FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 23, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed GSW by 13 at halftime and won 120–115.

Final · Box score
Pistons85
Hornets93
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH +8
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets120
Warriors115
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Magic76
Pacers73
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Bullets95
Bucks90
Q1 WSB -2; Q2 WSB -7; Q3 WSB -10; Q4 WSB +5
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Wolves98
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Nets114
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +18; Q3 NJN +25; Q4 NJN +23
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Sixers109
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets65
Blazers105
Q1 POR +19; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +40
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Raptors88
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 1995–96Nov 23, 1995: 1 game. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Rockets), 24 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Warriors

Clyde Drexler scores 32, Houston rallies past Golden State

Charles Barkley posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-13+40+5HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2125402212120
Warriors243523267115
Who led
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 13, 4, 6, 33, 18, 17, 32HOU32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27HOU27 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
Mark PricePoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 16, 16, 6, 5, 6, 18, 17, 32GSW32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 29, 27, 26, 23, 20, 33, 32, 28GSW28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 235, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 120, Warriors 115
235
Bulls-JazzBulls 100, Jazz 105
205
Mavs-NetsMavs 91, Nets 114
205
Knicks-SixersKnicks 92, Sixers 109
201
Clippers-WolvesClippers 96, Wolves 98
194
Bullets-BucksBullets 95, Bucks 90
185
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 91, Raptors 88
179
Pistons-HornetsPistons 85, Hornets 93
178
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 65, Blazers 105
170
Magic-PacersMagic 76, Pacers 73
149
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 96, Wolves 98
+2 MIN
Magic-PacersMagic 76, Pacers 73
+3 ORL
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 91, Raptors 88
+3 ATL
Bullets-BucksBullets 95, Bucks 90
+5 WSB
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 120, Warriors 115
+5 HOU
Bulls-JazzBulls 100, Jazz 105
+5 UTA
Pistons-HornetsPistons 85, Hornets 93
+8 CHH
Knicks-SixersKnicks 92, Sixers 109
+17 PHI
Mavs-NetsMavs 91, Nets 114
+23 NJN
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 65, Blazers 105
+40 POR
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 120, Warriors 115
13 pts
Bullets-BucksWSB won · Bullets 95, Bucks 90
10 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 76, Pacers 73
8 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 92, Sixers 109
5 pts
Bulls-JazzUTA won · Bulls 100, Jazz 105
3 pts
KG shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 7 BLK, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
MullinGSW · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
79% (11-14)
PriceGSW · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
79% (11-14)
TrentPOR · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ColemanPHI · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 120Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2125402212120
Warriors243523267115
The story
Mario Elie had 21 points as Houston beat Golden State 120-115 in OT

Mark Price led Golden State with 32 PTS, 5 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Rockets took the third 40-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−13+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 100Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30292615100
Jazz35242323105
The story
Karl Malone's 36 points and 15 rebounds carried Utah past Chicago, 105-100

For Chicago, Scottie Pippen had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 14-28 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +50−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Bucks
Bullets 95Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2622182995
Bucks2827211490
The story
Washington beat Milwaukee 95-90 behind 20 points and 15 rebounds from Chris Webber

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 33 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 −2−7−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
37.11995–96 avg14.1Last 2

14.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 37.1 in 1995–96 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.5Season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 4.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 40.

MIN over LAC2ORL over IND3ATL over TOR3HOU over GSW5WSB over MIL5UTA over CHI5CHH over DET8PHI over NYK17NJN over DAL23POR over DEN40Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 44

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 50, 15, 27, 26, 28, 38, 25, 37, 31, 44Bulls-Jazz · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36Jazz-Bulls · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 20, 20, 12, 29, 31, 16, 9, 33Bucks-Bullets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 13, 4, 6, 33, 18, 17, 32Rockets-Warriors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mark PricePoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 16, 16, 6, 5, 6, 18, 17, 32Warriors-Rockets · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 14, 14, 27, 19, 17, 16, 21, 29Hawks-Raptors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST