FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 5, 1995Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed MIN by 14 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Rockets106
Suns104
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Blazers109
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Kings99
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +17
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves98
Grizzlies100
Q1 VAN -1; Q2 VAN -11; Q3 VAN -14; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +2
The lead · Wolves-Grizzlies

Vancouver needs overtime to survive Minnesota

Charles Barkley goes for 23 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-11-140+2VAN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves272623121098
Grizzlies2616202612100
Who led
Byron ScottPoints, last 2 games: 14, 18VAN18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 15, 17VAN17 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 2 games: 16, 26MIN26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 2 games: 19, 18MIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Jazz-Blazers

Portland handles Utah by 4

The Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 34–29. Final: 109–105. Clifford Robinson led Portland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over PHX2VAN over MIN2POR over UTA4SAC over LAC17Final margin, points. Pink = POR over UTA.
The night in charts
Jazz-Blazers combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BlazersJazz 105, Blazers 109
214
Rockets-SunsRockets 106, Suns 104
210
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 98, Grizzlies 100
198
Clippers-KingsClippers 82, Kings 99
181
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 98, Grizzlies 100
+2 VAN
Rockets-SunsRockets 106, Suns 104
+2 HOU
Jazz-BlazersJazz 105, Blazers 109
+4 POR
Clippers-KingsClippers 82, Kings 99
+17 SAC
VAN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-GrizzliesVAN won · Wolves 98, Grizzlies 100
14 pts
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 105, Blazers 109
5 pts
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 106, Suns 104
1 pt
Polynice shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PolyniceSAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
VaughtLAC · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
BarkleyPHX · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Lamond MurrayLAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SabonisPOR · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 98Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves272623121098
Grizzlies2616202612100
The story
Blue Edwards had 16 points as Vancouver beat Minnesota 100-98 in OT

Terry Porter led Minnesota with 18 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 26-12.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −1−11−140+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 106Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22293124106
Suns22303121104
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Phoenix, 106-104

For Phoenix, Wesley Person had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 24-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−1−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 105Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23312229105
Blazers29202634109
The story
Portland beat Utah 109-105 behind 25 points from Clifford Robinson

Jeff Hornacek paced Utah: 25 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6−5−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Points per game
9.51994–95 avg19.5Last 2

19.5 points a game over his last two games, against 9.5 in 1994–95 (82 games). Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
20.41994–95 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.4 in 1994–95 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
16.61994–95 avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 1994–95 (67 games). Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Christian Laettner leads the day with 26

Christian LaettnerPoints, last 2 games: 16, 26Wolves-Grizzlies · L
21.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 2 games: 26, 26Jazz-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 2 games: 33, 25Blazers-Jazz · W
29.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 2 games: 19, 25Jazz-Blazers · L
22.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 2 games: 16, 24Rockets-Suns · W
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 2 games: 21, 23Suns-Rockets · L
22.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST