FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 1997Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed CHI by 3 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final
DET85
CHH90
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +8; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +5
Final
SAS102
DAL91
Q1 SAS +23; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +11
Final
NJN101
GSW87
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +14
Final
LAL86
MIA103
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +17
Final
DEN93
SAC97
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +4
Final
CHI90
SEA91
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +1
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 25, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ LAC), 40 points.
The lead · CHI @ SEA

Seattle wins a tight one over Chicago

91–90. Neither team led by more than 11 at any break. Gary Payton led Seattle with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+9-3+1SEA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1623272490
SEA2721152891
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 10, 25, 21, 16, 31, 17, 20, 22SEA22 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 17, 24, 13, 20, 15, 22, 9, 19SEA19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 3, 9, 18, 9, 12, 14, 18, 30CHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26CHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Miami by 17.

SEA over CHI1SAC over DEN4CHH over DET5SAS over DAL11NJN over GSW14MIA over LAL17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Toni Kukoc 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.
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 3, 9, 18, 9, 12, 14, 18, 30CHI @ SEA · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19, 27DET @ CHH · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26CHI @ SEA · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 18, 12, 1, 15, 16, 15, 14, 25GSW vs NJN · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 10, 10, 11, 11, 20, 16, 12, 24SAC vs DEN · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 10, 25, 21, 16, 31, 17, 20, 22SEA vs CHI · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST