FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 26, 1995Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 13 points, by Hornets (vs Celtics) and Sonics (vs Bulls).

Final · Box score
Hornets111
Celtics109
Q1 Hornets -12; Q2 Hornets -13; Q3 Hornets -7; Q4 Hornets +2
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Pistons102
Q1 Pistons +5; Q2 Pistons +4; Q3 Pistons -1; Q4 Pistons +2
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Bucks102
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves -3; Q4 Wolves +3
Final · Box score
Nets92
Kings99
Q1 Kings -11; Q2 Kings +5; Q3 Kings -1; Q4 Kings +7
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Sonics97
Q1 Sonics -11; Q2 Sonics -13; Q3 Sonics +2; Q4 Sonics +5
The lead · Hornets-Celtics

Charlotte climbs back to beat Boston

Kenny Anderson goes for 14 assists

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-13-7+2Hornets AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23233233111
Celtics35242624109
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 34, 34, 12, 13, 28, 44, 20, 23Hornets23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 38, 13, 31, 25, 15, 17, 21, 33, 20, 22Hornets22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 16, 13, 15, 21, 13, 15, 15, 25Celtics25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 19, 12, 4, 6, 12, 12, 21, 24Celtics24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Sonics

Seattle fights back from 13 down against Chicago

Final: 97–92, after trailing by 13 at the half. Gary Payton led Seattle with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Bulls
Gary Payton · SonicsMichael Jordan · BullsPTS2622REB45AST114Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Hornets-Celtics combined for 220, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-CelticsHornets 111, Celtics 109
220
Wolves-BucksWolves 105, Bucks 102
207
Rockets-PistonsRockets 100, Pistons 102
202
Nets-KingsNets 92, Kings 99
191
Bulls-SonicsBulls 92, Sonics 97
189
4 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PistonsRockets 100, Pistons 102
+2 Pistons
Hornets-CelticsHornets 111, Celtics 109
+2 Hornets
Wolves-BucksWolves 105, Bucks 102
+3 MIN
Bulls-SonicsBulls 92, Sonics 97
+5 Sonics
Nets-KingsNets 92, Kings 99
+7 Kings
Hornets erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-CelticsHornets won · Hornets 111, Celtics 109
13 pts
Bulls-SonicsSonics won · Bulls 92, Sonics 97
13 pts
Nets-KingsKings won · Nets 92, Kings 99
11 pts
Wolves-BucksWolves won · Wolves 105, Bucks 102
3 pts
Rockets-PistonsPistons won · Rockets 100, Pistons 102
1 pt
Kemp shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSonics · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Sam MitchellMIN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
WestMIN · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LongleyBulls · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MinorCeltics · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 111Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23233233111
Celtics35242624109
The story
Kendall Gill had 18 points and 8 assists as Charlotte beat Boston 111-109

Dino Radja led Boston with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 33-24.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −12−13−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rick Fox led the game in fantasy with 45.5 FPTS (24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 100Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23272426100
Pistons28261929102
The story
Detroit beat Houston 102-100 behind 16 points and 10 rebounds from Lindsey Hunter

Clyde Drexler paced Houston: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 6-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +5+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sonics
Bulls 92Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3529111792
Sonics2427262097
The story
Gary Payton's 26 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Chicago, 97-92

For Chicago, Scottie Pippen had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 26-11.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −11−13+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 9, 17, 3, 25, 15, 8, 23, 35Pistons-Rockets · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 29, 23, 7, 16, 26, 17, 18, 27Bucks-Wolves · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 12, 19, 9, 24, 14, 12, 26Sonics-Bulls · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 29, 23, 13, 27, 18, 26, 24, 25Sonics-Bulls · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 16, 13, 15, 21, 13, 15, 15, 25Celtics-Hornets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 5 games: 16, 26, 16, 17, 25Wolves-Bucks · W
20.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST