FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 7, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed SEA by 9 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final
LAC92
DEN100
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +8
Final
CLE94
LAL84
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +10
Final
SEA91
MIL97
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +6
Final
NYK78
PHI93
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +15
Final · OT
IND99
PHX97
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +2
Final
GSW84
SAC99
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +15
Final
DET93
TOR83
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +10
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 7, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (MIL @ WSB), 44 points.
The lead · SEA @ MIL

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Seattle

Down 9 after one, the Bucks won the third quarter 29–23 and the game 97–91. Terrell Brandon led Milwaukee with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-9-4+2+6MIL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2721232091
MIL1826292497
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 18, 14, 13, 19, 23, 24, 4, 20MIL20 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 14, 16, 24, 8, 22, 8, 20MIL20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 9, 19, 21, 21, 22, 23, 31, 29SEA29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 20, 22, 15, 11, 9, 16, 17, 18SEA18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAC @ DEN

Denver fights back late to top Clippers

Clippers led 78–70 after three. Denver won the fourth 30–14 and the game 100–92. LaPhonso Ellis led Denver with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DEN vs LAC
LaPhonso Ellis · DENRodney Rogers · LACPTS2118REB66AST61Top 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
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 29

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.
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 9, 19, 21, 21, 22, 23, 31, 29SEA @ MIL · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 29, 14, 13, 31, 13, 21, 5, 27PHI vs NYK · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 23, 14, 14, 6, 10, 16, 9, 25PHX vs IND · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 9, 14, 6, 21, 22, 17, 10, 25NYK @ PHI · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 17, 10, 20, 6, 14, 6, 24, 24GSW @ SAC · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 24, 21, 13, 8, 13, 7, 8, 24SAC vs GSW · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Bison DeleDET+4.1 22.9 last 10 · 18.8 season
Blue EdwardsVAN+1.8 12.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Lee MayberryVAN+1.3 4.9 last 10 · 3.6 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+1.1 23.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Corliss WilliamsonSAC+0.9 14.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Lindsey HunterDET−3.5 12.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Malik SealyDET−2.7 9.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
Bo OutlawORL−2.0 7.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Detlef SchrempfSEA−1.3 14.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Aaron McKieDET−1.2 3.2 last 10 · 4.4 season