FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 9, 1997Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by CHH (vs TOR) and DET (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Heat97
Hawks81
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Mavs92
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Pistons92
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Spurs78
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Sonics108
Wolves99
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Suns107
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Kings113
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Raptors82
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +13
Final · Box score
Nets99
Wizards120
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +21
On this day · 1996–97Dec 9, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Grizzlies), 30 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pistons

Detroit gets past Denver

Rod Strickland goes for 23 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+10+9DET AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets268202983
Pistons2018262892
Who led
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 19, 27, 26, 26, 21, 26, 18, 21DET21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 16, 16, 4, 22, 20, 15, 5, 16DET16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Priest LauderdalePoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 7, 12, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 16DEN16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 4, 19, 31, 32, 19, 11, 10, 12DEN12 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Wizards combined for 219, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WizardsNets 99, Wizards 120
219
Jazz-KingsJazz 101, Kings 113
214
Sonics-WolvesSonics 108, Wolves 99
207
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 85, Suns 107
192
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 92
191
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 78, Rockets 108
186
Knicks-BullsKnicks 82, Bulls 100
182
Heat-HawksHeat 97, Hawks 81
178
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 95, Raptors 82
177
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 83, Pistons 92
175
LAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 92
+7 LAC
Sonics-WolvesSonics 108, Wolves 99
+9 SEA
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 83, Pistons 92
+9 DET
Jazz-KingsJazz 101, Kings 113
+12 SAC
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 95, Raptors 82
+13 CHH
Heat-HawksHeat 97, Hawks 81
+16 MIA
Knicks-BullsKnicks 82, Bulls 100
+18 CHI
Nets-WizardsNets 99, Wizards 120
+21 WAS
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 85, Suns 107
+22 PHX
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 78, Rockets 108
+30 HOU
CHH rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RaptorsCHH won · Hornets 95, Raptors 82
6 pts
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 83, Pistons 92
6 pts
Manning shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManningPHX · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CeballosPHX · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
P.J. BrownMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
DehereSAC · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB
67% (8-12)
WillisHOU · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 108Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28223721108
Wolves2324252799
The story
Gary Payton's 21 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Minnesota, 108-99

For Minnesota, Stephon Marbury had 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-25, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+3+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 55.0 FPTS on 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 99Wizards 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2421183699
Wizards24292839120
The story
Chris Webber had 15 rebounds and 14 points as Washington beat New Jersey 120-99

Jayson Williams led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the third 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
300 0+8+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 85Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2420172485
Suns29212631107
The story
Phoenix beat Vancouver 107-85 behind 20 points from Antonio McDyess

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 26-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +5+6+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg27.0Today

27 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat San Antonio by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

LAC over DAL7DET over DEN9SEA over MIN9SAC over UTA12CHH over TOR13MIA over ATL16CHI over NYK18WAS over NJN21PHX over VAN22HOU over SAS30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 33, 21, 42, 19, 23, 24, 31, 34Jazz-Kings · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29, 29, 13, 29Bulls-Knicks · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Khalid ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 0, 11, 9, 11, 9, 24, 16, 28Mavs-Clippers · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 21, 13, 8, 13, 7, 8, 24, 27Kings-Jazz · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 20, 13, 5, 5, 18, 16, 20, 26Wizards-Nets · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 31, 21, 16, 25, 26, 29, 24, 24Kings-Jazz · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
John WallaceTOR+3.9 21.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Bison DeleDET+3.3 22.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Lamond MurrayLAC+2.7 17.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK+2.6 15.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+2.4 15.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Malik SealyDET−3.1 8.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Lindsey HunterDET−2.7 13.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
David RobinsonSAS−2.5 20.9 last 10 · 23.4 season
Bo OutlawORL−1.9 7.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Darrick MartinLAC−1.8 7.5 last 10 · 9.3 season