FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 17, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · Box score
Blazers88
Pacers83
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Suns88
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Spurs92
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Sonics91
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +10
On this day · 1995–96Nov 17, 1995: 11 games. Top scorer: Charles Barkley (Suns-Kings), 31 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Spurs

Golden State climbs out of a 9-point hole against San Antonio

Gary Payton goes for 21 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+13+10GSW AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors15283326102
Spurs2423162992
Who led
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 9 games: 2, 9, 2, 7, 5, 4, 1, 8, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 9 games: 29, 20, 12, 18, 29, 27, 26, 23, 20GSW20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 9 games: 14, 14, 9, 8, 15, 14, 16, 10, 17SAS17 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 9 games: 9, 4, 8, 10, 9, 17, 22, 16, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Pacers

Portland beats Indiana, 88–83

Portland led 65–60 after three and won by 5. Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over IND5LAC over MIL8GSW over SAS10SEA over VAN10LAL over PHX14Final margin, points. Pink = POR over IND.
The night in charts
Bucks-Clippers combined for 196, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-ClippersBucks 94, Clippers 102
196
Warriors-SpursWarriors 102, Spurs 92
194
Lakers-SunsLakers 102, Suns 88
190
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 81, Sonics 91
172
Blazers-PacersBlazers 88, Pacers 83
171
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-PacersBlazers 88, Pacers 83
+5 POR
Bucks-ClippersBucks 94, Clippers 102
+8 LAC
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 81, Sonics 91
+10 SEA
Warriors-SpursWarriors 102, Spurs 92
+10 GSW
Lakers-SunsLakers 102, Suns 88
+14 LAL
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SpursGSW won · Warriors 102, Spurs 92
9 pts
Blazers-PacersPOR won · Blazers 88, Pacers 83
5 pts
Bucks-ClippersLAC won · Bucks 94, Clippers 102
2 pts
Armstrong shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArmstrongGSW · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
RogersVAN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
ShaqLAL · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
RobertsLAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
57% (8-14)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
57% (8-14)
Final · Blazers-Pacers
Blazers 88Pacers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2316262388
Pacers2222162383
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 18 points as Portland beat Indiana 88-83

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 26-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−5+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenny Anderson led the game in fantasy with 41.6 FPTS (12 AST, 11 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 94Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2725271594
Clippers26243022102
The story
Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 102-94 behind 18 points from Malik Sealy

Ray Allen paced Milwaukee: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-18 FG

The swing

A 22-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−2+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Sonics
Grizzlies 81Sonics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2117182581
Sonics2418232691
The story
Sam Perkins' 15 points carried Seattle past Vancouver, 91-81

For Vancouver, Roy Rogers had 18 PTS, 9 REB 15 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB · 4-8 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+4+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 31

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 19, 21, 18, 22, 20, 20, 12, 29, 31Bucks-Clippers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 8 games: 17, 34, 28, 16, 19, 13, 12, 30Pacers-Blazers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 9 games: 2, 9, 2, 7, 5, 4, 1, 8, 24Warriors-Spurs · W
6.9 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 9 games: 13, 18, 20, 9, 9, 23, 4, 9, 23Bucks-Clippers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 24, 25, 16, 21, 13, 25, 19, 21Sonics-Grizzlies · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 9 games: 11, 16, 4, 8, 25, 17, 8, 14, 20Suns-Lakers · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST