FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 11, 1996Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Suns by 2 after the first quarter and won 97–79.

Final · Box score
Suns79
Bulls97
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls -2; Q3 Bulls +13; Q4 Bulls +18
Final · Box score
Sonics110
Kings94
Q1 Sonics +5; Q2 Sonics +11; Q3 Sonics +16; Q4 Sonics +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Raptors93
Q1 Nuggets +14; Q2 Nuggets +19; Q3 Nuggets +10; Q4 Nuggets +11
On this day · 1995–96Nov 11, 1995: 8 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (Blazers-Bulls), 39 points.
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The lead · Suns-Bulls

Chicago stays perfect at 7–0

Shawn Kemp goes for 31 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2+13+18Bulls AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2318142479
Bulls2118292997
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 7 games: 30, 27, 22, 50, 15, 27, 26Bulls26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 7 games: 18, 22, 14, 17, 16, 9, 18Bulls18 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 6 games: 11, 16, 4, 8, 25, 17Suns17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 6 games: 12, 7, 24, 23, 6, 12Suns12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Raptors

Denver leads Toronto wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 104–93. Best quarter: the first, 31–17. Dale Ellis led Denver with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Nuggets over Raptors11Sonics over Kings16Bulls over Suns18Final margin, points. Pink = Nuggets over Raptors.
The night in charts
Sonics-Kings combined for 204, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KingsSonics 110, Kings 94
204
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 104, Raptors 93
197
Suns-BullsSuns 79, Bulls 97
176
Nuggets won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 104, Raptors 93
+11 Nuggets
Sonics-KingsSonics 110, Kings 94
+16 Sonics
Suns-BullsSuns 79, Bulls 97
+18 Bulls
Kemp shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSonics · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
EllisNuggets · 37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
HawkinsSonics · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MJBulls · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
RichmondKings · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 104Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31222427104
Raptors1717332693
The story
Mark Jackson's 15 assists and 9 points carried Denver past Toronto, 104-93

For Toronto, Damon Stoudamire had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 AST, 9 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL · 2-8 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-17, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +14+19+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 110Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27282926110
Kings2222242694
The story
Gary Payton had 21 points and 9 assists as Seattle beat Sacramento 110-94

Michael Smith led Sacramento with 17 REB, 15 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +5+11+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 79Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2318142479
Bulls2118292997
The story
Chicago beat Phoenix 97-79 behind 18 points from Scottie Pippen

Danny Manning paced Phoenix: 12 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 7-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −2−2+13+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Dale EllisNuggets
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg26.3Today

26 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dale Ellis leads the day with 37

Dale EllisPoints, last 7 games: 6, 6, 25, 33, 23, 18, 37Nuggets-Raptors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 6 games: 26, 24, 23, 16, 19, 31Sonics-Kings · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 6 games: 14, 24, 11, 29, 29, 28Kings-Sonics · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 5 games: 5, 4, 7, 15, 26Raptors-Nuggets · L
11.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 7 games: 30, 27, 22, 50, 15, 27, 26Bulls-Suns · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 6 games: 24, 18, 24, 25, 16, 21Sonics-Kings · W
21.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST