FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 8, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NJN by 9 at halftime and won 130–122.

Final · Box score
Suns109
Celtics113
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Sonics122
Nuggets117
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 SEA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers100
Pistons107
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +7
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Clippers92
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Heat89
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +7
Final · 3OT · Box score
Nets122
Magic130
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 Magic 0; OT2 Magic 0; OT3 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies62
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +49
Final · Box score
Kings109
Raptors90
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Bullets110
Q1 WSB -1; Q2 WSB +7; Q3 WSB +4; Q4 WSB +14
The lead · Nets-Magic

Anfernee Hardaway scores 42 as Orlando beats New Jersey

Gheorghe Muresan goes for 31 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-7-9+1000+8ORL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nets272722228511122
Magic202532218519130
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 4 games: 28, 14, 25, 42ORL42 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 4 games: 27, 3, 21, 32ORL32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin EdwardsPoints, last 3 games: 11, 12, 21NJN21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 3 games: 13, 16, 20NJN20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Magic combined for 252, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-MagicNets 122, Magic 130
252
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 122, Nuggets 117
239
Suns-CelticsSuns 109, Celtics 113
222
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 100, Pistons 107
207
Lakers-JazzLakers 98, Jazz 108
206
Hornets-BulletsHornets 96, Bullets 110
206
Kings-RaptorsKings 109, Raptors 90
199
Hawks-ClippersHawks 100, Clippers 92
192
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 62, Spurs 111
173
Rockets-HeatRockets 82, Heat 89
171
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-CelticsSuns 109, Celtics 113
+4 BOS
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 122, Nuggets 117
+5 SEA
Rockets-HeatRockets 82, Heat 89
+7 MIA
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 100, Pistons 107
+7 DET
Nets-MagicNets 122, Magic 130
+8 ORL
Hawks-ClippersHawks 100, Clippers 92
+8 ATL
Lakers-JazzLakers 98, Jazz 108
+10 UTA
Hornets-BulletsHornets 96, Bullets 110
+14 WSB
Kings-RaptorsKings 109, Raptors 90
+19 SAC
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 62, Spurs 111
+49 SAS
ORL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 122, Magic 130
9 pts
Hawks-ClippersATL won · Hawks 100, Clippers 92
8 pts
Suns-CelticsBOS won · Suns 109, Celtics 113
6 pts
Sonics-NuggetsSEA won · Sonics 122, Nuggets 117
4 pts
Hornets-BulletsWSB won · Hornets 96, Bullets 110
1 pt
Owens shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OwensMIA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
90% (9-10)
RichmondSAC · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
MuresanWSB · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 9 BLK, 1 AST
81% (13-16)
KempSEA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
A.C. GreenPHX · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 122Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics31293032122
Nuggets35262927117
The story
Seattle beat Denver 122-117 behind 35 points from Detlef Schrempf

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf paced Denver: 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −4−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 100Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers252415279100
Pistons3020202116107
The story
Joe Dumars' 41 points carried Detroit past Portland, 107-100 in OT

For Portland, Rod Strickland had 25 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 41 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pistons took it 16-9.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+1+60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Clifford Robinson was the fantasy play: 60.3 FPTS on 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 122Magic 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nets272722228511122
Magic202532218519130
The story
Nick Anderson had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Orlando beat New Jersey 130-122 in OT

Armen Gilliam led New Jersey with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 6 STL, 5 AST · 5-19 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Magic took the third 32-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−9+1000+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Points per game
8.81994–95 avg15.3Last 3

15.3 points a game over his last three games, against 8.8 in 1994–95 (53 games). Today: 16 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
27.11994–95 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 1994–95 (51 games). Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
12.51994–95 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 1994–95 (55 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: San Antonio by 49.

BOS over PHX4SEA over DEN5DET over POR7MIA over HOU7ATL over LAC8ORL over NJN8UTA over LAL10WSB over CHH14SAC over TOR19SAS over VAN49Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 42

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 4 games: 28, 14, 25, 42Magic-Nets · W
27.2 PPG season to date
42 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 3 games: 19, 13, 41Pistons-Blazers · W
24.3 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 3 games: 21, 17, 38Hornets-Bullets · L
25.3 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 4 games: 24, 12, 17, 35Sonics-Nuggets · W
22.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 4 games: 26, 26, 23, 33Jazz-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 4 games: 27, 3, 21, 32Magic-Nets · W
20.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST