FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 4, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed DET by 9 at halftime and won 100–89.

Final · Box score
Magic91
Hawks124
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +31; Q4 ATL +33
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Hornets119
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH -1; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +11
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Nuggets108
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Pacers97
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Cavs71
Heat85
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Bucks71
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Sonics103
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Bullets100
Q1 WSB +6; Q2 WSB -9; Q3 WSB +5; Q4 WSB +11
The lead · Pistons-Bullets

Washington climbs back to beat Detroit

David Robinson goes for 31 points

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-9+5+11WSB AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2631161689
Bullets32163022100
Who led
Robert PackPoints, last 2 games: 15, 26WSB26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 2 games: 25, 17WSB17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 2 games: 29, 27DET27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 2 games: 19, 16DET16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Hornets combined for 227, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HornetsSixers 108, Hornets 119
227
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 116, Nuggets 108
224
Magic-HawksMagic 91, Hawks 124
215
Lakers-SonicsLakers 89, Sonics 103
192
Celtics-BullsCeltics 85, Bulls 107
192
Pistons-BulletsPistons 89, Bullets 100
189
Raptors-PacersRaptors 89, Pacers 97
186
Warriors-MavsWarriors 84, Mavs 99
183
Cavs-HeatCavs 71, Heat 85
156
Knicks-BucksKnicks 84, Bucks 71
155
IND won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Raptors-PacersRaptors 89, Pacers 97
+8 IND
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 116, Nuggets 108
+8 SAS
Sixers-HornetsSixers 108, Hornets 119
+11 CHH
Pistons-BulletsPistons 89, Bullets 100
+11 WSB
Knicks-BucksKnicks 84, Bucks 71
+13 NYK
Lakers-SonicsLakers 89, Sonics 103
+14 SEA
Cavs-HeatCavs 71, Heat 85
+14 MIA
Warriors-MavsWarriors 84, Mavs 99
+15 DAL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 85, Bulls 107
+22 CHI
Magic-HawksMagic 91, Hawks 124
+33 ATL
WSB rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BulletsWSB won · Pistons 89, Bullets 100
9 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 91, Hawks 124
7 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 116, Nuggets 108
2 pts
Sixers-HornetsCHH won · Sixers 108, Hornets 119
1 pt
Dale Davis shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dale DavisIND · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
HammondsDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KempSEA · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
AugmonATL · 19 PTS, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
Steven SmithATL · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 116Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35302526116
Nuggets33341922108
The story
Vinny Del Negro had 22 points as San Antonio beat Denver 116-108

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf led Denver with 30 PTS, 9 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-14 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Spurs took the third 25-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2−2+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 108Hornets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers21283524108
Hornets28203635119
The story
Charlotte beat Philadelphia 119-108 behind 21 points from Glen Rice

Clar. Weatherspoon paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +7−10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vernon Maxwell topped the game at 51.7 FPTS: 25 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 85Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1228192685
Bulls25213526107
The story
Scottie Pippen's 21 points carried Chicago past Boston, 107-85

For Boston, Dino Radja had 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 BLK · 7-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-19, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +13+6+22+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Points per game
16.01994–95 avg31.0Last 2

31.0 points a game over his last two games, against 16.0 in 1994–95 (73 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
38.21994–95 avg19.5Last 2

19.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 38.2 in 1994–95 (79 games). Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
9.61994–95 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 1994–95 (54 games). Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Orlando by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

SAS over DEN8IND over TOR8CHH over PHI11WSB over DET11NYK over MIL13MIA over CLE14SEA over LAL14DAL over GSW15CHI over BOS22ATL over ORL33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Sean Elliott leads the day with 32

Sean ElliottPoints, last 2 games: 24, 32Spurs-Nuggets · W
28.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 2 games: 18, 31Spurs-Nuggets · W
24.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 2 games: 32, 30Nuggets-Spurs · L
31.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 2 games: 29, 27Pistons-Bullets · L
28.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 2 games: 20, 27Hawks-Magic · W
23.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 2 games: 10, 26Raptors-Pacers · L
18.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST