FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 24, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 5 at halftime and won 90–85.

Final · Box score
Mavs91
Celtics105
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Kings74
Cavs103
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Lakers85
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Knicks92
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Heat87
Suns84
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Grizzlies96
Q1 VAN -4; Q2 VAN +9; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +5
On this day · 1995–96Nov 24, 1995: 11 games. Top scorer: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Nuggets-Mavs), 39 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Lakers

Houston makes it six straight

Charles Barkley goes for 23 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-5-1+5HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2214262890
Lakers1625222285
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23HOU23 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 7, 6, 0, 10, 14, 19, 14, 17HOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 34, 30, 18, 16, 26, 26, 29, 23LAL23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 29, 2, 4, 15, 27, 20, 14, 21LAL21 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 29.

MIA over PHX3HOU over LAL5VAN over SAS5SEA over NYK10BOS over DAL14CLE over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Mavs-Celtics combined for 196, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CelticsMavs 91, Celtics 105
196
Sonics-KnicksSonics 102, Knicks 92
194
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 91, Grizzlies 96
187
Kings-CavsKings 74, Cavs 103
177
Rockets-LakersRockets 90, Lakers 85
175
Heat-SunsHeat 87, Suns 84
171
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-SunsHeat 87, Suns 84
+3 MIA
Rockets-LakersRockets 90, Lakers 85
+5 HOU
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 91, Grizzlies 96
+5 VAN
Sonics-KnicksSonics 102, Knicks 92
+10 SEA
Mavs-CelticsMavs 91, Celtics 105
+14 BOS
Kings-CavsKings 74, Cavs 103
+29 CLE
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-LakersHOU won · Rockets 90, Lakers 85
5 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesVAN won · Spurs 91, Grizzlies 96
4 pts
Kings-CavsCLE won · Kings 74, Cavs 103
1 pt
Barros shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrosBOS · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
BarkleyHOU · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST
60% (6-10)
ReevesVAN · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Tyrone HillCLE · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 87Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2324162487
Suns2118232284
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Miami past Phoenix, 87-84

For Phoenix, Danny Manning had 14 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 24-18, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 91Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2519242391
Grizzlies2132222196
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 18 points and 9 assists as Vancouver beat San Antonio 96-91

Sean Elliott led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 32-19.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −4+9+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 90Lakers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2214262890
Lakers1625222285
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 90-85 behind 17 points from Clyde Drexler

Shaquille O'Neal paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 4-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6−5−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg47.9Today

48 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Dominique Wilkins leads the day with 26

Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 12, 18, 28, 19, 11, 24, 19, 26Spurs-Grizzlies · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23Rockets-Lakers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 12, 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23Mavs-Celtics · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 34, 30, 18, 16, 26, 26, 29, 23Lakers-Rockets · L
25.1 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 8, 16, 15, 14, 14, 23, 11, 23Mavs-Celtics · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 28, 16, 30, 27, 14, 12, 32, 23Kings-Cavs · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST