FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 22, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHI by 15 after three quarters and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Jazz101
Hawks99
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Hornets81
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH -10; Q3 CHH -7; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Rockets83
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Bucks79
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +28; Q4 WAS +31
Final · Box score
Mavs67
Knicks79
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Nets99
Magic88
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Sixers92
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -14; Q3 DET -15; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Warriors76
Suns91
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Wolves79
Kings89
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 1996–97Dec 22, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: David Wesley (Celtics-Hornets), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Sixers

Detroit storms back from 15 down to beat Philadelphia

Grant Hill goes for 22 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-14-15+4DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2111244096
Sixers2719252192
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 13, 18, 19, 10, 25, 20, 18, 22DET22 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 16, 15, 10, 5, 11, 2, 17, 17DET17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 14, 25, 16, 13, 6, 16, 23PHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 11, 19, 11, 10, 12, 7, 13, 20PHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Hawks combined for 200, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-HawksJazz 101, Hawks 99
200
Wizards-BucksWizards 110, Bucks 79
189
Pistons-SixersPistons 96, Sixers 92
188
Nets-MagicNets 99, Magic 88
187
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 83
177
Wolves-KingsWolves 79, Kings 89
168
Warriors-SunsWarriors 76, Suns 91
167
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 79, Hornets 81
160
Mavs-KnicksMavs 67, Knicks 79
146
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 79, Hornets 81
+2 CHH
Jazz-HawksJazz 101, Hawks 99
+2 UTA
Pistons-SixersPistons 96, Sixers 92
+4 DET
Wolves-KingsWolves 79, Kings 89
+10 SAC
Nets-MagicNets 99, Magic 88
+11 NJN
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 83
+11 LAL
Mavs-KnicksMavs 67, Knicks 79
+12 NYK
Warriors-SunsWarriors 76, Suns 91
+15 PHX
Wizards-BucksWizards 110, Bucks 79
+31 WAS
DET erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SixersDET won · Pistons 96, Sixers 92
15 pts
Raptors-HornetsCHH won · Raptors 79, Hornets 81
10 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 94, Rockets 83
9 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 79, Kings 89
7 pts
Cassell shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellNJN · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
71% (12-17)
MaloneUTA · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Jim JacksonPHI · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
WebberWAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
DouglasNJN · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Raptors-Hornets
Raptors 79Hornets 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1724182079
Hornets1516212981
The story
Anthony Mason had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Charlotte beat Toronto 81-79

Marcus Camby led Toronto with 13 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 29-20.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −2−10−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire led the game in fantasy with 40.4 FPTS (21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 101Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24252626101
Hawks2324232999
The story
Utah beat Atlanta 101-99 behind 27 points from Karl Malone

Christian Laettner paced Atlanta: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 26-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+2+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 96Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2111244096
Sixers2719252192
The story
Lindsey Hunter's 17 points carried Detroit past Philadelphia, 96-92

For Philadelphia, Jim Jackson had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 40-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−14−15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 31.

UTA over ATL2CHH over TOR2DET over PHI4SAC over MIN10LAL over HOU11NJN over ORL11NYK over DAL12PHX over GSW15WAS over MIL31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 28

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 7, 19, 8, 22, 15, 19, 15, 28Nets-Magic · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 31, 34, 23, 26, 29, 30, 24, 27Jazz-Hawks · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 24, 24, 30, 17, 16, 24, 20, 27Kings-Wolves · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 23, 22, 18, 21, 8, 26, 15, 25Wizards-Bucks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 14, 25, 16, 13, 6, 16, 23Sixers-Pistons · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mark PricePoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 11, 9, 7, 17, 18, 10, 10, 23Magic-Nets · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+4.0 22.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Ron HarperCHI+3.6 13.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Erick DampierGSW+3.4 12.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Voshon LenardMIA+3.3 15.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Kevin WillisHOU+3.2 20.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Kenny AndersonPOR−3.9 9.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Nick Van ExelLAL−3.6 11.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.6 11.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Eddie JonesLAL−3.5 14.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Lindsey HunterDET−3.4 11.3 last 10 · 14.8 season