FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 15, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed UTA by 11 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Sixers83
Celtics100
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Suns104
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +23; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Blazers90
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Raptors101
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Wizards88
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +2
On this day · 1996–97Dec 15, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Bullets), 43 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wizards

Washington climbs out of an 11-point hole against Utah

Michael Jordan goes for 31 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+6+2WAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2718192286
Wizards1623311888
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 18, 23, 22, 18, 21WAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 13, 16, 17, 23, 10, 7, 8, 13WAS13 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 42, 19, 23, 24, 31, 34, 23, 26UTA26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Adam KeefePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 0, 14, 7, 4, 4, 4, 4, 10UTA10 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Blazers

Atlanta beats Portland, 99–90

Atlanta led 77–66 after three and won by 9. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over UTA2CHI over PHX7IND over TOR7ATL over POR9BOS over PHI17Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over POR.
The night in charts
Suns-Bulls combined for 215, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BullsSuns 104, Bulls 111
215
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 108, Raptors 101
209
Hawks-BlazersHawks 99, Blazers 90
189
Sixers-CelticsSixers 83, Celtics 100
183
Jazz-WizardsJazz 86, Wizards 88
174
WAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Jazz-WizardsJazz 86, Wizards 88
+2 WAS
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 108, Raptors 101
+7 IND
Suns-BullsSuns 104, Bulls 111
+7 CHI
Hawks-BlazersHawks 99, Blazers 90
+9 ATL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 83, Celtics 100
+17 BOS
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WizardsWAS won · Jazz 86, Wizards 88
11 pts
Hawks-BlazersATL won · Hawks 99, Blazers 90
4 pts
Pacers-RaptorsIND won · Pacers 108, Raptors 101
1 pt
McDyess shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessPHX · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CorbinATL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
CambyTOR · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
61% (14-23)
MutomboATL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Jazz-Wizards
Jazz 86Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2718192286
Wizards1623311888
The story
Juwan Howard had 21 points as Washington beat Utah 88-86

Karl Malone led Utah with 26 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-19 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Wizards took the third 31-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −11−6+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 104Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25182140104
Bulls29371728111
The story
Toni Kukoc's 23 points carried Chicago past Phoenix, 111-104

For Phoenix, Antonio McDyess had 23 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-18, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +4+23+19+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 108Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29262528108
Raptors28281728101
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 108-101 behind 15 points from Jalen Rose

Oliver Miller paced Toronto: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 5-7 FG

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1−1+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire topped the game at 48.4 FPTS: 16 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 31

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 29, 29, 13, 29, 25, 28, 11, 31Bulls-Suns · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 18, 12, 6, 10, 12, 11, 28Raptors-Pacers · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 42, 19, 23, 24, 31, 34, 23, 26Jazz-Wizards · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 12, 10, 20, 8, 19, 32, 5, 25Sixers-Celtics · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 30, 7, 15, 15, 19, 20, 24, 14, 15, 23Bulls-Suns · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 13, 8, 19, 5, 20, 14, 8, 23Suns-Bulls · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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
Toni KukocCHI+3.5 18.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK+3.5 17.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Malik SealyDET−3.3 8.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
A.C. GreenDAL−3.0 5.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
David WesleyCHH−3.0 8.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR−2.9 12.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Eddie JonesLAL−2.9 15.6 last 10 · 18.5 season