FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 3, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 7 at halftime and won 91–85.

Final · Box score
Wolves85
Lakers91
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +26; Q2 NYK +34; Q3 NYK +33; Q4 NYK +27
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Spurs79
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Grizzlies95
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 1995–96Nov 3, 1995: 14 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Hornets), 42 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal posts 35 and 19 as Lakers beat Minnesota

Tom Gugliotta goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-4+6LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2324221685
Lakers1723252691
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 23, 35LAL35 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 2 games: 2, 13LAL13 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 2 games: 24, 26MIN26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 2 games: 17, 12MIN12 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Spurs

Denver leads San Antonio wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 88–79. Best quarter: the second, 27–16. Ricky Pierce led Denver with 15 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MIN6DEN over SAS9GSW over VAN10NYK over CHH27Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over SAS.
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 200, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 105, Grizzlies 95
200
Hornets-KnicksHornets 86, Knicks 113
199
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 91
176
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 88, Spurs 79
167
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 91
+6 LAL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 88, Spurs 79
+9 DEN
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 105, Grizzlies 95
+10 GSW
Hornets-KnicksHornets 86, Knicks 113
+27 NYK
Shaq shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 35 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
GoldwireCHH · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KGMIN · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
MullinGSW · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
John WallaceNYK · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 85Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2324221685
Lakers1723252691
The story
Nick Van Exel had 13 points and 11 assists as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 91-85

Corie Blount added 12 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 26-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−7−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 88Spurs 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2527122488
Spurs1816222379
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 88-79 behind 15 points from Ricky Pierce

Sean Elliott paced San Antonio: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+18+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 105Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33192330105
Grizzlies2026252495
The story
Chris Mullin's 24 points carried Golden State past Vancouver, 105-95

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +13+6+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Peeler was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.51995–96 avg25.0Last 2

25.0 points a game over his last two games, against 14.5 in 1995–96 (82 games). Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
40.41995–96 avg27.9Last 2

27.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 40.4 in 1995–96 (81 games). Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
12.51995–96 avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 1995–96 (71 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 23, 35Lakers-Wolves · W
29.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 2 games: 24, 26Wolves-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 2 games: 8, 24Warriors-Grizzlies · W
16.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 2 games: 4, 21Grizzlies-Warriors · L
12.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 2 games: 29, 20Warriors-Grizzlies · W
24.5 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 2 games: 8, 17Grizzlies-Warriors · L
12.5 PPG season to date
17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST