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Friday, November 8, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 4 at halftime and won 115–105.

Final · Box score
Sixers115
Celtics105
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies72
Cavs88
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Nuggets94
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Pistons80
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks88
Clippers81
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Heat101
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Nets82
Magic86
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Spurs75
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Raptors93
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Bullets87
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +10; Q4 CHH +15
On this day · 1995–96Nov 8, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Nets), 42 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Celtics

Allen Iverson scores 32 as Philadelphia wins in Boston

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4+1+10PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27282535115
Celtics24352026105
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 30, 15, 24, 32PHI32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Mark DavisPoints, last 4 games: 6, 8, 9, 22PHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 4 games: 10, 11, 4, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 4 games: 12, 23, 5, 17BOS17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Celtics combined for 220, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CelticsSixers 115, Celtics 105
220
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 101
190
Hornets-BulletsHornets 102, Bullets 87
189
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 92, Raptors 93
185
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 91, Nuggets 94
185
Bulls-PistonsBulls 98, Pistons 80
178
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 88, Clippers 81
169
Nets-MagicNets 82, Magic 86
168
Sonics-SpursSonics 87, Spurs 75
162
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 72, Cavs 88
160
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 92, Raptors 93
+1 TOR
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 91, Nuggets 94
+3 DEN
Nets-MagicNets 82, Magic 86
+4 ORL
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 88, Clippers 81
+7 NYK
Sixers-CelticsSixers 115, Celtics 105
+10 PHI
Sonics-SpursSonics 87, Spurs 75
+12 SEA
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 101
+12 MIA
Hornets-BulletsHornets 102, Bullets 87
+15 CHH
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 72, Cavs 88
+16 CLE
Bulls-PistonsBulls 98, Pistons 80
+18 CHI
PHI rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CelticsPHI won · Sixers 115, Celtics 105
4 pts
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 91, Nuggets 94
1 pt
Mason shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Ervin JohnsonDEN · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DumarsDET · 22 PTS, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Mark DavisPHI · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 92Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2423261992
Raptors3227211393
The story
Damon Stoudamire had a 21-10-10 triple-double as Toronto beat Los Angeles 93-92

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+12+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Jones led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 91Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2032261391
Nuggets2429241794
The story
Antonio McDyess' 27 points carried Denver past Golden State, 94-91

For Golden State, Latrell Sprewell had 29 PTS, 2 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-20, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ervin Johnson was the fantasy play: 52.9 FPTS on 17 REB, 16 PTS

Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 88Clippers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks261722121188
Clippers18221522481
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 88-81 in OT behind 20 points and 19 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

20 PTS, 19 REB, 4 BLK · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 26-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +8+3+100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.01995–96 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 points a game over his last three games, against 14.0 in 1995–96 (47 games). Today: 11 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
23.81995–96 avg8.8Last 2

8.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.8 in 1995–96 (68 games). Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
8.11995–96 avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 1995–96 (33 games). Line: 5 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver wins a tight one over Golden State

94–91. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over LAL1DEN over GSW3ORL over NJN4NYK over LAC7PHI over BOS10MIA over MIL12SEA over SAS12CHH over WSB15CLE over VAN16CHI over DET18Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over GSW.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 32

Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 30, 15, 24, 32Sixers-Celtics · W
25.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 3 games: 19, 23, 29Magic-Nets · W
23.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 5 games: 29, 20, 12, 18, 29Warriors-Nuggets · L
21.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 4 games: 25, 18, 20, 27Bucks-Heat · L
22.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 5 games: 7, 13, 10, 7, 27Nuggets-Warriors · W
12.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 23, 35, 26, 22, 25Lakers-Raptors · L
26.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST