FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 31, 1997Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Raptors91
Wizards118
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +27
The lead · Raptors-Wizards

Washington routs Toronto by 27

Rod Strickland goes for 17 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+14+20+27WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2823221891
Wizards35302825118
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 12, 24, 28, 23, 17, 26, 22, 22WAS22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 11, 12, 9, 14, 20, 21, 3, 22WAS22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 16, 8, 36, 18, 21, 30, 36, 19TOR19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 12, 15, 12, 11, 10, 18, 14, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 91Wizards 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2823221891
Wizards35302825118
The story
Calbert Cheaney had 21 points as Washington beat Toronto 118-91

Damon Stoudamire led Toronto with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 35-28, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +7+14+20+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 22

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 12, 24, 28, 23, 17, 26, 22, 22Wizards-Raptors · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 11, 12, 9, 14, 20, 21, 3, 22Wizards-Raptors · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 17, 16, 13, 12, 21, 11, 7, 21Wizards-Raptors · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 16, 8, 36, 18, 21, 30, 36, 19Raptors-Wizards · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 12, 15, 12, 11, 10, 18, 14, 18Raptors-Wizards · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 21, 8, 18, 19, 13, 14, 15, 17Wizards-Raptors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 12 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+4.2 16.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Steve NashPHX+4.0 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Derek AndersonCLE+4.0 15.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rony SeikalyORL+3.9 20.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−4.4 11.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
John WallaceTOR−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.1 12.4 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.3 12.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Reggie SlaterTOR−3.2 5.4 last 10 · 8.6 season