FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 15, 1997Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 11 after three quarters and won 96–88.

Final
LAC96
CHH130
Q1 CHH +11; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +24; Q4 CHH +34
Final
CLE70
CHI79
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +9
Final
UTA85
DAL77
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +8
Final · OT
NJN88
DET96
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET -11; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +8
Final
POR99
GSW87
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +12
Final
DEN93
MIA96
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +3
Final
SAC87
NYK114
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +27
Final
BOS107
PHI101
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +6
Final
MIN105
SAS94
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +11
Final
IND105
TOR77
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +28
Final
MIL94
VAN109
Q1 VAN -7; Q2 VAN -2; Q3 VAN -1; Q4 VAN +15
Final
ORL102
WAS91
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +11
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 15, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ CHH), 38 points.
The lead · NJN @ DET

Lindsey Hunter scores 35, Detroit rallies past New Jersey

Detroit trailed by 11 after three and won 96–88.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 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.Final0-2-6-110+8DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NJN23261812988
DET212213231796
Who led
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 11, 17, 13, 23, 12, 22, 16, 35DET35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 14, 17, 18, 20, 9, 16, 14, 22DET22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 7 games: 18, 33, 19, 18, 19, 32, 29NJN29 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 7 games: 20, 16, 14, 19, 17, 11, 19NJN19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Charlotte by 34.

MIA over DEN3BOS over PHI6UTA over DAL8DET over NJN8CHI over CLE9MIN over SAS11ORL over WAS11POR over GSW12VAN over MIL15NYK over SAC27IND over TOR28CHH over LAC34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
36.41996–97 avg24.1Last 3

24.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 1996–97 (55 games). Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 36

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.
Glen RicePoints, last 8 games: 11, 10, 28, 28, 24, 30, 10, 36CHH vs LAC · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 11, 17, 13, 23, 12, 22, 16, 35DET vs NJN · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36, 27, 29SAS vs MIN · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 7 games: 18, 33, 19, 18, 19, 32, 29NJN @ DET · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 29, 29, 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27CHI vs CLE · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 9 games: 21, 26, 13, 14, 20, 25, 5, 12, 26MIA vs DEN · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST