FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 29, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 99–91.

Final · Box score
Mavs105
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Hornets120
Rockets101
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +19
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Nets99
Q1 NJN -10; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +8
On this day · 1996–97Dec 29, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Nets

Keith Van Horn scores 32, New Jersey rallies past Washington

Michael Jordan goes for 41 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3+8+8NJN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3422191691
Nets2435241699
Who led
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 30, 22, 20, 16, 14, 26, 32NJN32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 18, 13, 12, 5, 8, 10, 19NJN19 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 11, 12, 24, 28, 23, 17, 26, 22WAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 8, 26, 15, 25, 20, 20, 20WAS20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Bulls

Chicago extends win streak to 8

111–105 over Dallas. Record: 20–9. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
L@ ORL98–106L@ CHH77–79Wvs TOR97–70Wvs PHX111–104Wvs LAL104–83W@ NJN100–92Wvs LAC94–89Wvs MIA90–80Wvs ATL97–90Wvs DAL111–105
The night in charts
Hornets-Rockets combined for 221, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-RocketsHornets 120, Rockets 101
221
Mavs-BullsMavs 105, Bulls 111
216
Wizards-NetsWizards 91, Nets 99
190
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-BullsMavs 105, Bulls 111
+6 CHI
Wizards-NetsWizards 91, Nets 99
+8 NJN
Hornets-RocketsHornets 120, Rockets 101
+19 CHH
Mason shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
WesleyCHH · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 22 REB, 19 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
CurryCHH · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
MJCHI · 41 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
55% (16-29)
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 105Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25292328105
Bulls31233027111
The story
Dennis Rodman's 27 rebounds and 11 points carried Chicago past Dallas, 111-105

For Dallas, Shawn Bradley had 18 PTS, 10 REB 27 REB, 11 PTS, 8 AST · 1-7 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-23, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +60+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 91Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3422191691
Nets2435241699
The story
Jayson Williams had 22 rebounds and 19 points as New Jersey beat Washington 99-91

Juwan Howard led Washington with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 REB, 19 PTS · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Nets took the second 35-22.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −10+3+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 120Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31272933120
Rockets21332027101
The story
Charlotte beat Houston 120-101 behind 32 points and 8 assists from David Wesley

Charles Barkley paced Houston: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST · 12-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +10+4+13+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.3Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg25.2Last 3

25.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 41

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 11, 31, 36, 24, 27, 24, 47, 41Bulls-Mavs · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 30, 22, 20, 16, 14, 26, 32Nets-Wizards · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 17, 8, 7, 11, 12, 20, 6, 32Hornets-Rockets · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 10, 14, 0, 8, 9, 5, 1, 23Hornets-Rockets · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 18, 26, 18, 13, 13, 29, 23, 23Mavs-Bulls · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 11, 12, 24, 28, 23, 17, 26, 22Wizards-Nets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 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