FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 2, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by MIA (vs IND) and CLE (vs WSB).

Final · Box score
Pistons90
Hawks78
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Hornets109
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +11
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Bulls115
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +24; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +29
Final · Box score
Kings107
Mavs94
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Heat97
Pacers95
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Clippers90
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks124
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +28; Q3 MIL +27; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Suns95
Q1 HOU +18; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +17; Q3 SEA +18; Q4 SEA +11
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs98
Bullets96
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +2
The lead · Cavs-Bullets

Terrell Brandon scores 31, Cleveland wins in overtime

Charles Barkley goes for 33 rebounds

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+40-70+2CLE AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs22202424898
Bullets18243117696
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 2 games: 25, 31CLE31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Vitaly PotapenkoPoints, last 2 games: 4, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 2 games: 16, 21WSB21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 2 games: 20, 16WSB16 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 226, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 124
226
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 98, Hornets 109
207
Rockets-SunsRockets 110, Suns 95
205
Sixers-BullsSixers 86, Bulls 115
201
Kings-MavsKings 107, Mavs 94
201
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 93, Sonics 104
197
Cavs-BulletsCavs 98, Bullets 96
194
Heat-PacersHeat 97, Pacers 95
192
Jazz-ClippersJazz 95, Clippers 90
185
Pistons-HawksPistons 90, Hawks 78
168
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 97, Pacers 95
+2 MIA
Cavs-BulletsCavs 98, Bullets 96
+2 CLE
Jazz-ClippersJazz 95, Clippers 90
+5 UTA
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 98, Hornets 109
+11 CHH
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 93, Sonics 104
+11 SEA
Pistons-HawksPistons 90, Hawks 78
+12 DET
Kings-MavsKings 107, Mavs 94
+13 SAC
Rockets-SunsRockets 110, Suns 95
+15 HOU
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 124
+22 MIL
Sixers-BullsSixers 86, Bulls 115
+29 CHI
MIA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 97, Pacers 95
7 pts
Cavs-BulletsCLE won · Cavs 98, Bullets 96
7 pts
Pistons-HawksDET won · Pistons 90, Hawks 78
4 pts
Zo shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SchrempfSEA · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MasonCHH · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RiderPOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BakerMIL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Bullets
Cavs 98Bullets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs22202424898
Bullets18243117696
The story
Vitaly Potapenko had 22 points as Cleveland beat Washington 98-96 in OT

Chris Webber led Washington with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 24-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +40−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 97Pacers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2225282297
Pacers2919182995
The story
Tim Hardaway's 25 points and 9 assists carried Miami past Indiana, 97-95

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 STL, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7−1+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 95Clippers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2620321795
Clippers2120222790
The story
Utah beat Los Angeles 95-90 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Karl Malone

Loy Vaught paced Los Angeles: 13 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+5+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+23.5points, today vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.51995–96 avg38Today

38 points today in 44 minutes, against 14.5 a game in 1995–96 (82 games).

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
36.31995–96 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.3 in 1995–96 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
9.81995–96 avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 1995–96 (59 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Philadelphia by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIA over IND2CLE over WSB2UTA over LAC5CHH over TOR11SEA over POR11DET over ATL12SAC over DAL13HOU over PHX15MIL over BOS22CHI over PHI29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dell Curry leads the day with 38

Dell CurryHornets-Raptors · W
38.0 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 2 games: 17, 34Pacers-Heat · L
25.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 2 games: 25, 31Cavs-Bullets · W
28.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 2 games: 26, 27Heat-Pacers · W
26.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 2 games: 30, 27Bulls-Sixers · W
28.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 2 games: 28, 26Mavs-Kings · L
27.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST