FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 27, 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
VAN85
IND106
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +21
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 27, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Dominique Wilkins (SAS vs POR), 33 points.
The lead · VAN @ IND

Indiana routs Vancouver by 21

Indiana led by 5 at halftime and won 106–85. Chris Mullin led Indiana with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+5+24+21IND AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
VAN1832122385
IND27283120106
Who led
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 18, 14, 6, 12, 20, 16, 8, 27IND27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 22, 20, 30, 21, 7, 10, 23, 21IND21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 6, 8, 11, 8, 8, 7, 7, 15VAN15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 24, 25, 19, 25, 28, 16, 19, 14VAN14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg27.7Last 3

27.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.5Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Chris Mullin leads the day with 27

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.
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 18, 14, 6, 12, 20, 16, 8, 27IND vs VAN · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 22, 20, 30, 21, 7, 10, 23, 21IND vs VAN · W
21.4 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 25, 20, 10, 21, 17, 19, 12, 19, 17IND vs VAN · W
17.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 6, 8, 11, 8, 8, 7, 7, 15VAN @ IND · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 24, 25, 19, 25, 28, 16, 19, 14VAN @ IND · L
21.6 PPG season to date · −8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 7, 0, 5, 9, 9, 6, 4, 12IND vs VAN · W
6.8 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high12 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST