FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 21, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIN by 19 after the first quarter and won 90–86.

Final · Box score
Clippers94
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Nuggets92
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Nets88
Pistons96
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Suns105
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Pacers87
Q1 CHH +14; Q2 CHH +13; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +3
Final · Box score
Hawks73
Bucks65
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Magic90
Q1 ORL -19; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Raptors81
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +8
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors104
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +5
On this day · 1995–96Nov 21, 1995: 4 games. Top scorer: Cedric Ceballos (Lakers-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Magic

Orlando storms back from 19 down to beat Minnesota

Karl Malone goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-10-4+4ORL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3619151686
Magic1728212490
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 7 games: 15, 14, 15, 17, 25, 14, 22ORL22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 7 games: 14, 12, 18, 3, 6, 15, 14ORL14 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 25, 18, 26, 30, 19, 17, 19MIN19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 14, 11, 15, 20, 13, 12, 20, 17MIN17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Clippers-Mavs

Dallas takes care of Clippers

An 11-point win, 105–94. Chris Gatling led Dallas with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over IND3ORL over MIN4UTA over GSW5DET over NJN8ATL over MIL8CLE over TOR8HOU over PHX10DAL over LAC11CHI over DEN18Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over LAC.
The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 220, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 105, Rockets 115
220
Warriors-JazzWarriors 104, Jazz 109
213
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 92
202
Clippers-MavsClippers 94, Mavs 105
199
Nets-PistonsNets 88, Pistons 96
184
Hornets-PacersHornets 90, Pacers 87
177
Wolves-MagicWolves 86, Magic 90
176
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 89, Raptors 81
170
Hawks-BucksHawks 73, Bucks 65
138
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 90, Pacers 87
+3 CHH
Wolves-MagicWolves 86, Magic 90
+4 ORL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 104, Jazz 109
+5 UTA
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 89, Raptors 81
+8 CLE
Nets-PistonsNets 88, Pistons 96
+8 DET
Hawks-BucksHawks 73, Bucks 65
+8 ATL
Suns-RocketsSuns 105, Rockets 115
+10 HOU
Clippers-MavsClippers 94, Mavs 105
+11 DAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 92
+18 CHI
ORL erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MagicORL won · Wolves 86, Magic 90
19 pts
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 94, Mavs 105
2 pts
Gatling shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GatlingDAL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
WillisHOU · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
HornacekUTA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
CambyTOR · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 90Pacers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2924211690
Pacers1525281987
The story
Charlotte beat Indiana 90-87 behind 20 points from Anthony Mason

Travis Best paced Indiana: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 29-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +14+13+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 86Magic 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3619151686
Magic1728212490
The story
Nick Anderson's 22 points carried Orlando past Minnesota, 90-86

For Minnesota, Tom Gugliotta had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-22 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 19 going into the second, then won it 28-19.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −19−10−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 104Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors222729188104
Jazz2434221613109
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 30 points as Utah beat Golden State 109-104 in OT

Joe Smith led Golden State with 18 PTS, 14 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the second 34-27, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+9+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 33

Karl MalonePoints, last 9 games: 27, 21, 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37, 33Jazz-Warriors · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 29, 27, 26, 23, 20, 33, 32Warriors-Jazz · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 50, 15, 27, 26, 28, 38, 25, 37, 31Bulls-Nuggets · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 9 games: 9, 15, 9, 9, 11, 16, 15, 12, 30Jazz-Warriors · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 9 games: 17, 4, 22, 12, 17, 15, 26, 23, 27Mavs-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 12, 14, 12, 23, 13, 15, 4, 10, 25Hornets-Pacers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST