FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 14, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by SEA (vs LAC) and ATL (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Mavs89
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +30
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Kings89
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Sonics107
Q1 SEA +15; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Grizzlies110
Q1 VAN +12; Q2 VAN +9; Q3 VAN +1; Q4 VAN +5
On this day · 1996–97Dec 14, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Kings-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Kings

Atlanta handles Sacramento by 4

Charles Barkley goes for 22 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10+4ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1827222693
Kings2125212289
Who led
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 8, 8, 10, 20, 16, 9, 6, 26ATL26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 23, 15, 28, 22, 17, 16, 22, 19ATL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 8, 13, 7, 8, 24, 27, 14, 20SAC20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 16, 25, 26, 29, 24, 24, 30, 17SAC17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Clippers-Sonics

Seattle makes it three straight

Seattle beat Clippers 107–101 and moved to 18–5. Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists.

Streak strip · SEA
Wvs CHI91–90Wvs SAC113–96Wvs ORL103–81L@ WAS78–95W@ NJN93–89W@ DET94–89L@ MIL91–97W@ MIN108–99Wvs POR111–98Wvs LAC107–101
The night in charts
Rockets-Grizzlies combined for 215, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 105, Grizzlies 110
215
Mavs-LakersMavs 89, Lakers 119
208
Clippers-SonicsClippers 101, Sonics 107
208
Hawks-KingsHawks 93, Kings 89
182
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-KingsHawks 93, Kings 89
+4 ATL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 105, Grizzlies 110
+5 VAN
Clippers-SonicsClippers 101, Sonics 107
+6 SEA
Mavs-LakersMavs 89, Lakers 119
+30 LAL
SEA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SonicsSEA won · Clippers 101, Sonics 107
3 pts
Hawks-KingsATL won · Hawks 93, Kings 89
3 pts
Baker shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BakerSEA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
ReevesVAN · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
CampbellLAL · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ThorpeVAN · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
WillisHOU · 28 PTS, 6 REB
60% (12-20)
Final · Hawks-Kings
Hawks 93Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1827222693
Kings2125212289
The story
Mookie Blaylock's 26 points carried Atlanta past Sacramento, 93-89

For Sacramento, Corliss Williamson had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 9-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-22, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 105Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23283222105
Grizzlies35252426110
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 22 points and 13 assists as Vancouver beat Houston 110-105

Kevin Willis led Houston with 28 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 35-23, their biggest quarter edge.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +12+9+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 101Sonics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers18333515101
Sonics33272324107
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 107-101 behind 21 points and 14 assists from Gary Payton

Lamond Murray paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 6-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +15+9−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 6, 10, 17, 21, 19, 20, 27, 30Lakers-Mavs · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 12, 15, 19, 31, 17, 16, 15, 28Rockets-Grizzlies · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 8, 8, 10, 20, 16, 9, 6, 26Hawks-Kings · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 10, 8, 18, 4, 9, 4, 12, 23Grizzlies-Rockets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 7, 43, 15, 25, 19, 6, 18, 22Rockets-Grizzlies · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 15, 19, 24, 27, 21, 30, 22Grizzlies-Rockets · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bison DeleDET+4.0 23.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Wesley PersonCLE+3.7 22.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Johnny NewmanDEN+3.6 17.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Allan HoustonNYK+3.5 17.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Toni KukocCHI+3.4 17.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Malik SealyDET−3.3 8.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR−3.1 12.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
A.C. GreenDAL−3.0 5.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
David WesleyCHH−3.0 8.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddie JonesLAL−2.9 15.6 last 10 · 18.5 season