FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 27, 1995Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by UTA (vs PHX) and CHI (vs POR).

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Magic96
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Suns105
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Blazers104
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Raptors101
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +3
The lead · Bulls-Blazers

Michael Jordan scores 33 as Chicago wins in Portland

Tim Hardaway goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2+13+3CHI AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20263526107
Blazers19292036104
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 23, 20, 18, 36, 38, 34, 22, 33CHI33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 17, 27, 18, 26, 15, 22, 18, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 16, 18, 11, 17, 20, 2, 9, 23POR23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 29, 25, 23, 10, 27, 28, 10, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Jazz-Suns

Utah beats Phoenix, 114–105

Utah led 88–78 after three and won by 9. Karl Malone led Utah with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over DET1CHI over POR3TOR over GSW3UTA over PHX9Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over PHX.
The night in charts
Jazz-Suns combined for 219, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SunsJazz 114, Suns 105
219
Bulls-BlazersBulls 107, Blazers 104
211
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 98, Raptors 101
199
Pistons-MagicPistons 95, Magic 96
191
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 95, Magic 96
+1 ORL
Bulls-BlazersBulls 107, Blazers 104
+3 CHI
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 98, Raptors 101
+3 TOR
Jazz-SunsJazz 114, Suns 105
+9 UTA
UTA rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 114, Suns 105
2 pts
Bulls-BlazersCHI won · Bulls 107, Blazers 104
2 pts
Sabonis shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
MaloneUTA · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Willie AndersonTOR · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
MJCHI · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
59% (13-22)
PippenCHI · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 95Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1523292895
Magic2819232696
The story
Orlando beat Detroit 96-95 behind 31 points from Nick Anderson

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 5 REB · 9-17 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +13+9+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 107Blazers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20263526107
Blazers19292036104
The story
Scottie Pippen had 21 points and 10 assists as Chicago beat Portland 107-104

Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Bulls took the third 35-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1−2+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 98Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2228301898
Raptors22362320101
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 18 points and 10 assists carried Toronto past Golden State, 101-98

For Golden State, Joe Smith had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-28, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.3Season avg29.3Last 3

29.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 33

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 23, 20, 18, 36, 38, 34, 22, 33Bulls-Blazers · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 16, 16, 8, 20, 14, 34, 25, 31Magic-Pistons · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 15, 15, 27, 6, 15, 18, 13, 29Warriors-Raptors · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Willie AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 24, 22, 7, 17, 13, 22, 16, 26Raptors-Warriors · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 34, 12, 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25Jazz-Suns · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 13, 11, 23, 23, 19, 15, 17, 24Warriors-Raptors · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST