FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 29, 1997Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 15 after the first quarter and won 88–83.

Final · Box score
CHH80
ATL98
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
BOS97
CLE103
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
HOU107
GSW100
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
UTA94
LAC91
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
MIL93
MIA87
Q1 MIL -12; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
VAN87
MIN106
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +32; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
PHX80
NYK102
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
DAL87
SAS96
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
CHI88
WAS83
Q1 CHI -15; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +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 · 1996–97Nov 29, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ DAL), 36 points.
The lead · CHI @ WAS

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Washington

The Bulls trailed by 15 after one and won 88–83. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+2+4+5CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1831211888
WAS3314191783
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29CHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 18, 9, 12, 14, 18, 30, 7, 15CHI15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 18, 20, 15, 11, 24, 20, 25, 22WAS22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 34, 17, 22, 15, 2, 29, 24, 21WAS21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIL @ MIA

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Miami

Miami led by 12 after one. Milwaukee won it 93–87. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs MIA
Ray Allen · MILTim Hardaway · MIAPTS2426REB36AST25Top 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
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 14 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
22.01996–97 avg8.8Last 3

8.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 1996–97 (80 games). Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 43

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.
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 17, 13, 14, 19, 15, 12, 7, 43HOU @ GSW · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +29.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 23, 26, 26, 32, 20, 33, 21, 42UTA @ LAC · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 21, 11, 14, 7, 12, 20, 15, 35DAL @ SAS · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 28, 27, 30, 49, 33, 26, 26, 29CHI @ WAS · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 12, 26, 33, 23, 15, 22, 12, 26MIA vs MIL · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 1, 15, 16, 15, 14, 25, 15, 24GSW vs HOU · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST