FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 18, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by LAL (vs UTA) and ATL (vs WAS).

Final · OT
WAS89
ATL98
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +9
Final
VAN100
DEN87
Q1 VAN -3; Q2 VAN +9; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +13
Final
NYK84
HOU95
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +11
Final
DET79
MIL87
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +8
Final
LAC94
ORL112
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +18
Final
MIN108
PHX90
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +18
Final
DAL95
SAC102
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +7
Final
BOS122
TOR109
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +13
Final
LAL97
UTA92
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +5
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 18, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (VAN vs SAC), 19 points.
The lead · LAL @ UTA

Lakers rally from 8 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 8 after three, Lakers outscored the Jazz 27–14 the rest of the way. Final: 97–92. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6-8+5LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2918232797
UTA3122251492
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 23, 4, 4, 25, 11, 19LAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 9 games: 22, 19, 11, 12, 11, 14, 35, 24, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 22, 20, 26, 26, 23, 26, 26UTA26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 16, 17, 17, 12, 19, 23, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · WAS @ ATL

Atlanta flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Washington led 44–39 at the break. Tied 89–89 after regulation, Atlanta won the extra time 9–0. Final: 98–89. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ATL vs WAS
Christian Laettner · ATLRod Strickland · WASPTS2424REB117AST310Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.0Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

John Wallace leads the day with 30

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.
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 17, 8, 12, 14, 13, 3, 17, 30TOR vs BOS · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 14, 19, 7, 0, 15, 11, 19, 29NYK @ HOU · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 10, 17, 14, 19, 19, 12, 21, 28DET @ MIL · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 23, 8, 3, 8, 15, 30, 27PHX vs MIN · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Blue EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 0, 4, 16, 17, 4, 12, 8, 27VAN @ DEN · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 22, 20, 26, 26, 23, 26, 26UTA vs LAL · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST