FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 13, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hawks85
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Heat71
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +32
Final · Box score
Blazers70
Cavs81
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +11
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets94
Pistons95
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +7; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +1
Final · Box score
Bullets106
Nets91
Q1 WSB +5; Q2 WSB +19; Q3 WSB +16; Q4 WSB +15
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Raptors110
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Kings74
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +31
On this day · 1995–96Nov 13, 1995: 2 games. Top scorer: John Stockton (Jazz-Raptors), 29 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive Denver

Christian Laettner goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2+2+70+1DET AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets14212726694
Pistons16213219795
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 6 games: 25, 22, 22, 21, 24, 27DET27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 7 games: 27, 14, 15, 18, 22, 13, 17DET17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 8 games: 7, 13, 10, 7, 27, 8, 14, 20DEN20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 8 games: 6, 6, 25, 33, 23, 18, 37, 20DEN20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Miami by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

DET over DEN1CLE over POR11SAS over LAL12TOR over PHI12WSB over NJN15BOS over ATL18UTA over SAC31CHI over MIA32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 208, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 98, Raptors 110
208
Bullets-NetsBullets 106, Nets 91
197
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 94, Pistons 95
189
Hawks-CelticsHawks 85, Celtics 103
188
Kings-JazzKings 74, Jazz 105
179
Lakers-SpursLakers 83, Spurs 95
178
Heat-BullsHeat 71, Bulls 103
174
Blazers-CavsBlazers 70, Cavs 81
151
DET won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 94, Pistons 95
+1 DET
Blazers-CavsBlazers 70, Cavs 81
+11 CLE
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 98, Raptors 110
+12 TOR
Lakers-SpursLakers 83, Spurs 95
+12 SAS
Bullets-NetsBullets 106, Nets 91
+15 WSB
Hawks-CelticsHawks 85, Celtics 103
+18 BOS
Kings-JazzKings 74, Jazz 105
+31 UTA
Heat-BullsHeat 71, Bulls 103
+32 CHI
Weatherspoon shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WeatherspoonPHI · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
KukocCHI · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
79% (11-14)
KittlesNJN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ShaqLAL · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
LaettnerATL · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 94Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets14212726694
Pistons16213219795
The story
Grant Hill had 27 points as Detroit beat Denver 95-94 in OT

Mark Jackson led Denver with 15 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 32-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+2+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 98Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2321223298
Raptors23243528110
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 21 points and 12 assists carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 110-98

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-28 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-22, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+3+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 85Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2222212085
Celtics41212318103
The story
Boston beat Atlanta 103-85 behind 18 points from Dana Barros

Rick Fox backed him with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 41-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +19+18+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
20.41995–96 avg7.5Last 2

7.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.4 in 1995–96 (65 games). Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 30

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 23, 35, 26, 22, 25, 19, 34, 30Lakers-Spurs · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 7 games: 18, 10, 8, 13, 12, 18, 28Spurs-Lakers · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 8 games: 30, 27, 22, 50, 15, 27, 26, 28Bulls-Heat · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 8 games: 31, 20, 5, 14, 23, 14, 14, 27Hawks-Celtics · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 6 games: 25, 22, 22, 21, 24, 27Pistons-Nuggets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 7 games: 19, 15, 22, 19, 25, 19, 26Bullets-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST