FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 6, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 23 at halftime and won 94–84.

Final · Box score
Pacers84
Celtics94
Q1 BOS -13; Q2 BOS -23; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Lakers78
Hornets88
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH -8; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Mavs84
Pistons103
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Heat100
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Bucks105
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Bullets96
Q1 WSB +3; Q2 WSB -4; Q3 WSB +3; Q4 WSB +10
On this day · 1995–96Nov 6, 1995: 2 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Bullets), 25 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Celtics

Boston erases 23-point lead, steals one from Indiana

Alonzo Mourning goes for 33 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-23+7+10BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers302881884
Celtics1718382194
Who led
Dino RadjaPoints, last 2 games: 10, 23BOS23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 2 games: 19, 19BOS19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 3 games: 17, 34, 28IND28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 3 games: 14, 9, 12IND12 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Heat combined for 206, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HeatBulls 106, Heat 100
206
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 89, Bucks 105
194
Mavs-PistonsMavs 84, Pistons 103
187
Spurs-BulletsSpurs 86, Bullets 96
182
Pacers-CelticsPacers 84, Celtics 94
178
Lakers-HornetsLakers 78, Hornets 88
166
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 106, Heat 100
+6 CHI
Pacers-CelticsPacers 84, Celtics 94
+10 BOS
Spurs-BulletsSpurs 86, Bullets 96
+10 WSB
Lakers-HornetsLakers 78, Hornets 88
+10 CHH
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 89, Bucks 105
+16 MIL
Mavs-PistonsMavs 84, Pistons 103
+19 DET
BOS erased a 23-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 84, Celtics 94
23 pts
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 106, Heat 100
11 pts
Lakers-HornetsCHH won · Lakers 78, Hornets 88
8 pts
Spurs-BulletsWSB won · Spurs 86, Bullets 96
4 pts
Wesley shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WesleyBOS · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DumasDAL · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BakerMIL · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
ThorpeDET · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
RadjaBOS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 106Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls19382623106
Heat30232027100
The story
Scottie Pippen had 17 points as Chicago beat Miami 106-100

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Bulls took the second 38-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −11+4+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 84Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers302881884
Celtics1718382194
The story
Dino Radja's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Indiana, 94-84

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 23 going into the third, then won it 38-8.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −13−23+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick McKey was the fantasy play: 44.7 FPTS on 11 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Spurs-Bullets
Spurs 86Bullets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2324201986
Bullets2617272696
The story
Washington beat San Antonio 96-86 behind 22 points and 21 rebounds from Chris Webber

Avery Johnson paced San Antonio: 11 AST, 8 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 27-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +3−4+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.51995–96 avg21.3Last 3

21.3 points a game over his last three games, against 14.5 in 1995–96 (82 games). Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
36.31995–96 avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.3 in 1995–96 (81 games). Today: 6 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
25.71995–96 avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 25.7 a game in 1995–96 (82 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Detroit by 19.

CHI over MIA6BOS over IND10CHH over LAL10WSB over SAS10MIL over VAN16DET over DAL19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 50

Michael JordanPoints, last 4 games: 30, 27, 22, 50Bulls-Heat · W
32.2 PPG season to date
50 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 3 games: 26, 27, 33Heat-Bulls · L
28.7 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 3 games: 17, 34, 28Pacers-Celtics · L
26.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 2 games: 10, 23Celtics-Pacers · W
16.5 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 3 games: 19, 15, 22Bullets-Spurs · W
18.7 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 3 games: 16, 21, 22Bullets-Spurs · W
19.7 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST