FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 28, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 82–79.

Final · Box score
Wolves93
Pistons89
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Lakers102
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Heat101
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Suns97
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Spurs79
Blazers82
Q1 POR -13; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Kings92
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Grizzlies88
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +1
On this day · 1996–97Dec 28, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Cavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Blazers

Portland rallies from 13 down to beat San Antonio

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9+6+3POR AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2322142079
Blazers1026291782
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 15, 16, 7, 14, 14, 10, 16, 14POR14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 21, 10, 21, 31, 19, 9, 19, 14POR14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 11, 7, 18, 9, 14, 6, 12, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 30, 18, 22, 33, 11, 39, 34, 16SAS16 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Lakers combined for 210, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-LakersCeltics 108, Lakers 102
210
Sonics-SunsSonics 106, Suns 97
203
Pacers-HeatPacers 90, Heat 101
191
Wolves-PistonsWolves 93, Pistons 89
182
Sixers-KingsSixers 90, Kings 92
182
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 89, Grizzlies 88
177
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 79, Blazers 82
161
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 89, Grizzlies 88
+1 UTA
Sixers-KingsSixers 90, Kings 92
+2 SAC
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 79, Blazers 82
+3 POR
Wolves-PistonsWolves 93, Pistons 89
+4 MIN
Celtics-LakersCeltics 108, Lakers 102
+6 BOS
Sonics-SunsSonics 106, Suns 97
+9 SEA
Pacers-HeatPacers 90, Heat 101
+11 MIA
POR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 79, Blazers 82
13 pts
Wolves-PistonsMIN won · Wolves 93, Pistons 89
7 pts
Sonics-SunsSEA won · Sonics 106, Suns 97
6 pts
Celtics-LakersBOS won · Celtics 108, Lakers 102
2 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 90, Heat 101
2 pts
Zo shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
SchrempfSEA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
71% (10-14)
Grant HillDET · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
71% (12-17)
StocktonUTA · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
61% (14-23)
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 89Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2224212289
Grizzlies2013253088
The story
Utah beat Vancouver 89-88 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Karl Malone

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 12-25 FG

The swing

A 24-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+13+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 79Blazers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2322142079
Blazers1026291782
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Portland beat San Antonio 82-79

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 13 PTS, 12 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL · 2-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 29-14.

POR lead by quarter
200 −13−9+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson led the game in fantasy with 47.9 FPTS (17 REB, 16 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 108Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24263028108
Lakers26183622102
The story
Antoine Walker's 28 points and 13 rebounds carried Boston past Los Angeles, 108-102

For Los Angeles, Rick Fox had 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 26-18.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Pistons

Minnesota handles Detroit by 4

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 30–22. Final: 93–89. Stephon Marbury led Minnesota with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over VAN1SAC over PHI2POR over SAS3MIN over DET4BOS over LAL6SEA over PHX9MIA over IND11Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over DET.
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 31

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 30, 22, 18, 24, 25, 28, 23, 31Grizzlies-Jazz · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 17, 16, 24, 20, 27, 30, 25, 29Kings-Sixers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 19, 17, 18, 23, 10, 21, 28Celtics-Lakers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 19, 10, 25, 20, 18, 22, 15, 27Pistons-Wolves · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 19, 10, 4, 7, 17, 16, 20, 27Lakers-Celtics · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 26, 29, 30, 24, 27, 20, 24, 26Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corliss WilliamsonSAC+4.7 20.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rick FoxLAL+4.0 16.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Rony SeikalyORL+3.7 21.0 last 10 · 17.3 season
Steve NashPHX+3.7 13.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Derek AndersonCLE+3.6 15.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−4.2 12.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kenny AndersonPOR−3.7 9.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.3 12.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Lindsey HunterDET−3.1 11.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.0 13.9 last 10 · 16.9 season