FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 23, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 94–89.

Final
CHH96
BOS102
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +6
Final
LAC89
CHI94
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +5
Final
DAL85
CLE99
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +14
Final
DEN75
GSW87
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +12
Final
SAC82
POR93
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +11
Final
IND79
SAS91
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +12
Final
MIN112
SEA103
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +9
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 23, 1996: 9 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU vs MIL), 37 points.
The lead · LAC @ CHI

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

Down 10 at the half, the Bulls won the fourth quarter 34–24 and the game 94–89. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-5+5CHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC2425162489
CHI1920213494
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 29, 25, 28, 11, 31, 36, 24, 27CHI27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Steve KerrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 7, 0, 7, 8, 2, 0, 7, 13CHI13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10, 1, 15, 20, 20LAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 10, 7, 12, 15, 12, 16, 5, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ CLE

Cleveland turns it around against Dallas

From 8 down at the half to a 14-point win: 99–85. Derek Anderson led Cleveland with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CLE vs DAL
Derek Anderson · CLEMichael Finley · DALPTS2429REB46AST04Top 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
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
22.51996–97 avg8.5Last 2

8.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.5 in 1996–97 (82 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 39

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.
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 19, 14, 30, 18, 22, 33, 11, 39SAS vs IND · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 15, 22, 12, 17, 14, 9, 15, 35MIN @ SEA · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 24, 30, 17, 16, 24, 20, 27, 30SAC @ POR · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 17, 20, 21, 18, 26, 18, 13, 13, 29DAL @ CLE · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 2, 12, 13, 8, 20, 12, 14, 28BOS vs CHH · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 29, 25, 28, 11, 31, 36, 24, 27CHI vs LAC · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 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
Joe SmithGSW+4.1 21.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.0 22.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Corliss WilliamsonSAC+3.8 19.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ron HarperCHI+3.7 13.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Voshon LenardMIA+3.3 15.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kenny AndersonPOR−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Nick Van ExelLAL−3.6 11.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jamal MashburnMIA−3.6 11.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Eddie JonesLAL−3.5 14.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
A.C. GreenDAL−3.5 4.2 last 10 · 7.7 season