FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 7, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bucks trailed Sonics by 9 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Clippers92
Nuggets100
Q1 Nuggets +10; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets -8; Q4 Nuggets +8
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Lakers84
Q1 Cavs +11; Q2 Cavs +7; Q3 Cavs +19; Q4 Cavs +10
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Bucks97
Q1 Bucks -9; Q2 Bucks -4; Q3 Bucks +2; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Sixers93
Q1 Sixers +9; Q2 Sixers +15; Q3 Sixers +19; Q4 Sixers +15
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers99
Suns97
Q1 Pacers +1; Q2 Pacers +5; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +2
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Kings99
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +2; Q3 Kings +8; Q4 Kings +15
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Raptors83
Q1 Pistons +3; Q2 Pistons +6; Q3 Pistons -2; Q4 Pistons +10
On this day · 1996–97Dec 7, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Bullets), 44 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Seattle

Terrell Brandon goes for 20 points

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+2+6Bucks AHEAD ↑Sonics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2721232091
Bucks1826292497
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 18, 14, 13, 19, 23, 24, 4, 20Bucks20 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 14, 16, 24, 8, 22, 8, 20Bucks20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 9, 19, 21, 21, 22, 23, 31, 29Sonics29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 20, 22, 15, 11, 9, 16, 17, 18Sonics18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Clippers-Nuggets

Denver fights back late to top Clippers

Clippers led 78–70 after three. Denver won the fourth 30–14 and the game 100–92. LaPhonso Ellis led Denver with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Clippers
LaPhonso Ellis · NuggetsRodney Rogers · ClippersPTS2118REB66AST61Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Pacers-Suns combined for 196, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SunsPacers 99, Suns 97
196
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 92, Nuggets 100
192
Sonics-BucksSonics 91, Bucks 97
188
Warriors-KingsWarriors 84, Kings 99
183
Cavs-LakersCavs 94, Lakers 84
178
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 93, Raptors 83
176
Knicks-SixersKnicks 78, Sixers 93
171
Pacers won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-SunsPacers 99, Suns 97
+2 Pacers
Sonics-BucksSonics 91, Bucks 97
+6 Bucks
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 92, Nuggets 100
+8 Nuggets
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 93, Raptors 83
+10 Pistons
Cavs-LakersCavs 94, Lakers 84
+10 Cavs
Warriors-KingsWarriors 84, Kings 99
+15 Kings
Knicks-SixersKnicks 78, Sixers 93
+15 Sixers
Bucks rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-BucksBucks won · Sonics 91, Bucks 97
9 pts
Clippers-NuggetsNuggets won · Clippers 92, Nuggets 100
8 pts
Pistons-RaptorsPistons won · Pistons 93, Raptors 83
2 pts
Jerome Williams shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jerome WilliamsPistons · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
Glenn RobinsonBucks · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
DampierWarriors · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
KiddSuns · 13 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
RosePacers · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 99Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers24222816999
Suns23182623797
The story
Mark Jackson had 12 points and 12 assists as Indiana beat Phoenix 99-97 in OT

George McCloud led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 11 REB 12 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the second 22-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +1+5+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Danny Manning led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Sonics-Bucks
Sonics 91Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2721232091
Bucks1826292497
The story
Ervin Johnson's 14 rebounds and 12 points carried Milwaukee past Seattle, 97-91

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 14 REB, 12 PTS, 6 BLK · 3-6 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-23.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −9−4+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 92Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2428261492
Nuggets34171930100
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 100-92 behind 21 points from LaPhonso Ellis

Pooh Richardson paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-14 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +10−1−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 29

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 9, 19, 21, 21, 22, 23, 31, 29Sonics-Bucks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 29, 14, 13, 31, 13, 21, 5, 27Sixers-Knicks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 23, 14, 14, 6, 10, 16, 9, 25Suns-Pacers · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 9, 14, 6, 21, 22, 17, 10, 25Knicks-Sixers · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 17, 10, 20, 6, 14, 6, 24, 24Warriors-Kings · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 24, 21, 13, 8, 13, 7, 8, 24Kings-Warriors · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bison DelePistons+4.1 22.9 last 10 · 18.8 season
Blue EdwardsGrizzlies+1.8 12.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Lee MayberryGrizzlies+1.3 4.9 last 10 · 3.6 season
Mitch RichmondKings+1.1 23.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Corliss WilliamsonKings+0.9 14.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Lindsey HunterPistons−3.5 12.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Malik SealyPistons−2.7 9.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
Bo OutlawMagic−2.0 7.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Detlef SchrempfSonics−1.3 14.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Aaron McKiePistons−1.2 3.2 last 10 · 4.4 season