FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 16, 1995Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed VAN by 15 at halftime and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Knicks120
Warriors97
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Clippers103
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -15; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Bucks87
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Magic89
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Kings105
Blazers102
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +3
The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers erase 15-point lead, steal one from Vancouver

Robert Horry goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-15-2+5LAC AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2733201898
Clippers21243325103
Who led
Loy VaughtPoints, last 8 games: 19, 20, 8, 18, 6, 18, 12, 19LAC19 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 8 games: 14, 16, 14, 8, 3, 19, 17, 17LAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Byron ScottPoints, last 8 games: 14, 18, 8, 3, 10, 9, 17, 18VAN18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 8 games: 15, 17, 2, 0, 28, 10, 19, 17VAN17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Knicks-Warriors

New York wins big in Golden State

New York beat the Warriors 120–97, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Derek Harper led New York with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over POR3LAC over VAN5ORL over IND9NYK over GSW23HOU over MIL28Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over GSW.
The night in charts
Knicks-Warriors combined for 217, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 120, Warriors 97
217
Kings-BlazersKings 105, Blazers 102
207
Rockets-BucksRockets 115, Bucks 87
202
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 98, Clippers 103
201
Pacers-MagicPacers 80, Magic 89
169
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 105, Blazers 102
+3 SAC
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 98, Clippers 103
+5 LAC
Pacers-MagicPacers 80, Magic 89
+9 ORL
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 120, Warriors 97
+23 NYK
Rockets-BucksRockets 115, Bucks 87
+28 HOU
LAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 98, Clippers 103
15 pts
Knicks-WarriorsNYK won · Knicks 120, Warriors 97
4 pts
Kings-BlazersSAC won · Kings 105, Blazers 102
3 pts
Penny shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PennyORL · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
StarksNYK · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
StricklandPOR · 23 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
HorryHOU · 40 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
62% (16-26)
HakeemHOU · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 105Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26322225105
Blazers29173224102
The story
Mitch Richmond's 25 points carried Sacramento past Portland, 105-102

For Portland, Aaron McKie had 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 32-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+12+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 50.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 98Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2733201898
Clippers21243325103
The story
Loy Vaught had 19 points and 19 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Vancouver 103-98

Greg Anthony led Vancouver with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Clippers took the third 33-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−15−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 115Bucks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27343321115
Bucks2420232087
The story
Houston beat Milwaukee 115-87 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +3+17+27+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Robert Horry leads the day with 40

Robert HorryPoints, last 7 games: 12, 14, 9, 10, 21, 3, 40Rockets-Bucks · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 8 games: 28, 14, 25, 42, 21, 33, 36, 30Magic-Pacers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 8 games: 17, 18, 23, 32, 14, 17, 28, 25Kings-Blazers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 7 games: 16, 24, 26, 22, 21, 17, 24Rockets-Bucks · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 24, 14, 16, 15, 20, 36, 24Bucks-Rockets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 8 games: 13, 18, 7, 25, 24, 29, 25, 23Blazers-Kings · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST