FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 29, 1995Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Sixers81
Hawks106
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +17; Q3 Hawks +22; Q4 Hawks +25
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Celtics100
Q1 Celtics +4; Q2 Celtics +7; Q3 Celtics +1; Q4 Celtics +4
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Hornets115
Q1 Hornets +3; Q2 Hornets +6; Q3 Hornets +3; Q4 Hornets +10
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Warriors98
Q1 Blazers +4; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +20; Q4 Blazers +14
Final · Box score
Suns96
Lakers107
Q1 Lakers +1; Q2 Lakers +18; Q3 Lakers +19; Q4 Lakers +11
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Spurs105
Q1 Spurs +11; Q2 Spurs +4; Q3 Spurs +13; Q4 Spurs +19
The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Boston handles Detroit by 4

David Robinson goes for 33 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+7+1+4Celtics AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2223252696
Celtics26261929100
Who led
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 13, 15, 21, 13, 15, 15, 25, 29Celtics29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 5, 17, 15, 15, 10, 11, 20, 17Celtics17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 3, 25, 15, 8, 23, 35, 19, 31Pistons31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 10, 7, 24, 35, 20, 11, 13, 29Pistons29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Philadelphia by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

Celtics over Pistons4Hornets over Knicks10Lakers over Suns11Blazers over Warriors14Spurs over Clippers19Hawks over Sixers25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Knicks-Hornets combined for 220, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 105, Hornets 115
220
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 112, Warriors 98
210
Suns-LakersSuns 96, Lakers 107
203
Pistons-CelticsPistons 96, Celtics 100
196
Clippers-SpursClippers 86, Spurs 105
191
Sixers-HawksSixers 81, Hawks 106
187
Celtics won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 96, Celtics 100
+4 Celtics
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 105, Hornets 115
+10 Hornets
Suns-LakersSuns 96, Lakers 107
+11 Lakers
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 112, Warriors 98
+14 Blazers
Clippers-SpursClippers 86, Spurs 105
+19 Spurs
Sixers-HawksSixers 81, Hawks 106
+25 Hawks
Robinson shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSpurs · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
79% (11-14)
StricklandBlazers · 24 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Rod,WilliamsSuns · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
HoustonPistons · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Joe SmithWarriors · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 96Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2223252696
Celtics26261929100
The story
Dino Radja's 29 points and 15 rebounds carried Boston past Detroit, 100-96

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 13-23 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +4+7+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 112Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29303419112
Warriors2523252598
The story
Rod Strickland had 24 points and 11 assists as Portland beat Golden State 112-98

Joe Smith led Golden State with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 9-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the third 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +4+11+20+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 81Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2013183081
Hawks28222333106
The story
Atlanta beat Philadelphia 106-81 behind 14 points from Mookie Blaylock

Jerry Stackhouse paced Philadelphia: 22 PTS, 5 REB 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 6-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 22-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

Hawks lead by quarter
300 +8+17+22+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clar. Weatherspoon topped the game at 35.3 FPTS: 13 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
31.01994–95 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 1994–95 (64 games). Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 33

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 18, 26, 30, 27, 26, 11, 20, 33Spurs-Clippers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 3, 25, 15, 8, 23, 35, 19, 31Pistons-Celtics · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 13, 15, 21, 13, 15, 15, 25, 29Celtics-Pistons · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 10, 7, 24, 35, 20, 11, 13, 29Pistons-Celtics · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 15, 18, 18, 13, 10, 9, 11, 27Knicks-Hornets · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 15, 17, 21, 33, 20, 22, 18, 25Hornets-Knicks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST