FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 10, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Sixers by 15 after the first quarter and won 104–97.

Final · Box score
Bucks91
Celtics96
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +9; Q3 Celtics +18; Q4 Celtics +5
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Hornets104
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets +6; Q3 Hornets +14; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Cavs102
Q1 Cavs +12; Q2 Cavs +12; Q3 Cavs +15; Q4 Cavs +19
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Warriors93
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 Warriors -7; Q3 Warriors -3; Q4 Warriors +1
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Magic106
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic -5; Q3 Magic -4; Q4 Magic +8
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Sixers97
Q1 Raptors -15; Q2 Raptors +3; Q3 Raptors +11; Q4 Raptors +7
Final · Box score
Pacers85
Blazers93
Q1 Blazers +11; Q2 Blazers +14; Q3 Blazers -4; Q4 Blazers +8
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Spurs102
Q1 Spurs +12; Q2 Spurs +12; Q3 Spurs +5; Q4 Spurs +15
On this day · 1996–97Dec 10, 1996: 11 games. Top scorer: Joe Smith (Warriors-Raptors), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Sixers

Walt Williams drops 39 in 15-point comeback win over Philadelphia

David Robinson goes for 30 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+3+11+7Raptors AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23342324104
Sixers3816152897
Who led
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 25, 7, 9, 8, 0, 14, 9, 39Raptors39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 30, 21, 25, 16, 20, 23, 15, 14Raptors14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 13, 31, 13, 21, 5, 27, 21, 21Sixers21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 19, 13, 21, 12, 10, 20, 8, 19Sixers19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Warriors

Golden State takes over late to edge Lakers

Down 3 after three, Golden State won the fourth 19–15. Final: 93–92. Joe Smith led Golden State with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Warriors over Lakers1Hornets over Wizards3Celtics over Bucks5Raptors over Sixers7Magic over Bulls8Blazers over Pacers8Spurs over Clippers15Cavs over Nuggets19Final margin, points. Pink = Warriors over Lakers.
The night in charts
Wizards-Hornets combined for 205, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HornetsWizards 101, Hornets 104
205
Bulls-MagicBulls 98, Magic 106
204
Raptors-SixersRaptors 104, Sixers 97
201
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 102
189
Bucks-CelticsBucks 91, Celtics 96
187
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 83, Cavs 102
185
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 92, Warriors 93
185
Pacers-BlazersPacers 85, Blazers 93
178
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 92, Warriors 93
+1 Warriors
Wizards-HornetsWizards 101, Hornets 104
+3 Hornets
Bucks-CelticsBucks 91, Celtics 96
+5 Celtics
Raptors-SixersRaptors 104, Sixers 97
+7 Raptors
Bulls-MagicBulls 98, Magic 106
+8 Magic
Pacers-BlazersPacers 85, Blazers 93
+8 Blazers
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 102
+15 Spurs
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 83, Cavs 102
+19 Cavs
Raptors erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersRaptors won · Raptors 104, Sixers 97
15 pts
Lakers-WarriorsWarriors won · Lakers 92, Warriors 93
7 pts
Bulls-MagicMagic won · Bulls 98, Magic 106
5 pts
Pacers-BlazersBlazers won · Pacers 85, Blazers 93
4 pts
Eackles shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EacklesWizards · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
RiceHornets · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
HarperBulls · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
MasonHornets · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Walt WilliamsRaptors · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 92Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1932261592
Warriors1925301993
The story
Joe Smith had 27 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 93-92

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Warriors took the third 30-26.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 0−7−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 101Hornets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards30182132101
Hornets31232921104
The story
Glen Rice's 29 points carried Charlotte past Washington, 104-101

For Washington, Chris Webber had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-21, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +1+6+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 87Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2223251787
Spurs34231827102
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 102-87 behind 14 points and 12 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Rodney Rogers paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

A 34-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +12+12+5+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.6Season avg26.5Last 3

26.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Tony DelkWarriors
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Walt Williams leads the day with 39

Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 25, 7, 9, 8, 0, 14, 9, 39Raptors-Sixers · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +27.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 34, 18, 23, 23, 25, 19, 14, 30Spurs-Clippers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 21, 14, 19, 30, 27, 15, 19, 29Hornets-Wizards · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 10, 20, 6, 14, 6, 24, 24, 27Warriors-Lakers · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 3, 10, 8, 14, 10, 29, 24, 26Magic-Bulls · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29, 29, 13, 29, 25Bulls-Magic · L
26.9 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
John WallaceRaptors+4.3 21.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Bison DelePistons+3.3 22.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Toni KukocBulls+3.1 17.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Allan HoustonKnicks+2.6 15.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
Karl MaloneJazz+2.2 27.9 last 10 · 25.6 season
Cold
Malik SealyPistons−3.1 8.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Lindsey HunterPistons−2.7 13.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Glenn RobinsonBucks−2.7 17.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Eddie JonesLakers−2.4 16.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Ray AllenBucks−2.4 16.1 last 10 · 18.6 season