Friday, December 12, 1997Regular season · 9 games

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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CHI by 11 after the first quarter and won 79–77.

Final · Box score

Wizards88

Celtics97

Final · Box score

Bulls77

Hornets79

Final · Box score

Heat89

Pacers104

Final · Box score

Hawks83

Clippers74

Final · Box score

Rockets102

Lakers119

Final · Box score

Nuggets91

Sixers106

Final · Box score

Blazers98

Sonics111

Final · Box score

Mavs66

Jazz68

Final · Box score

Warriors88

Grizzlies95

On this day · 1996–97Dec 12, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Sonics), 32 points.

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The lead · Bulls-Hornets

Charlotte climbs back to beat Chicago

Tim Hardaway goes for 28 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bulls	29	14	13	21	77
Hornets	18	23	23	15	79

Who led

Glen RiceCHH21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST

Vlade DivacCHH10 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Michael JordanCHI28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST

Toni KukocCHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Lakers by 17.

Top scorers tonight

Jerry Stackhouse PHI32

Shareef Abdur-Rahim VAN30

Rick Fox LAL30

Rik Smits IND29

Michael Jordan CHI28

Hardaway tops the night at 64.9 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

HardawayMIA · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB

64.9

Antoine WalkerBOS · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL

61.9

Abdur-RahimVAN · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL

52.1

FoxLAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

51.4

MutomboATL · 15 REB, 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST

50.0

AIPHI · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL

48.8

BarkleyHOU · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK

48.3

Rasheed WallacePOR · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

48.3

Records so far

Seattle leads the league at 17–5

East

1. ATL16-5

2. CLE14-6

3. MIA14-6

4. ORL16-7

5. CHH13-7

6. IND12-8

7. CHI12-9

8. NYK12-9

9. MIL11-10

10. NJN11-10

11. DET10-12

12. BOS9-11

13. WAS9-13

14. PHI6-13

15. TOR2-19

West

1. SEA17-5

2. LAL16-5

3. PHX13-5

4. HOU12-6

5. POR13-7

6. UTA13-8

7. SAS11-10

8. MIN8-12

9. VAN8-14

10. SAC7-14

11. DAL5-16

12. LAC4-18

13. GSW3-16

14. DEN2-18

Next slate · Sat Dec 13

Ten games on Saturday

Raptors-BullsTBD

Hornets-CavsTBD

Celtics-PistonsTBD

Kings-WarriorsTBD

Wizards-PacersTBD

Heat-BucksTBD

Suns-WolvesTBD

Nuggets-NetsTBD

Sixers-KnicksTBD

Magic-SpursTBD

The night in charts

Rockets-Lakers combined for 221, 12 more than any other game

Points by game

Rockets-LakersRockets 102, Lakers 119

221

Blazers-SonicsBlazers 98, Sonics 111

209

Nuggets-SixersNuggets 91, Sixers 106

197

Heat-PacersHeat 89, Pacers 104

193

Wizards-CelticsWizards 88, Celtics 97

185

Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 88, Grizzlies 95

183

Hawks-ClippersHawks 83, Clippers 74

157

Bulls-HornetsBulls 77, Hornets 79

156

Mavs-JazzMavs 66, Jazz 68

134

2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Mavs-JazzMavs 66, Jazz 68

+2 UTA

Bulls-HornetsBulls 77, Hornets 79

+2 CHH

Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 88, Grizzlies 95

+7 VAN

Wizards-CelticsWizards 88, Celtics 97

+9 BOS

Hawks-ClippersHawks 83, Clippers 74

+9 ATL

Blazers-SonicsBlazers 98, Sonics 111

+13 SEA

Heat-PacersHeat 89, Pacers 104

+15 IND

Nuggets-SixersNuggets 91, Sixers 106

+15 PHI

Rockets-LakersRockets 102, Lakers 119

+17 LAL

CHH erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Bulls-HornetsCHH won · Bulls 77, Hornets 79

11 pts

Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 88, Celtics 97

9 pts

Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 89, Pacers 104

5 pts

Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 102, Lakers 119

2 pts

Warriors-GrizzliesVAN won · Warriors 88, Grizzlies 95

1 pt

Fox shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

FoxLAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

80% (12-15)

ScottDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

70% (7-10)

MaloneUTA · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

67% (10-15)

CorbinATL · 16 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST

64% (7-11)

MutomboATL · 15 REB, 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST

64% (7-11)

Final · Bulls-Hornets

Bulls 77Hornets 79

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bulls	29	14	13	21	77
Hornets	18	23	23	15	79

The story

Glen Rice had 21 points as Charlotte beat Chicago 79-77

Dennis Rodman led Chicago with 19 REB, 4 PTS 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Hornets took the third 23-13.

CHH lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan led the game in fantasy with 42.3 FPTS (28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Mavs-Jazz

Mavs 66Jazz 68

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Mavs	19	15	19	13	66
Jazz	19	17	17	15	68

The story

Karl Malone's 23 points carried Utah past Dallas, 68-66

Adam Keefe chipped in 11 REB, 4 PTS 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 17-15, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter

Final · Heat-Pacers

Heat 89Pacers 104

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Heat	29	17	24	19	89
Pacers	24	23	32	25	104

The story

Indiana beat Miami 104-89 behind 29 points from Rik Smits

Jamal Mashburn paced Miami: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB · 14-23 FG

The swing

A 32-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Khalid ReevesDAL

+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes

John StocktonUTA

−14.9minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg

Minutes per game

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 1996–97 (82 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Keith ClossLAC

+23.2minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

33 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 32

Jerry StackhouseSixers-Nuggets · W

16.4 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST

Shareef Abdur-RahimGrizzlies-Warriors · W

21.9 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST

Rick FoxLakers-Rockets · W

10.9 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST

Rik SmitsPacers-Heat · W

18.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST

Michael JordanBulls-Hornets · L

26.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST

Tim HardawayHeat-Pacers · L

19.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 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

Elden CampbellLAL+3.5 17.9 last 10 · 14.4 season

Toni KukocCHI+3.4 17.6 last 10 · 14.2 season

Cold

Malik SealyDET−3.5 8.1 last 10 · 11.6 season

Eddie JonesLAL−3.5 15.0 last 10 · 18.5 season

Arvydas SabonisPOR−3.1 12.2 last 10 · 15.2 season

A.C. GreenDAL−2.9 5.4 last 10 · 8.3 season

Lindsey HunterDET−2.7 13.3 last 10 · 16.0 season

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