FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 3, 1997Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 87–83.

Final · 2OT
SAS83
CHI87
Q1 CHI -14; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI 0; OT2 CHI +4
Final
CHH112
MIA99
Q1 CHH +12; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +13
Final
WAS90
UTA86
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +4
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1996–97Nov 3, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs MIN), 35 points.
The lead · SAS @ CHI

Chicago needs two overtimes to survive San Antonio

Tied 73–73 after regulation. Chicago won the final period 8–4 for an 87–83 win. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-14-10-400+4CHI AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
SAS291612166483
CHI152018206887
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 3 games: 30, 16, 29CHI29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 3 games: 8, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 21, 22, 21SAS21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 3 games: 15, 9, 19SAS19 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
8.91996–97 avg17.7Last 3

17.7 points a game over his last three games, against 8.9 in 1996–97 (49 games). Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
35.11996–97 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 1996–97 (36 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
24.91996–97 avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in 1996–97 (59 games). Line: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · WAS @ UTA

Washington rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 8 after one, Washington outscored the Jazz 68–56 the rest of the way. Final: 90–86. Chris Webber led Washington with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · WAS vs UTA
Chris Webber · WASKarl Malone · UTAPTS2621REB1316AST41Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 29

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Michael JordanPoints, last 3 games: 30, 16, 29CHI vs SAS · W
25.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 28CHH @ MIA · W
16.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 3 games: 19, 30, 26WAS @ UTA · W
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 21, 22, 21SAS @ CHI · L
21.3 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 20, 24, 21UTA vs WAS · L
21.7 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 20CHH @ MIA · W
13.7 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST