FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 28, 1997Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 9 after the first quarter and won 86–78.

Final · OT
PHX112
BOS108
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final
CLE97
CHH91
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +6
Final
TOR91
DAL93
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +2
Final
MIN84
DEN95
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +11
Final
NYK78
DET86
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +8
Final
CHI83
IND94
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +11
Final
NJN104
LAC92
Q1 NJN 0; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +12
Final
MIL90
ORL94
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +4
Final
LAL95
PHI105
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final
HOU98
POR89
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final
SAC96
SEA113
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +19; Q4 SEA +17
Final
GSW82
UTA111
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +28; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +29
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 28, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Joe Smith (GSW vs NJN), 30 points.
The lead · NYK @ DET

Detroit climbs out of a 9-point hole against New York

Down 9 after one, the Pistons won the third quarter 26–20 and the game 86–78. Bison Dele led Detroit with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · DET 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 Q3Final0-9-9-3+8DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2818201278
DET1918262386
Who led
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 12, 21, 28, 15, 23, 19, 27, 26DET26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 13, 20, 8, 17, 19, 21, 19, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 28, 17, 17, 12, 18, 14, 19, 27NYK27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Buck WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 7, 13NYK13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Golden State by 29.

DAL over TOR2PHX over BOS4ORL over MIL4CLE over CHH6DET over NYK8HOU over POR9PHI over LAL10DEN over MIN11IND over CHI11NJN over LAC12SEA over SAC17UTA over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
22.01996–97 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.0 in 1996–97 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Person leads the day with 33

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.
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 20, 8, 14, 17, 22, 31, 18, 33CLE @ CHH · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 23, 26, 31, 11, 29, 14, 13, 31PHI vs LAL · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 10, 23, 7, 14, 22, 4, 19, 31DEN vs MIN · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 10, 14, 25, 20, 28, 28, 12, 30GSW @ UTA · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 32, 15, 18, 17, 18, 16, 25, 29MIL @ ORL · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 22, 25, 14, 21, 24, 29, 28, 27BOS vs PHX · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST