FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 24, 1995Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 16 at halftime and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Warriors101
Celtics94
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Hornets116
Q1 CHH +5; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +12
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets112
Mavs109
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Pistons101
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Pacers93
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Kings99
Lakers98
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -16; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Magic109
Wolves98
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Nets87
Blazers99
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Sonics112
Q1 SEA -10; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Jazz85
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Heat94
Bullets110
Q1 WSB -3; Q2 WSB +11; Q3 WSB +14; Q4 WSB +16
The lead · Kings-Lakers

Sacramento erases 16-point lead, steals one from Lakers

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-16-2+1SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2415352599
Lakers2728212298
Who led
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 8, 15, 16, 15, 24, 15, 21, 23SAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 6, 11, 16, 5, 2, 6, 4, 17SAC17 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 32, 25, 31, 31, 17, 25, 38, 23LAL23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Sedale ThreattPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 14, 11, 15, 4, 9, 13, 7, 21LAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Detroit by 23.

SAC over LAL1DEN over DAL3CHI over UTA5GSW over BOS7CLE over IND7ORL over MIN11CHH over VAN12POR over NJN12SEA over SAS12WSB over MIA16DET over PHI23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 112, Mavs 109
221
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 104, Hornets 116
220
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 100, Sonics 112
212
Magic-WolvesMagic 109, Wolves 98
207
Heat-BulletsHeat 94, Bullets 110
204
Kings-LakersKings 99, Lakers 98
197
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 101, Celtics 94
195
Cavs-PacersCavs 100, Pacers 93
193
Nets-BlazersNets 87, Blazers 99
186
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 101
179
Bulls-JazzBulls 90, Jazz 85
175
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 99, Lakers 98
+1 SAC
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 112, Mavs 109
+3 DEN
Bulls-JazzBulls 90, Jazz 85
+5 CHI
Cavs-PacersCavs 100, Pacers 93
+7 CLE
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 101, Celtics 94
+7 GSW
Magic-WolvesMagic 109, Wolves 98
+11 ORL
Nets-BlazersNets 87, Blazers 99
+12 POR
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 104, Hornets 116
+12 CHH
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 100, Sonics 112
+12 SEA
Heat-BulletsHeat 94, Bullets 110
+16 WSB
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 101
+23 DET
SAC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 99, Lakers 98
16 pts
Spurs-SonicsSEA won · Spurs 100, Sonics 112
10 pts
Heat-BulletsWSB won · Heat 94, Bullets 110
3 pts
Warriors-CelticsGSW won · Warriors 101, Celtics 94
1 pt
Popeye Jones shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Popeye JonesDAL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
McKiePOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
HawkinsSEA · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CurryCHH · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
KempSEA · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 99Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2415352599
Lakers2728212298
The story
Brian Grant's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 99-98

For Los Angeles, Cedric Ceballos had 23 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3−16−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Olden Polynice was the fantasy play: 37.8 FPTS on 17 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 112Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets312125269112
Mavs203224276109
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 37 points and 9 assists in a 112-109 in OT loss to Denver

Dikembe Mutombo led Denver with 17 REB, 4 PTS 37 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 13-34 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +110+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Sonics
Spurs 100Sonics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31201930100
Sonics21352630112
The story
Seattle beat San Antonio 112-100 behind 24 points and 17 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Sean Elliott paced San Antonio: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 35-20 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −10+5+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
26.61994–95 avg16.5Last 2

16.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.6 in 1994–95 (34 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf leads the day with 39

Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 28, 12, 20, 30, 8, 12, 11, 39Nuggets-Mavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 27, 27, 8, 32, 26, 32, 21, 37Mavs-Nuggets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 38, 29, 36, 23, 20, 18, 36, 38, 34Bulls-Jazz · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 12, 16, 16, 16, 8, 20, 14, 34Magic-Wolves · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 14, 22, 16, 31, 21, 21, 23, 32Spurs-Sonics · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 12, 33, 11, 20, 8, 10, 17, 29Wolves-Magic · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST