FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 9, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHH by 9 at halftime and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Bucks100
Hornets98
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Bulls104
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Heat91
Mavs84
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Rockets91
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +6
Final · OT · Box score
Bullets100
Pacers103
Q1 IND -3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -5; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Suns95
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Kings103
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 1995–96Nov 9, 1995: 4 games. Top scorer: Joe Smith (Warriors-Hawks), 30 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Charlotte

Vin Baker goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-90+2MIL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24302818100
Hornets2736191698
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 5 games: 25, 18, 20, 27, 28MIL28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 5 games: 19, 21, 18, 22, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 5 games: 38, 12, 14, 12, 23CHH23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 5 games: 18, 10, 19, 17, 21CHH21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago makes it six straight

Chicago beat Boston 104–92 and moved to 6–0. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
W@ BOS107–98Wvs PHI115–86Wvs VAN96–73W@ MIA106–100W@ DET98–80Wvs BOS104–92
The night in charts
Suns-Sixers combined for 207, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SixersSuns 95, Sixers 112
207
Blazers-KingsBlazers 102, Kings 103
205
Bullets-PacersBullets 100, Pacers 103
203
Bucks-HornetsBucks 100, Hornets 98
198
Celtics-BullsCeltics 92, Bulls 104
196
Jazz-RocketsJazz 85, Rockets 91
176
Heat-MavsHeat 91, Mavs 84
175
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-KingsBlazers 102, Kings 103
+1 SAC
Bucks-HornetsBucks 100, Hornets 98
+2 MIL
Bullets-PacersBullets 100, Pacers 103
+3 IND
Jazz-RocketsJazz 85, Rockets 91
+6 HOU
Heat-MavsHeat 91, Mavs 84
+7 MIA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 92, Bulls 104
+12 CHI
Suns-SixersSuns 95, Sixers 112
+17 PHI
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HornetsMIL won · Bucks 100, Hornets 98
9 pts
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 92, Bulls 104
7 pts
Bullets-PacersIND won · Bullets 100, Pacers 103
5 pts
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 102, Kings 103
4 pts
Jazz-RocketsHOU won · Jazz 85, Rockets 91
3 pts
Finley shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleyPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
KukocCHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BestIND · 23 PTS, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Antonio DavisIND · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 102Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers20282925102
Kings31241830103
The story
Sacramento beat Portland 103-102 behind 29 points from Mitch Richmond

Arvydas Sabonis paced Portland: 21 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 11-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+7−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 100Hornets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24302818100
Hornets2736191698
The story
Sherman Douglas' 16 points carried Milwaukee past Charlotte, 100-98

For Charlotte, Dell Curry had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 28-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3−90+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Pacers
Bullets 100Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bullets272724166100
Pacers243019219103
The story
Antonio Davis had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Washington 103-100 in OT

Juwan Howard led Washington with 14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 21-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −30−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 57.2 FPTS (25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 38

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 6 games: 17, 24, 23, 34, 36, 38Rockets-Jazz · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 5 games: 14, 9, 11, 5, 36Sixers-Suns · W
15.0 PPG season to date
Career high36 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 4 games: 27, 21, 16, 32Jazz-Rockets · L
24.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 5 games: 14, 24, 11, 29, 29Kings-Blazers · W
21.4 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 5 games: 25, 18, 20, 27, 28Bucks-Hornets · W
23.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 6 games: 30, 27, 22, 50, 15, 27Bulls-Celtics · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST