FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 17, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MIN (vs PHI) and SAS (vs VAN) and BOS (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Cavs83
Hawks94
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Hornets99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Pacers87
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Nets105
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Sixers90
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Raptors83
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Heat74
Wizards88
Q1 WAS +20; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +14
On this day · 1996–97Dec 17, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Lakers-Bulls), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Sixers

Tom Gugliotta scores 30 in Minnesota win over Philadelphia

David Robinson goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3-5+4MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2228162894
Sixers1928241990
Who led
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 11, 17, 24, 11, 19, 14, 18, 30MIN30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 18, 21, 16, 15, 20, 21, 15MIN15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 21, 5, 27, 21, 21, 24, 29, 22PHI22 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 10, 20, 8, 19, 32, 5, 25, 12PHI12 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto's skid reaches three

Boston won 88–83; the Raptors fall to 2–22. Antoine Walker led Boston with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
L@ DAL91–93L@ LAL99–105L@ UTA98–115L@ PHX91–110Lvs DET83–93Lvs CHH82–95W@ PHI104–97L@ CHI70–97Lvs IND101–108Lvs BOS83–88
The night in charts
Pistons-Nets combined for 206, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NetsPistons 101, Nets 105
206
Bucks-HornetsBucks 90, Hornets 99
189
Lakers-BullsLakers 83, Bulls 104
187
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 87, Spurs 98
185
Wolves-SixersWolves 94, Sixers 90
184
Cavs-HawksCavs 83, Hawks 94
177
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 88, Raptors 83
171
Knicks-PacersKnicks 80, Pacers 87
167
Heat-WizardsHeat 74, Wizards 88
162
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 101, Nets 105
+4 NJN
Wolves-SixersWolves 94, Sixers 90
+4 MIN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 88, Raptors 83
+5 BOS
Knicks-PacersKnicks 80, Pacers 87
+7 IND
Bucks-HornetsBucks 90, Hornets 99
+9 CHH
Cavs-HawksCavs 83, Hawks 94
+11 ATL
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 87, Spurs 98
+11 SAS
Heat-WizardsHeat 74, Wizards 88
+14 WAS
Lakers-BullsLakers 83, Bulls 104
+21 CHI
MIN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SixersMIN won · Wolves 94, Sixers 90
5 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 87, Spurs 98
5 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 88, Raptors 83
5 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 80, Pacers 87
3 pts
Pistons-NetsNJN won · Pistons 101, Nets 105
1 pt
Laettner shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaettnerATL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
LongleyCHI · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
MasonCHH · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
T-MacTOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CheaneyWAS · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 101Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27271235101
Nets28252824105
The story
Sam Cassell's 19 points and 11 assists carried New Jersey past Detroit, 105-101

For Detroit, Bison Dele had 18 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-12.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +1−1+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 94Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2228162894
Sixers1928241990
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 94-90 behind 14 points and 14 assists from Stephon Marbury

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 22 PTS, 6 AST 14 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 3-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+3−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 87Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2032171887
Spurs2819272498
The story
Tim Duncan had 19 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio beat Vancouver 98-87

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Spurs took the third 27-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8−5+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 20 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 36

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 29, 13, 29, 25, 28, 11, 31, 36Bulls-Lakers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 25, 19, 14, 30, 18, 22, 33Spurs-Grizzlies · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 17, 21, 19, 20, 27, 30, 19, 33Lakers-Bulls · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 11, 17, 24, 11, 19, 14, 18, 30Wolves-Sixers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 27, 27, 20, 13, 18, 19, 10, 25Pistons-Nets · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningHeat-Wizards · L
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+4.0 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Allan HoustonNYK+3.8 17.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+3.7 23.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Bison DeleDET+3.1 22.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Johnny NewmanDEN+2.9 16.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.2 12.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Damon StoudamireTOR−3.2 13.2 last 10 · 16.4 season
A.C. GreenDAL−3.1 4.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Kenny AndersonPOR−2.9 10.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR−2.8 12.7 last 10 · 15.5 season