FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 11, 1997Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 119–113.

Final · Box score
SEA87
ATL89
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
CHI80
CLE101
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
LAL118
DAL96
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +22
Final · Box score
SAC82
MIA101
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
SAS93
MIN92
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
DEN90
NYK93
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
LAC113
VAN119
Q1 VAN -2; Q2 VAN -10; Q3 VAN -10; Q4 VAN +6
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 11, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Dale Ellis (DEN @ TOR), 37 points.
The lead · LAC @ VAN

Vancouver climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

Down 10 at the half, the Grizzlies won the fourth quarter 37–21 and the game 119–113. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · VAN 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 Q3Final0-2-10-10+6VAN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC30323021113
VAN28243037119
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 7 games: 31, 19, 28, 11, 23, 22, 29VAN29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 7 games: 6, 6, 10, 12, 12, 4, 18VAN18 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 6 games: 14, 9, 6, 11, 23, 26LAC26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 6 games: 2, 8, 13, 12, 13, 13LAC13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
27.11996–97 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.1 in 1996–97 (28 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Lakers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Dallas by 22.

SAS over MIN1ATL over SEA2NYK over DEN3VAN over LAC6MIA over SAC19CLE over CHI21LAL over DAL22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 3 games: 17, 27, 37LAL @ DAL · W
27.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 21, 22, 21, 22, 28, 32, 36SAS @ MIN · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 7 games: 31, 19, 28, 11, 23, 22, 29VAN vs LAC · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 7 games: 23, 16, 26, 19, 29, 21, 28NYK vs DEN · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 6 games: 7, 2, 28, 9, 2, 27DAL vs LAL · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 6 games: 14, 9, 6, 11, 23, 26LAC @ VAN · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST