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Thursday, November 14, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed IND by 9 after three quarters and won 90–88.

Final · Box score
Bucks86
Warriors95
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Rockets90
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -9; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Clippers78
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +16
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Wolves100
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Knicks99
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Magic96
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Suns89
Grizzlies92
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN +1; Q3 VAN +4; Q4 VAN +3
On this day · 1995–96Nov 14, 1995: 7 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Spurs), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Rockets

Houston rallies from 9 down to beat Indiana

Vin Baker goes for 32 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1-9+2HOU AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2521261688
Rockets2423162790
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 7 games: 20, 9, 16, 16, 8, 33, 25HOU25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 8 games: 17, 24, 23, 34, 36, 38, 31, 21HOU21 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 6 games: 4, 11, 6, 23, 7, 23IND23 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 6 games: 17, 34, 28, 16, 19, 13IND13 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 16.

HOU over IND2NYK over TOR3VAN over PHX3ORL over CHH7GSW over MIL9MIN over DAL10SEA over LAC16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Raptors-Knicks combined for 195, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 96, Knicks 99
195
Mavs-WolvesMavs 90, Wolves 100
190
Hornets-MagicHornets 89, Magic 96
185
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 86, Warriors 95
181
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 89, Grizzlies 92
181
Pacers-RocketsPacers 88, Rockets 90
178
Sonics-ClippersSonics 94, Clippers 78
172
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-RocketsPacers 88, Rockets 90
+2 HOU
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 89, Grizzlies 92
+3 VAN
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 96, Knicks 99
+3 NYK
Hornets-MagicHornets 89, Magic 96
+7 ORL
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 86, Warriors 95
+9 GSW
Mavs-WolvesMavs 90, Wolves 100
+10 MIN
Sonics-ClippersSonics 94, Clippers 78
+16 SEA
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-RocketsHOU won · Pacers 88, Rockets 90
9 pts
Bucks-WarriorsGSW won · Bucks 86, Warriors 95
8 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 96, Knicks 99
7 pts
Mavs-WolvesMIN won · Mavs 90, Wolves 100
6 pts
Suns-GrizzliesVAN won · Suns 89, Grizzlies 92
5 pts
Edwards shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EdwardsVAN · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
GugliottaMIN · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
MullinGSW · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
CambyTOR · 29 PTS, 4 STL, 4 BLK, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
BakerMIL · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
60% (15-25)
Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 88Rockets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2521261688
Rockets2423162790
The story
Houston beat Indiana 90-88 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Reggie Miller paced Indiana: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 27-16 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+1−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 96Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2621292096
Knicks1928232999
The story
Patrick Ewing had 25 points as New York beat Toronto 99-96

Marcus Camby led Toronto with 29 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 29-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −70−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire led the game in fantasy with 59.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 89Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns308232889
Grizzlies2514262792
The story
Greg Anthony's 11 points and 10 assists carried Vancouver past Phoenix, 92-89

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 17 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 11 PTS, 10 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 14-8.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5+1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg9.4Last 3

9.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Blue Edwards leads the day with 34

Blue EdwardsPoints, last 8 games: 16, 11, 5, 18, 4, 8, 11, 34Grizzlies-Suns · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 7 games: 25, 18, 20, 27, 28, 32, 32Bucks-Warriors · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 7 games: 24, 26, 19, 25, 18, 26, 30Wolves-Mavs · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 7 games: 5, 4, 7, 15, 26, 23, 29Raptors-Knicks · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
John StarksPoints, last 8 games: 22, 17, 7, 17, 7, 8, 9, 27Knicks-Raptors · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 7 games: 28, 19, 28, 21, 13, 21, 26Raptors-Knicks · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST