FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 19, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 6 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Hawks63
Cavs73
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Heat104
Nuggets86
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Warriors109
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +33; Q4 HOU +29
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Bucks100
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Magic88
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +4
Final · OT · Box score
Kings90
Blazers92
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +5; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Raptors98
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +25; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 1995–96Nov 19, 1995: 3 games. Top scorer: Steven Smith (Hawks-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Blazers

Portland outlasts Sacramento in overtime

Patrick Ewing goes for 24 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6+7+50+2POR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings24162223590
Blazers18292018792
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 6, 18, 9, 14, 11, 21, 16, 23POR23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 17, 17, 15, 12, 22, 11, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 16, 0, 7, 11, 22, 10, 10, 31SAC31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Michael SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 4, 4, 15, 8, 4, 12, 5, 12SAC12 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Minnesota by 29.

POR over SAC2LAL over GSW3MIL over DAL3NYK over ORL4SEA over TOR8CLE over ATL10MIA over DEN18HOU over MIN29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 221, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 112, Warriors 109
221
Wolves-RocketsWolves 93, Rockets 122
215
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 106, Raptors 98
204
Mavs-BucksMavs 97, Bucks 100
197
Heat-NuggetsHeat 104, Nuggets 86
190
Kings-BlazersKings 90, Blazers 92
182
Knicks-MagicKnicks 92, Magic 88
180
Hawks-CavsHawks 63, Cavs 73
136
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 90, Blazers 92
+2 POR
Mavs-BucksMavs 97, Bucks 100
+3 MIL
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 112, Warriors 109
+3 LAL
Knicks-MagicKnicks 92, Magic 88
+4 NYK
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 106, Raptors 98
+8 SEA
Hawks-CavsHawks 63, Cavs 73
+10 CLE
Heat-NuggetsHeat 104, Nuggets 86
+18 MIA
Wolves-RocketsWolves 93, Rockets 122
+29 HOU
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 90, Blazers 92
6 pts
Mavs-BucksMIL won · Mavs 97, Bucks 100
2 pts
Zo shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
NewmanMIL · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Van ExelLAL · 27 PTS, 12 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
KempSEA · 26 PTS, 18 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
BarkleyHOU · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 90Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings24162223590
Blazers18292018792
The story
Clifford Robinson had 23 points as Portland beat Sacramento 92-90 in OT

Michael Smith led Sacramento with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 29-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6+7+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 112Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers38193124112
Warriors33242527109
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 112-109

For Golden State, Mark Price had 18 PTS, 6 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 12-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 31-25, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +50+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 97Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2525202797
Bucks23262031100
The story
Milwaukee beat Dallas 100-97 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Armen Gilliam

Jim Jackson paced Dallas: 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 31-27 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg28.1Today

28 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 33

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 12, 18, 29, 27, 26, 23, 20, 33Warriors-Lakers · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 9 games: 24, 7, 4, 11, 11, 10, 10, 11, 31Raptors-Sonics · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 16, 0, 7, 11, 22, 10, 10, 31Kings-Blazers · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 15, 6, 9, 13, 16, 14, 11, 27Bucks-Mavs · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 3, 10, 29, 2, 4, 15, 27Lakers-Warriors · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 7, 27, 8, 14, 20, 8, 23, 27Nuggets-Heat · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST