FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 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
DAL75
POR120
Q1 POR +18; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +33; Q4 POR +45
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 17, 1996: 5 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (MIL @ LAC), 31 points.
The lead · DAL @ POR

Portland routs Dallas by 45

Portland led by 23 at halftime and won 120–75. Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-55-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45+55TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+23+33+45POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1028181975
POR28332831120
Who led
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 9 games: 14, 8, 23, 11, 20, 20, 31, 14, 24POR24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 7 games: 20, 23, 24, 12, 35, 19, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 9 games: 7, 2, 28, 9, 2, 27, 4, 3, 12DAL12 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 9 games: 16, 20, 29, 20, 21, 8, 18, 21, 11DAL11 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Points per game
10.81996–97 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 points a game over his last two games, against 10.8 in 1996–97 (82 games). Today: 16 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg22.8Last 3

22.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Arvydas Sabonis leads the day with 24

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.
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 9 games: 14, 8, 23, 11, 20, 20, 31, 14, 24POR vs DAL · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 7 games: 20, 23, 24, 12, 35, 19, 19POR vs DAL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 2 games: 16, 16POR vs DAL · W
16.0 PPG season to date
16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 9 games: 7, 2, 28, 9, 2, 27, 4, 3, 12DAL @ POR · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kelvin CatoPoints, last 9 games: 0, 2, 0, 0, 5, 2, 4, 4, 11POR vs DAL · W
3.1 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high11 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 2, 1, 4, 4, 2, 2, 0, 6, 11POR vs DAL · W
3.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high11 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST