FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 13, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 after three quarters and won 109–100.

Final
PHI99
DAL98
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +1
Final
MIL102
LAC94
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +8
Final · OT
WAS91
MIN88
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS 0; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +3
Final
CLE85
NJN74
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +11
Final · OT
LAL109
SAS100
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +9
Final
DET89
SEA95
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +6
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 13, 1996: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ SAS), 30 points.
The lead · LAL @ SAS

Shaquille O'Neal scores 34, Lakers win in overtime

Tied 96–96 after regulation. Final: 109–100.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4+1-70+9LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL2823202513109
SAS242628184100
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 17, 27, 37, 34LAL34 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 6 games: 18, 35, 11, 15, 13, 26LAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36, 27SAS27 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 15, 9, 19, 19, 8, 15, 22, 19SAS19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
27.11996–97 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 1996–97 (28 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

PHI over DAL1WAS over MIN3SEA over DET6MIL over LAC8LAL over SAS9CLE over NJN11Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 17, 27, 37, 34LAL @ SAS · W
28.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 6 games: 18, 33, 19, 18, 19, 32NJN vs CLE · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 20, 32, 10, 21, 31, 31, 32MIL @ LAC · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 13, 21, 33, 23, 26, 31PHI @ DAL · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36, 27SAS vs LAL · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 6 games: 18, 35, 11, 15, 13, 26LAL @ SAS · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST