FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 10, 1995Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WSB by 8 at halftime and won 110–109.

Final · Box score
Magic110
Celtics94
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Pistons100
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +22; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Kings119
Pacers95
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +23; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +24
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Nets80
Heat106
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Wolves102
Q1 POR -1; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Spurs104
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Suns112
Raptors108
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Grizzlies91
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Bullets109
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +1
The lead · Knicks-Bullets

New York rallies from 8 down to beat Washington

Tom Gugliotta goes for 33 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-8+1NYK AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37183124110
Bullets40233115109
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 5 games: 19, 17, 25, 21, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Derek HarperPoints, last 5 games: 20, 7, 17, 22, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 5 games: 19, 12, 13, 22, 22WSB22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 5 games: 25, 17, 18, 20, 20WSB20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 26.

NYK over WSB1LAL over SEA3PHX over TOR4POR over MIN6LAC over VAN7PHI over CHH14SAS over MIL14ORL over BOS16DET over CLE20UTA over DEN23SAC over IND24MIA over NJN26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Suns-Raptors combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RaptorsSuns 112, Raptors 108
220
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 110, Bullets 109
219
Kings-PacersKings 119, Pacers 95
214
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 108, Wolves 102
210
Magic-CelticsMagic 110, Celtics 94
204
Sonics-LakersSonics 97, Lakers 100
197
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 86, Jazz 109
195
Hornets-SixersHornets 90, Sixers 104
194
Bucks-SpursBucks 90, Spurs 104
194
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 98, Grizzlies 91
189
Nets-HeatNets 80, Heat 106
186
Cavs-PistonsCavs 80, Pistons 100
180
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 110, Bullets 109
+1 NYK
Sonics-LakersSonics 97, Lakers 100
+3 LAL
Suns-RaptorsSuns 112, Raptors 108
+4 PHX
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 108, Wolves 102
+6 POR
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 98, Grizzlies 91
+7 LAC
Hornets-SixersHornets 90, Sixers 104
+14 PHI
Bucks-SpursBucks 90, Spurs 104
+14 SAS
Magic-CelticsMagic 110, Celtics 94
+16 ORL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 80, Pistons 100
+20 DET
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 86, Jazz 109
+23 UTA
Kings-PacersKings 119, Pacers 95
+24 SAC
Nets-HeatNets 80, Heat 106
+26 MIA
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BulletsNYK won · Knicks 110, Bullets 109
8 pts
Bucks-SpursSAS won · Bucks 90, Spurs 104
6 pts
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 108, Wolves 102
1 pt
Magic-CelticsORL won · Magic 110, Celtics 94
1 pt
Del Negro shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Del NegroSAS · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
DumasPHI · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
StoudamireTOR · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Walt WilliamsSAC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
CheaneyWSB · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Bullets
Knicks 110Bullets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37183124110
Bullets40233115109
The story
Anthony Mason's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Washington, 110-109

For Washington, Robert Pack had 12 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 24-15.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−8−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 97Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2027212997
Lakers23242132100
The story
Cedric Ceballos had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Seattle 100-97

Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 27 PTS, 14 REB 32 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 13-26 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 23-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +300+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 108Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21243132108
Wolves22232235102
The story
Portland beat Minnesota 108-102 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Rod Strickland

Christian Laettner paced Minnesota: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Points per game
10.01994–95 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 10.0 in 1994–95 (68 games). Today: 17 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
35.31994–95 avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 1994–95 (75 games). Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 22 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tom Gugliotta leads the day with 33

Tom GugliottaPoints, last 4 games: 15, 10, 12, 33Wolves-Blazers · L
17.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 5 games: 26, 19, 27, 26, 32Lakers-Sonics · W
26.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 5 games: 19, 22, 22, 19, 32Hornets-Sixers · L
22.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 5 games: 27, 3, 21, 32, 30Magic-Celtics · W
22.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 5 games: 11, 8, 15, 10, 29Clippers-Grizzlies · W
14.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 5 games: 29, 27, 16, 19, 28Pistons-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST