FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 16, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed POR by 5 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Suns90
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Nuggets85
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Warriors103
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Sonics109
Clippers94
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Heat95
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Wolves96
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Knicks83
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Kings94
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 1996–97Dec 16, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Vin Baker (Bucks-Celtics), 28 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Kings

Sacramento upsets Portland

Patrick Ewing goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5+5+7SAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2425142487
Kings2420242694
Who led
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 13, 7, 8, 24, 27, 14, 20, 26SAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 25, 26, 29, 24, 24, 30, 17, 16SAC16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 9, 13, 4, 14, 15, 14, 23POR23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 33, 9, 26, 15, 21, 10, 21POR21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Rockets combined for 209, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 91, Rockets 118
209
Lakers-WolvesLakers 109, Wolves 96
205
Sonics-ClippersSonics 109, Clippers 94
203
Jazz-HeatJazz 103, Heat 95
198
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 92, Warriors 103
195
Suns-CavsSuns 90, Cavs 103
193
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 99, Nuggets 85
184
Blazers-KingsBlazers 87, Kings 94
181
Pistons-KnicksPistons 78, Knicks 83
161
NYK won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-KnicksPistons 78, Knicks 83
+5 NYK
Blazers-KingsBlazers 87, Kings 94
+7 SAC
Jazz-HeatJazz 103, Heat 95
+8 UTA
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 92, Warriors 103
+11 GSW
Lakers-WolvesLakers 109, Wolves 96
+13 LAL
Suns-CavsSuns 90, Cavs 103
+13 CLE
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 99, Nuggets 85
+14 SAS
Sonics-ClippersSonics 109, Clippers 94
+15 SEA
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 91, Rockets 118
+27 HOU
SAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 87, Kings 94
5 pts
Jazz-HeatUTA won · Jazz 103, Heat 95
2 pts
Williamson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonSAC · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
RobinsonSAS · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
McDyessPHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Eddie JonesLAL · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 78Knicks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1624182078
Knicks2718241483
The story
Charlie Ward had 12 points as New York beat Detroit 83-78

Theo Ratliff led Detroit with 12 PTS, 9 REB 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +11+5+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 99Nuggets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2622312099
Nuggets1316302685
The story
David Robinson's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Denver, 99-85

For Denver, Eric Washington had 14 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-13, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +13+19+20+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 91Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2419222691
Rockets32302333118
The story
Houston beat Vancouver 118-91 behind 22 points and 10 assists from Clyde Drexler

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 13 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +8+19+20+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Vancouver by 27, the widest margin of 9 games.

NYK over DET5SAC over POR7UTA over MIA8GSW over DAL11CLE over PHX13LAL over MIN13SAS over DEN14SEA over LAC15HOU over VAN27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Eddie Jones leads the day with 32

Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 16, 10, 11, 10, 10, 16, 17, 32Lakers-Wolves · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 25, 20, 17, 10, 22, 34, 17, 31Knicks-Pistons · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 42, 19, 23, 24, 31, 34, 23, 26, 29Jazz-Heat · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 14, 6, 24, 24, 27, 23, 25, 28Warriors-Mavs · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 18, 27, 35, 17, 20, 21, 18, 26Mavs-Warriors · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 13, 7, 8, 24, 27, 14, 20, 26Kings-Blazers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+4.0 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Bison DeleDET+4.0 23.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Michael FinleyDAL+3.7 23.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Toni KukocCHI+3.5 18.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK+3.2 16.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Malik SealyDET−3.3 8.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
A.C. GreenDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
David WesleyCHH−3.0 8.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kenny AndersonPOR−2.9 10.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR−2.8 12.7 last 10 · 15.5 season