FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 11, 1997Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NJN by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–99.

Final
ORL100
DAL90
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +10
Final
NJN99
DET103
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final
CLE79
MIL77
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +2
Final
MIN103
NYK107
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +4
Final
ATL78
PHX94
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +16
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 11, 1996: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs IND), 33 points.
The lead · NJN @ DET

Detroit rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Trailing by 9 after one, Detroit outscored the Nets 83–70 the rest of the way. Final: 103–99. Joe Dumars led Detroit with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

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 Q3Final0-9-3+2+4DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2920183299
DET20262334103
Who led
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 5, 13, 5, 10, 9, 2, 5, 22DET22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 27, 26, 26, 21, 26, 18, 21, 19DET19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 4 games: 11, 16, 23, 24NJN24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 10, 26, 23, 7, 19, 8, 22NJN22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · MIN @ NYK

New York tops Minnesota in New York

Final: 107–103. Patrick Ewing led New York with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over MIL2DET over NJN4NYK over MIN4ORL over DAL10PHX over ATL16Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over MIN.
Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 34

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.
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 27, 21, 25, 20, 17, 10, 22, 34NYK vs MIN · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 18, 33, 14, 24, 30, 22, 18, 27CLE @ MIL · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 4 games: 11, 16, 23, 24NJN @ DET · L
18.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 38, 15, 16, 14, 8, 22, 27, 15, 22MIN @ NYK · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 10, 26, 23, 7, 19, 8, 22NJN @ DET · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 5, 13, 5, 10, 9, 2, 5, 22DET vs NJN · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 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
Wesley PersonCLE+4.7 23.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
John WallaceTOR+4.3 21.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Bison DeleDET+3.7 22.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Christian LaettnerATL+3.6 19.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Toni KukocCHI+3.1 17.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Malik SealyDET−3.5 8.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
A.C. GreenDAL−2.9 5.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Lindsey HunterDET−2.7 13.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Tom GugliottaMIN−2.6 17.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−2.5 17.5 last 10 · 20.0 season