FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 7, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · OT · Box score
Rockets110
Nuggets108
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Warriors100
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Magic108
Nets95
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Suns98
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves94
Blazers95
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +12; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +1
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Kings87
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +4
On this day · 1995–96Nov 7, 1995: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Kings

Atlanta rallies from 11 down to beat Sacramento

Dale Ellis goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11-2+4ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1618292891
Kings2124202287
Who led
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 5 games: 31, 20, 5, 14, 23ATL23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 5 games: 9, 8, 13, 10, 22ATL22 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 4 games: 14, 24, 11, 29SAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 4 games: 1, 6, 6, 25SAC25 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 218, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 110, Nuggets 108
218
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 105, Warriors 100
205
Magic-NetsMagic 108, Nets 95
203
Sonics-SunsSonics 103, Suns 98
201
Wolves-BlazersWolves 94, Blazers 95
189
Hawks-KingsHawks 91, Kings 87
178
5 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 94, Blazers 95
+1 POR
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 110, Nuggets 108
+2 HOU
Hawks-KingsHawks 91, Kings 87
+4 ATL
Sonics-SunsSonics 103, Suns 98
+5 SEA
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 105, Warriors 100
+5 NYK
Magic-NetsMagic 108, Nets 95
+13 ORL
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-KingsATL won · Hawks 91, Kings 87
11 pts
Knicks-WarriorsNYK won · Knicks 105, Warriors 100
4 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 110, Nuggets 108
2 pts
Mutombo shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboATL · 22 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
WilkinsORL · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
EwingNYK · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
BradleyNJN · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 94Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves22251427694
Blazers25252315795
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 17 points and 17 rebounds carried Portland past Minnesota, 95-94 in OT

For Minnesota, Tom Gugliotta had 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-14, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+3+120+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 11 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 110Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets3020271716110
Nuggets2923192314108
The story
Charles Barkley had 16 points and 15 rebounds as Houston beat Denver 110-108 in OT

Mark Jackson led Denver with 16 AST, 15 PTS, 4 REB 16 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Rockets took the third 27-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1−2+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Kings
Hawks 91Kings 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1618292891
Kings2124202287
The story
Atlanta beat Sacramento 91-87 behind 22 points and 20 rebounds from Dikembe Mutombo

Olden Polynice paced Sacramento: 25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK · 9-11 FG

The swing

A 29-20 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −5−11−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.01995–96 avg22.0Last 2

22.0 points a game over his last two games, against 14.0 in 1995–96 (47 games). Today: 22 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
27.11995–96 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.1 in 1995–96 (54 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg46.8Today

47 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 33 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

POR over MIN1HOU over DEN2ATL over SAC4NYK over GSW5SEA over PHX5ORL over NJN13Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 36

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 5 games: 17, 24, 23, 34, 36Rockets-Nuggets · W
26.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 4 games: 6, 6, 25, 33Nuggets-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 4 games: 18, 16, 21, 33Knicks-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 4 games: 14, 24, 11, 29Kings-Hawks · L
19.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 3 games: 8, 18, 26Warriors-Knicks · L
17.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 4 games: 1, 6, 6, 25Kings-Hawks · L
9.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST