FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 12, 1995Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 11 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Spurs84
Cavs81
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Clippers108
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +19; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Suns112
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +3
The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers climb back to beat Denver

David Robinson goes for 18 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+5+5LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37212322103
Clippers26303022108
Who led
Bison DelePoints, last 6 games: 14, 16, 14, 8, 3, 19LAC19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 6 games: 19, 20, 8, 18, 6, 18LAC18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 6 games: 32, 30, 17, 28, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 6 games: 7, 9, 14, 11, 10, 17DEN17 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix fights back from 8 down against Golden State

Final: 112–109, after trailing by 8 after one. Charles Barkley led Phoenix with 31 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Warriors
Charles Barkley · PHXTim Hardaway · GSWPTS3129REB197AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Jazz-Knicks combined for 230, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KnicksJazz 110, Knicks 120
230
Warriors-SunsWarriors 109, Suns 112
221
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 108
211
Spurs-CavsSpurs 84, Cavs 81
165
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CavsSpurs 84, Cavs 81
+3 SAS
Warriors-SunsWarriors 109, Suns 112
+3 PHX
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 108
+5 LAC
Jazz-KnicksJazz 110, Knicks 120
+10 NYK
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 103, Clippers 108
11 pts
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 109, Suns 112
8 pts
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 84, Cavs 81
5 pts
Dele shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeleLAC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
MutomboDEN · 18 REB, 17 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
BarkleyPHX · 31 PTS, 19 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
60% (9-15)
OakleyNYK · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 84Cavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2022202284
Cavs2125211481
The story
Sean Elliott had 16 points as San Antonio beat Cleveland 84-81

Michael Cage led Cleveland with 10 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 22-14.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−4−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 109Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33302323109
Suns25322134112
The story
Phoenix beat Golden State 112-109 behind 14 points from Hot Rod,Williams

Chris Mullin paced Golden State: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

A 34-23 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8−6−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 103Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37212322103
Clippers26303022108
The story
Loy Vaught's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Denver, 108-103

For Denver, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had 20 PTS, 6 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 30-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −11−2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 18 REB, 17 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 31

Charles BarkleyPoints, last 6 games: 21, 23, 27, 24, 21, 31Suns-Warriors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 6 games: 26, 26, 23, 33, 19, 29Jazz-Knicks · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 6 games: 23, 18, 22, 23, 19, 29Warriors-Suns · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
John StarksPoints, last 6 games: 7, 13, 11, 18, 15, 26Knicks-Jazz · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 6 games: 19, 25, 15, 14, 3, 21Jazz-Knicks · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Charles OakleyPoints, last 5 games: 10, 15, 5, 13, 20Knicks-Jazz · W
12.6 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST