FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 1, 1997Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NJN by 4 after the first quarter and won 100–95.

Final
NJN95
UTA100
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +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 · 1996–97Dec 1, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ SEA), 30 points.
The lead · NJN @ UTA

Utah makes it five straight

Utah beat New Jersey 100–95 and moved to 10–6. Karl Malone led Utah with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+1+5UTA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2625242095
UTA22302424100
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 26, 26, 32, 20, 33, 21, 42, 19UTA19 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Adam KeefePoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 6, 5, 0, 15, 17, 12, 0, 14UTA14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 3, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 25, 10, 26NJN26 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 27, 13, 15, 12, 9, 5, 10, 16NJN16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+2.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 26

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.
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 3, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 25, 10, 26NJN @ UTA · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 26, 26, 32, 20, 33, 21, 42, 19UTA vs NJN · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 27, 13, 15, 12, 9, 5, 10, 16NJN @ UTA · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Adam KeefePoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 6, 5, 0, 15, 17, 12, 0, 14UTA vs NJN · W
7.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 4, 4, 10, 0, 10, 13, 11, 14UTA vs NJN · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 12, 9, 13, 18, 17, 25, 18, 13NJN @ UTA · L
15.2 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST