nuggets-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nuggets

Denver's skid reaches three

Tom Gugliotta goes for 17 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5+3+11Pacers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2320262796
Nuggets2226181985
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 19, 12, 19, 17, 18, 25, 15, 24Pacers24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 7, 10, 23, 21, 24, 17, 27, 19Pacers19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 18, 12, 8, 9, 14, 6, 15, 22Nuggets22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Eric WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 2, 0, 22, 11, 5, 14, 11, 13Nuggets13 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Chicago by 22.

Sonics over Pistons5Cavs over Grizzlies9Lakers over Spurs10Pacers over Nuggets11Wolves over Kings11Warriors over Magic15Blazers over Jazz17Nets over Sixers19Suns over Raptors19Heat over Celtics20Bulls over Bucks22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Celtics-Heat combined for 214, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HeatCeltics 97, Heat 117
214
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 107, Grizzlies 98
205
Raptors-SunsRaptors 91, Suns 110
201
Sixers-NetsSixers 88, Nets 107
195
Magic-WarriorsMagic 89, Warriors 104
193
Kings-WolvesKings 90, Wolves 101
191
Spurs-LakersSpurs 88, Lakers 98
186
Sonics-PistonsSonics 94, Pistons 89
183
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 96, Nuggets 85
181
Jazz-BlazersJazz 77, Blazers 94
171
Bucks-BullsBucks 62, Bulls 84
146
Sonics won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sonics-PistonsSonics 94, Pistons 89
+5 Sonics
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 107, Grizzlies 98
+9 Cavs
Spurs-LakersSpurs 88, Lakers 98
+10 Lakers
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 96, Nuggets 85
+11 Pacers
Kings-WolvesKings 90, Wolves 101
+11 MIN
Magic-WarriorsMagic 89, Warriors 104
+15 Warriors
Jazz-BlazersJazz 77, Blazers 94
+17 Blazers
Sixers-NetsSixers 88, Nets 107
+19 Nets
Raptors-SunsRaptors 91, Suns 110
+19 Suns
Celtics-HeatCeltics 97, Heat 117
+20 Heat
Bucks-BullsBucks 62, Bulls 84
+22 Bulls
Pacers rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NuggetsPacers won · Pacers 96, Nuggets 85
5 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs won · Cavs 107, Grizzlies 98
1 pt
KG shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Jayson WilliamsNets · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
StricklandHeat · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PersonCavs · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Bobby JacksonNuggets · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sonics-Pistons
Sonics 94Pistons 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3127171994
Pistons2323222189
The story
Gary Payton had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Seattle beat Detroit 94-89

Bison Dele led Detroit with 26 PTS, 20 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 6-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +8+12+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 62.0 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 88Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1726222388
Lakers2421292498
The story
Elden Campbell's 21 points carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 98-88

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 7-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +7+2+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson was the fantasy play: 42.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 90Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2522192490
Wolves27222131101
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 101-90 behind 18 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Billy Owens paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

A 31-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +2+2+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 31

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 22, 9, 19, 21, 21, 22, 23, 31Sonics-Pistons · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 17, 22, 31, 18, 33, 14, 24, 30Cavs-Grizzlies · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 17, 24, 3, 10, 8, 14, 10, 29Magic-Warriors · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 23, 22, 31, 21, 16, 25, 26, 29Kings-Wolves · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 1, 15, 16, 15, 14, 25, 15, 24, 23, 28Warriors-Magic · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 17, 19, 21, 19, 24, 20, 27, 27Pistons-Sonics · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST