FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 6, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAC by 5 at halftime and won 83–79.

Final · Box score
Rockets108
Mavs106
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Magic83
Clippers79
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Knicks90
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Wizards114
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +11
On this day · 1996–97Dec 6, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Magic-Clippers

Orlando handles Clippers by 4

Chris Webber goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-50+4ORL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2613261883
Clippers2420211479
Who led
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 6, 21, 13, 19, 10, 20, 4, 25ORL25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 6, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 12, 21ORL21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 14, 7, 4, 2, 8, 20, 24, 15LAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 32, 24, 18, 18, 10, 18, 12, 14LAC14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Wizards

Washington takes care of Minnesota

An 11-point win, 114–103. Chris Webber led Washington with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over DAL2ORL over LAC4NYK over CHH11WAS over MIN11Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over MIN.
The night in charts
Wolves-Wizards combined for 217, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WizardsWolves 103, Wizards 114
217
Rockets-MavsRockets 108, Mavs 106
214
Hornets-KnicksHornets 79, Knicks 90
169
Magic-ClippersMagic 83, Clippers 79
162
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 108, Mavs 106
+2 HOU
Magic-ClippersMagic 83, Clippers 79
+4 ORL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 79, Knicks 90
+11 NYK
Wolves-WizardsWolves 103, Wizards 114
+11 WAS
ORL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-ClippersORL won · Magic 83, Clippers 79
5 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 103, Wizards 114
4 pts
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 108, Mavs 106
3 pts
Tracy Murray shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tracy MurrayWAS · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KGMIN · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
GugliottaMIN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
HowardWAS · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
WebberWAS · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 108Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26282430108
Mavs29242528106
The story
Charles Barkley had 19 points and 17 rebounds as Houston beat Dallas 108-106

Erick Strickland led Dallas with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Rockets took the second 28-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 83Clippers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2613261883
Clippers2420211479
The story
Horace Grant's 25 points carried Orlando past Los Angeles, 83-79

For Los Angeles, Eric Piatkowski had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 26-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Wizards
Wolves 103Wizards 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27242626103
Wizards23272638114
The story
Washington beat Minnesota 114-103 behind 26 points from Juwan Howard

Tom Gugliotta paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 38-26 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−1−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 35

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 7, 12, 20, 15, 35, 18, 27, 35Mavs-Rockets · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 15, 2, 29, 24, 21, 10, 26, 33Wizards-Wolves · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 4, 38, 15, 16, 14, 8, 22, 27Wolves-Wizards · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 20, 17, 4, 13, 22, 13, 15, 27Knicks-Hornets · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 11, 24, 20, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26Wizards-Wolves · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 6, 21, 13, 19, 10, 20, 4, 25Magic-Clippers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST