FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 11, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–99.

Final · Box score
Magic100
Mavs90
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Nets99
Pistons103
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Bucks77
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Knicks107
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Suns94
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +16
On this day · 1996–97Dec 11, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Patrick Ewing goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+2+4DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2920183299
Pistons20262334103
Who led
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 5, 13, 5, 10, 9, 2, 5, 22DET22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 27, 26, 26, 21, 26, 18, 21, 19DET19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 4 games: 11, 16, 23, 24NJN24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 10, 26, 23, 7, 19, 8, 22NJN22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Knicks combined for 210, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KnicksWolves 103, Knicks 107
210
Nets-PistonsNets 99, Pistons 103
202
Magic-MavsMagic 100, Mavs 90
190
Hawks-SunsHawks 78, Suns 94
172
Cavs-BucksCavs 79, Bucks 77
156
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 79, Bucks 77
+2 CLE
Nets-PistonsNets 99, Pistons 103
+4 DET
Wolves-KnicksWolves 103, Knicks 107
+4 NYK
Magic-MavsMagic 100, Mavs 90
+10 ORL
Hawks-SunsHawks 78, Suns 94
+16 PHX
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 99, Pistons 103
9 pts
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 103, Knicks 107
5 pts
Ceballos shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CeballosPHX · 17 PTS, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Ray AllenMIL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
DeleDET · 19 PTS, 11 REB
64% (9-14)
RobertsMIN · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
HarperORL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 79Bucks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2419181879
Bucks2418171877
The story
Wesley Person had 27 points as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 79-77

Tyrone Hill led Milwaukee with 14 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 19-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 103Knicks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26213125103
Knicks21252932107
The story
Chris Childs' 14 points carried New York past Minnesota, 107-103

For Minnesota, Tom Gugliotta had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 2-4 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 32-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 99Pistons 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2920183299
Pistons20262334103
The story
Detroit beat New Jersey 103-99 behind 22 points from Joe Dumars

Sam Cassell paced New Jersey: 22 PTS, 7 AST 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−3+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Knicks

New York tops Minnesota in New York

Final: 107–103. Patrick Ewing led New York with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over MIL2DET over NJN4NYK over MIN4ORL over DAL10PHX over ATL16Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over MIN.
Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 34

Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 27, 21, 25, 20, 17, 10, 22, 34Knicks-Wolves · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 18, 33, 14, 24, 30, 22, 18, 27Cavs-Bucks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 4 games: 11, 16, 23, 24Nets-Pistons · L
18.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 38, 15, 16, 14, 8, 22, 27, 15, 22Wolves-Knicks · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 10, 26, 23, 7, 19, 8, 22Nets-Pistons · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 5, 13, 5, 10, 9, 2, 5, 22Pistons-Nets · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley PersonCLE+4.7 23.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
John WallaceTOR+4.3 21.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Bison DeleDET+3.7 22.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Christian LaettnerATL+3.6 19.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Toni KukocCHI+3.1 17.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Malik SealyDET−3.5 8.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenDAL−2.9 5.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Lindsey HunterDET−2.7 13.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−2.6 17.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−2.5 17.5 last 10 · 20.0 season