FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 18, 1995Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed SEA by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–104.

Final · Box score
Pistons90
Cavs93
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Pacers118
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Magic90
Heat93
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Bucks93
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Jazz126
Wolves102
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Nets95
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Suns107
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Bullets102
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +1
The lead · Sonics-Pacers

Reggie Miller scores 35, Indiana rallies past Seattle

David Robinson goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+11+14IND AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics29272127104
Pacers20323630118
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 7 games: 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 24, 35IND35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 7 games: 14, 8, 13, 7, 1, 3, 15IND15 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 18, 27, 27, 24, 29, 23, 13, 27SEA27 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 17, 35, 27, 17, 12, 19, 14, 22SEA22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Jazz rout

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Minnesota by 24.

TOR over WSB1SAS over CHH2CLE over DET3MIA over ORL3HOU over DEN4PHX over POR5BOS over MIL6GSW over DAL13IND over SEA14NJN over PHI16UTA over MIN24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 229, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 108, Warriors 121
229
Jazz-WolvesJazz 126, Wolves 102
228
Sonics-PacersSonics 104, Pacers 118
222
Hornets-SpursHornets 107, Spurs 109
216
Blazers-SunsBlazers 102, Suns 107
209
Raptors-BulletsRaptors 103, Bullets 102
205
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 97, Rockets 101
198
Celtics-BucksCeltics 99, Bucks 93
192
Magic-HeatMagic 90, Heat 93
183
Pistons-CavsPistons 90, Cavs 93
183
Sixers-NetsSixers 79, Nets 95
174
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BulletsRaptors 103, Bullets 102
+1 TOR
Hornets-SpursHornets 107, Spurs 109
+2 SAS
Magic-HeatMagic 90, Heat 93
+3 MIA
Pistons-CavsPistons 90, Cavs 93
+3 CLE
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 97, Rockets 101
+4 HOU
Blazers-SunsBlazers 102, Suns 107
+5 PHX
Celtics-BucksCeltics 99, Bucks 93
+6 BOS
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 108, Warriors 121
+13 GSW
Sonics-PacersSonics 104, Pacers 118
+14 IND
Sixers-NetsSixers 79, Nets 95
+16 NJN
Jazz-WolvesJazz 126, Wolves 102
+24 UTA
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-PacersIND won · Sonics 104, Pacers 118
9 pts
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 102, Suns 107
7 pts
Hornets-SpursSAS won · Hornets 107, Spurs 109
2 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 97, Rockets 101
2 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 90, Cavs 93
2 pts
Malone shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
MullinGSW · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
CurryCHH · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ReggieIND · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Chris MorrisUTA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Bullets
Raptors 103Bullets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24332026103
Bullets19232832102
The story
Toronto beat Washington 103-102 behind 23 points and 10 assists from Damon Stoudamire

Gheorghe Muresan paced Washington: 18 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+15+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Robert Pack topped the game at 64.4 FPTS: 20 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB

Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 107Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23342822107
Spurs29272726109
The story
Avery Johnson had 18 points and 11 assists as San Antonio beat Charlotte 109-107

Glen Rice led Charlotte with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6−1−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 97Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2324262497
Rockets28173620101
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Denver, 101-97

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 36-26.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5−2+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 52.7 FPTS on 15 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 35

Reggie MillerPoints, last 7 games: 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 24, 35Pacers-Sonics · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 9 games: 27, 12, 16, 27, 27, 8, 32, 26, 32Mavs-Warriors · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 23, 33, 19, 29, 22, 34, 12, 31Jazz-Wolves · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 33, 25, 24, 30, 13, 39, 36, 10, 30Blazers-Suns · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 19, 32, 34, 34, 12, 13, 28Hornets-Spurs · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 18, 27, 27, 24, 29, 23, 13, 27Sonics-Pacers · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST