FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 16, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 6 after three quarters and won 91–89.

Final · Box score
Hawks69
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Cavs98
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Mavs87
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Heat89
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Nets106
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Wolves79
Knicks82
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Magic92
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Kings96
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Bullets106
Q1 WSB -1; Q2 WSB +5; Q3 WSB -5; Q4 WSB +14
On this day · 1995–96Nov 16, 1995: 5 games. Top scorer: Robert Horry (Rockets-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Heat

Jerry Stackhouse scores 33 as Philadelphia wins in Miami

Clyde Drexler goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1-6+2PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2427192191
Heat2527241389
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 9 games: 14, 9, 11, 5, 36, 28, 19, 14, 33PHI33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 9 games: 25, 4, 22, 15, 14, 16, 16, 19, 20PHI20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 9 games: 20, 25, 18, 12, 19, 22, 8, 23, 23MIA23 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Dan MajerlePoints, last 9 games: 14, 14, 8, 14, 19, 20, 3, 5, 19MIA19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bullets

Washington gets past Boston

106–92, with Washington ahead 53–48 at halftime. Juwan Howard led Washington with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DAL1PHI over MIA2NYK over MIN3DET over CLE4ORL over TOR5NJN over DEN7HOU over GSW12SEA over SAC12WSB over BOS14CHI over ATL28Final margin, points. Pink = WSB over BOS.
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 218, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 103, Rockets 115
218
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 99, Nets 106
205
Kings-SonicsKings 96, Sonics 108
204
Pistons-CavsPistons 102, Cavs 98
200
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 92, Bullets 106
198
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 89
180
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 92
179
Jazz-MavsJazz 88, Mavs 87
175
Hawks-BullsHawks 69, Bulls 97
166
Wolves-KnicksWolves 79, Knicks 82
161
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-MavsJazz 88, Mavs 87
+1 UTA
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 89
+2 PHI
Wolves-KnicksWolves 79, Knicks 82
+3 NYK
Pistons-CavsPistons 102, Cavs 98
+4 DET
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 92
+5 ORL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 99, Nets 106
+7 NJN
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 103, Rockets 115
+12 HOU
Kings-SonicsKings 96, Sonics 108
+12 SEA
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 92, Bullets 106
+14 WSB
Hawks-BullsHawks 69, Bulls 97
+28 CHI
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 91, Heat 89
6 pts
Celtics-BulletsWSB won · Celtics 92, Bullets 106
5 pts
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 79, Knicks 82
3 pts
Pistons-CavsDET won · Pistons 102, Cavs 98
2 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 87, Magic 92
1 pt
Gill shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GillNJN · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
DrexlerHOU · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
MullinGSW · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Walt WilliamsTOR · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
ThorpeDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 88Mavs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1523292188
Mavs1520183487
The story
Utah beat Dallas 88-87 behind 15 points and 13 rebounds from Bryon Russell

Chris Gatling paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 20 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+3+14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 91Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2427192191
Heat2527241389
The story
Derrick Coleman had 20 points as Philadelphia beat Miami 91-89

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 23 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 21-13.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−1−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 79Knicks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2318211779
Knicks2217202382
The story
Patrick Ewing's 26 points and 15 rebounds carried New York past Minnesota, 82-79

For Minnesota, Tom Gugliotta had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1−2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 33

Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 9 games: 25, 22, 10, 6, 13, 13, 4, 6, 33Rockets-Warriors · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 9 games: 14, 9, 11, 5, 36, 28, 19, 14, 33Sixers-Heat · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 6 games: 22, 22, 11, 15, 16, 32Nets-Nuggets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 6, 14, 34, 20, 2, 22, 13, 29Raptors-Magic · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 8 games: 25, 22, 22, 21, 24, 27, 27, 27Pistons-Cavs · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 9 games: 14, 24, 11, 29, 29, 28, 16, 30, 27Kings-Sonics · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST