FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 27, 1997Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 5 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Hawks90
Bulls97
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Warriors78
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bucks104
Nets112
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Knicks94
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Magic96
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Jazz91
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 1996–97Dec 27, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Kendall Gill (Nets-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers take over late to edge Denver

Michael Jordan goes for 47 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5-2+2LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33252124103
Clippers34192428105
Who led
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 4, 10, 1, 15, 20, 20, 21, 29LAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 18, 21, 23, 7, 10, 7, 5, 22LAC22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 6, 0, 2, 13, 3, 15, 19, 20DEN20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tony BattiePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 9, 8, 11, 14, 4, 11, 19DEN19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 11.

LAC over DEN2TOR over NYK3CHI over ATL7PHI over GSW7NJN over MIL8ORL over CHH9HOU over WAS10POR over UTA11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 104, Nets 112
216
Wizards-RocketsWizards 101, Rockets 111
212
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 105
208
Blazers-JazzBlazers 102, Jazz 91
193
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 97, Knicks 94
191
Hawks-BullsHawks 90, Bulls 97
187
Hornets-MagicHornets 87, Magic 96
183
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 85, Warriors 78
163
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 105
+2 LAC
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 97, Knicks 94
+3 TOR
Hawks-BullsHawks 90, Bulls 97
+7 CHI
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 85, Warriors 78
+7 PHI
Bucks-NetsBucks 104, Nets 112
+8 NJN
Hornets-MagicHornets 87, Magic 96
+9 ORL
Wizards-RocketsWizards 101, Rockets 111
+10 HOU
Blazers-JazzBlazers 102, Jazz 91
+11 POR
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 103, Clippers 105
5 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 97, Knicks 94
1 pt
Battie shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BattieDEN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MJCHI · 47 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (18-26)
RogersLAC · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
SeikalyORL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 103Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33252124103
Clippers34192428105
The story
Rodney Rogers had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 105-103

Bobby Jackson led Denver with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 28-24.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−5−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 97Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2426242397
Knicks2521242494
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 30 points carried Toronto past New York, 97-94

For New York, Larry Johnson had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 12-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 26-21.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 104Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bucks22152424109104
Nets312613151017112
The story
New Jersey beat Milwaukee 112-104 in OT behind 25 points from Kendall Gill

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 29 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +9+20+900+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.9Season avg28.7Last 3

28.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg48.7Today

49 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 47

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 28, 11, 31, 36, 24, 27, 24, 47Bulls-Hawks · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 10, 5, 16, 8, 36, 18, 21, 30Raptors-Knicks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 20, 28, 24, 21, 27, 22, 30, 29Bucks-Nets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 32, 14, 13, 32, 16, 23, 26, 29Hornets-Magic · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 4, 10, 1, 15, 20, 20, 21, 29Clippers-Nuggets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 19, 11, 24, 3, 35, 8, 15, 27Bucks-Nets · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corliss WilliamsonSAC+5.1 20.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Rony SeikalyORL+3.7 21.0 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.6 21.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Derek AndersonCLE+3.6 15.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Voshon LenardMIA+3.3 14.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Kenny AndersonPOR−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Lindsey HunterDET−3.9 10.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Ike AustinMIA−3.5 13.5 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.3 12.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.0 13.9 last 10 · 16.9 season