FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 15, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CHH by 14 at halftime and won 90–79.

Final · Box score
Jazz102
Celtics90
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +23; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Pistons94
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Heat97
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Wolves96
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Nets90
Q1 NJN -7; Q2 NJN -14; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +11
Final · 3OT · Box score
Nuggets137
Suns127
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets 0; OT2 Nuggets 0; OT3 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Raptors93
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Bullets127
Q1 WSB +12; Q2 WSB +22; Q3 WSB +34; Q4 WSB +32
The lead · Hornets-Nets

New Jersey turns it around against Charlotte

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf goes for 30 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-14+8+11NJN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets262691879
Nets1919312190
Who led
Kevin EdwardsPoints, last 6 games: 11, 12, 21, 7, 24, 21NJN21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 6 games: 13, 16, 20, 12, 12, 16NJN16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 7 games: 21, 17, 38, 13, 31, 25, 15CHH15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 8 games: 17, 14, 11, 8, 8, 11, 6, 15CHH15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Washington by 32.

HOU over TOR3IND over MIA6DET over SEA7SAS over MIN9DEN over PHX10NJN over CHH11UTA over BOS12LAL over DAL17CHI over CLE19WSB over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 264, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 137, Suns 127
264
Sixers-BulletsSixers 95, Bullets 127
222
Mavs-LakersMavs 97, Lakers 114
211
Cavs-BullsCavs 94, Bulls 113
207
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 105, Wolves 96
201
Pacers-HeatPacers 103, Heat 97
200
Jazz-CelticsJazz 102, Celtics 90
192
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 96, Raptors 93
189
Sonics-PistonsSonics 87, Pistons 94
181
Hornets-NetsHornets 79, Nets 90
169
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 96, Raptors 93
+3 HOU
Pacers-HeatPacers 103, Heat 97
+6 IND
Sonics-PistonsSonics 87, Pistons 94
+7 DET
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 105, Wolves 96
+9 SAS
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 137, Suns 127
+10 DEN
Hornets-NetsHornets 79, Nets 90
+11 NJN
Jazz-CelticsJazz 102, Celtics 90
+12 UTA
Mavs-LakersMavs 97, Lakers 114
+17 LAL
Cavs-BullsCavs 94, Bulls 113
+19 CHI
Sixers-BulletsSixers 95, Bullets 127
+32 WSB
NJN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsNJN won · Hornets 79, Nets 90
14 pts
Sonics-PistonsDET won · Sonics 87, Pistons 94
6 pts
Pacers-HeatIND won · Pacers 103, Heat 97
4 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 105, Wolves 96
2 pts
Chucky Brown shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Chucky BrownHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
MontrossBOS · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MJCHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BrandonCLE · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
RobinsonSAS · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 96Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3221232096
Raptors2319272493
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Toronto, 96-93

For Toronto, Damon Stoudamire had 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+11+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 103Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers21252631103
Heat2425272197
The story
Indiana beat Miami 103-97 behind 23 points from Eddie Johnson

Sasha Danilovic paced Miami: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−3−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning topped the game at 48.9 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 137Suns 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nuggets2925232612715137
Suns232330271275127
The story
Antonio McDyess had 17 points and 16 rebounds as Denver beat Phoenix 137-127 in OT

Charles Barkley led Phoenix with 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the third overtime 15-5.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+8+1000+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
22.51994–95 avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 1994–95 (79 games). Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg54Today

54 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 26, 26, 23, 33, 19, 29, 22, 34Jazz-Celtics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 7 games: 27, 12, 16, 27, 27, 8, 32Mavs-Lakers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 8 games: 26, 19, 27, 26, 32, 25, 31, 31Lakers-Mavs · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 7 games: 32, 30, 17, 28, 12, 20, 30Nuggets-Suns · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 20 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 18, 31, 31, 16, 18, 26, 30Spurs-Wolves · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Sharone WrightPoints, last 6 games: 9, 16, 11, 4, 11, 30Sixers-Bullets · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST