FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 25, 1995Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAL by 13 after three quarters and won 114–113.

Final · Box score
Raptors102
Hawks114
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Cavs89
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Nuggets94
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Clippers91
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Heat111
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Sixers89
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Suns114
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -13; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Magic114
Bullets112
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +2
The lead · Lakers-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of a 13-point hole against Lakers

Grant Long goes for 17 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4-13+1PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30263027113
Suns23292141114
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 3, 18, 18, 27, 4, 12, 24, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 39, 5, 16, 15, 19, 7, 22PHX22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 25, 31, 31, 17, 25, 38, 23, 34LAL34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 17, 0, 25, 14, 15, 8, 2, 22LAL22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 227, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 113, Suns 114
227
Magic-BulletsMagic 114, Bullets 112
226
Raptors-HawksRaptors 102, Hawks 114
216
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 111
202
Warriors-SixersWarriors 107, Sixers 89
196
Rockets-KnicksRockets 88, Knicks 103
191
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 100, Clippers 91
191
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 94
185
Bucks-CavsBucks 87, Cavs 89
176
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SunsLakers 113, Suns 114
+1 PHX
Magic-BulletsMagic 114, Bullets 112
+2 ORL
Bucks-CavsBucks 87, Cavs 89
+2 CLE
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 94
+3 DEN
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 100, Clippers 91
+9 SAS
Raptors-HawksRaptors 102, Hawks 114
+12 ATL
Rockets-KnicksRockets 88, Knicks 103
+15 NYK
Warriors-SixersWarriors 107, Sixers 89
+18 GSW
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 111
+20 MIA
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 113, Suns 114
13 pts
Grizzlies-HeatMIA won · Grizzlies 91, Heat 111
8 pts
Marshall shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallGSW · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
Chucky BrownHOU · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BenjaminVAN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
DivacLAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
NormanATL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 113Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30263027113
Suns23292141114
The story
Kevin Johnson had 22 points as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 114-113

Anthony Peeler led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 41-27.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−4−13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cedric Ceballos led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Magic-Bullets
Magic 114Bullets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29332626114
Bullets28243129112
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 30 points carried Orlando past Washington, 114-112

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-24, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+10+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dennis Scott was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 91Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2227212191
Nuggets2921202494
The story
Denver beat Utah 94-91 behind 22 points from Dale Ellis

John Stockton paced Utah: 19 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone topped the game at 47.4 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
31.01994–95 avg13.5Last 2

13.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.0 in 1994–95 (64 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Heat rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Vancouver by 20.

PHX over LAL1CLE over MIL2ORL over WSB2DEN over UTA3SAS over LAC9ATL over TOR12NYK over HOU15GSW over PHI18MIA over VAN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Robert Pack leads the day with 35

Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 9, 12, 26, 15, 20, 21, 21, 35Bullets-Magic · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 25, 31, 31, 17, 25, 38, 23, 34Lakers-Suns · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 17, 28, 21, 23, 19, 27, 24, 30Heat-Grizzlies · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 42, 21, 33, 36, 30, 18, 29, 37, 22, 30Magic-Bullets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 21, 16, 21, 22, 27, 7, 8, 29Magic-Bullets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 22, 34, 12, 31, 14, 25, 19, 28Jazz-Nuggets · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST