FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 7, 1995Regular season · 11 games
← Nov 6CalendarNov 8 →

11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NYK by 10 at halftime and won 102–94.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Hornets108
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +12
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Bulls117
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Cavs101
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Warriors98
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Rockets106
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Wolves93
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Nets104
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Suns102
Knicks94
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Kings109
Sixers106
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Sonics127
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +19
The lead · Suns-Knicks

Phoenix climbs out of a 10-point hole against New York

Michael Jordan goes for 38 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-10-10+8PHX AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25242132102
Knicks2633211494
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 3 games: 21, 23, 27PHX27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Wayman TisdalePoints, last 3 games: 4, 16, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 3 games: 19, 17, 25NYK25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Derek HarperPoints, last 3 games: 20, 7, 17NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Sonics combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SonicsClippers 108, Sonics 127
235
Raptors-BullsRaptors 108, Bulls 117
225
Kings-SixersKings 109, Sixers 106
215
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 101
205
Pistons-HornetsPistons 96, Hornets 108
204
Suns-KnicksSuns 102, Knicks 94
196
Bucks-RocketsBucks 89, Rockets 106
195
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 93, Warriors 98
191
Blazers-NetsBlazers 84, Nets 104
188
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 88, Mavs 99
187
Lakers-WolvesLakers 92, Wolves 93
185
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WolvesLakers 92, Wolves 93
+1 MIN
Kings-SixersKings 109, Sixers 106
+3 SAC
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 101
+3 IND
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 93, Warriors 98
+5 GSW
Suns-KnicksSuns 102, Knicks 94
+8 PHX
Raptors-BullsRaptors 108, Bulls 117
+9 CHI
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 88, Mavs 99
+11 DAL
Pistons-HornetsPistons 96, Hornets 108
+12 CHH
Bucks-RocketsBucks 89, Rockets 106
+17 HOU
Clippers-SonicsClippers 108, Sonics 127
+19 SEA
Blazers-NetsBlazers 84, Nets 104
+20 NJN
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KnicksPHX won · Suns 102, Knicks 94
10 pts
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 104, Cavs 101
7 pts
Pistons-HornetsCHH won · Pistons 96, Hornets 108
6 pts
Kings-SixersSAC won · Kings 109, Sixers 106
5 pts
Lakers-WolvesMIN won · Lakers 92, Wolves 93
5 pts
Curry shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHH · 27 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
TisdalePHX · 18 PTS, 5 REB
82% (9-11)
ThorpeDET · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
LaettnerMIN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MJCHI · 38 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 92Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2625172492
Wolves2521281993
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 12 points carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 93-92

For Los Angeles, Cedric Ceballos had 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 3-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−5+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elden Campbell was the fantasy play: 41.2 FPTS on 7 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 109Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28402021109
Sixers33252028106
The story
Walt Williams had 22 points as Sacramento beat Philadelphia 109-106

Richard Dumas led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Kings took the second 40-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5+10+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerry Stackhouse led the game in fantasy with 51.7 FPTS (34 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 104Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26342222104
Cavs33242123101
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 104-101 behind 25 points from Reggie Miller

Terrell Brandon paced Cleveland: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7+3+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Points per game
16.01994–95 avg26.3Last 3

26.3 points a game over his last three games, against 16.0 in 1994–95 (73 games). Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
35.31994–95 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.3 in 1994–95 (75 games). Today: 16 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
14.61994–95 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 1994–95 (38 games). Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nets rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Jersey beat Portland by 20.

MIN over LAL1IND over CLE3SAC over PHI3GSW over DEN5PHX over NYK8CHI over TOR9DAL over VAN11CHH over DET12HOU over MIL17SEA over LAC19NJN over POR20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 38

Michael JordanPoints, last 3 games: 42, 15, 38Bulls-Raptors · W
31.7 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 3 games: 27, 15, 34Sixers-Kings · L
25.3 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 3 games: 7, 18, 30Warriors-Nuggets · W
18.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 3 games: 21, 23, 27Suns-Knicks · W
23.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 3 games: 26, 19, 27Lakers-Wolves · L
24.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 3 games: 7, 22, 27Hornets-Pistons · W
18.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST