FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 21, 1995Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DAL by 9 after three quarters and won 108–102.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls108
Mavs102
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -9; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Lakers108
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Raptors102
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +5
The lead · Bulls-Mavs

Michael Jordan scores 36, Chicago wins in overtime

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-1-90+6CHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls1925203014108
Mavs202528218102
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 9 games: 42, 15, 38, 29, 36, 23, 20, 18, 36CHI36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 9 games: 0, 21, 26, 18, 21, 17, 27, 18, 26CHI26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 15, 22, 13, 25, 7, 12, 17, 25DAL25 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 16, 27, 27, 8, 32, 26, 32, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Sonics-Raptors

Toronto upsets Seattle

Toronto (3–7) beat Seattle (6–4) 102–97. Oliver Miller led Toronto with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over LAL1TOR over SEA5CHI over DAL6DEN over ATL8Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over SEA.
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 217, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 109, Lakers 108
217
Bulls-MavsBulls 108, Mavs 102
210
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 99, Nuggets 107
206
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 97, Raptors 102
199
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 109, Lakers 108
+1 POR
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 97, Raptors 102
+5 TOR
Bulls-MavsBulls 108, Mavs 102
+6 CHI
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 99, Nuggets 107
+8 DEN
CHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MavsCHI won · Bulls 108, Mavs 102
9 pts
Sonics-RaptorsTOR won · Sonics 97, Raptors 102
4 pts
Hawks-NuggetsDEN won · Hawks 99, Nuggets 107
1 pt
McDyess shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDEN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
StricklandPOR · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
CeballosLAL · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
StithDEN · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
EllisDEN · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 109Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25352524109
Lakers22313124108
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 109-108 behind 28 points and 10 assists from Rod Strickland

Nick Van Exel paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 15 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-31 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Raptors
Sonics 97Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3127211897
Raptors27302520102
The story
Oliver Miller's 23 points carried Toronto past Seattle, 102-97

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 24 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL, 4 BLK · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-21.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4−1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 108Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls1925203014108
Mavs202528218102
The story
Scottie Pippen had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago beat Dallas 108-102 in OT

Lorenzo Williams led Dallas with 13 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK · 10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 30-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−1−90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 10 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg26.7Last 3

26.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 33.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Cedric Ceballos leads the day with 38

Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 26, 32, 25, 31, 31, 17, 25, 38Lakers-Blazers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 9 games: 42, 15, 38, 29, 36, 23, 20, 18, 36Bulls-Mavs · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 25, 24, 29, 25, 23, 10, 27, 28Blazers-Lakers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 9 games: 0, 21, 26, 18, 21, 17, 27, 18, 26Bulls-Mavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 15, 22, 13, 25, 7, 12, 17, 25Mavs-Bulls · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 24, 16, 17, 19, 12, 19, 9, 24Sonics-Raptors · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST