FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 26, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 17 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +21
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Hornets97
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +8
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Suns108
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Heat107
Warriors88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +19
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers101
Rockets102
Q1 HOU -17; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Sixers88
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Kings98
Raptors87
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 1995–96Nov 26, 1995: 5 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Pistons-Rockets), 35 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Rockets

Charles Barkley drops 30 in 17-point comeback win over Portland

Eddie Jones goes for 23 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-400+1HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers361618238101
Rockets192922239102
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23, 30HOU30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 34, 36, 38, 31, 21, 23, 10, 27HOU27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 15, 12, 22, 11, 20, 14, 32POR32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 9, 14, 11, 21, 16, 23, 11, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 225, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 108, Nuggets 117
225
Spurs-MavsSpurs 101, Mavs 105
206
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 101, Rockets 102
203
Heat-WarriorsHeat 107, Warriors 88
195
Lakers-SixersLakers 100, Sixers 88
188
Sonics-HornetsSonics 89, Hornets 97
186
Kings-RaptorsKings 98, Raptors 87
185
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 80, Hawks 101
181
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 101, Rockets 102
+1 HOU
Spurs-MavsSpurs 101, Mavs 105
+4 DAL
Sonics-HornetsSonics 89, Hornets 97
+8 CHH
Suns-NuggetsSuns 108, Nuggets 117
+9 DEN
Kings-RaptorsKings 98, Raptors 87
+11 SAC
Lakers-SixersLakers 100, Sixers 88
+12 LAL
Heat-WarriorsHeat 107, Warriors 88
+19 MIA
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 80, Hawks 101
+21 ATL
HOU erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 101, Rockets 102
17 pts
Lakers-SixersLAL won · Lakers 100, Sixers 88
10 pts
Sonics-HornetsCHH won · Sonics 89, Hornets 97
6 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 101, Mavs 105
1 pt
Hammonds shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HammondsDEN · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RogersVAN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
71% (12-17)
GatlingDAL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 101Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers361618238101
Rockets192922239102
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon had 27 points as Houston beat Portland 102-101 in OT

Clifford Robinson led Portland with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 9-21 FG

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Rockets took the second 29-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −17−400+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 100Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25192729100
Sixers2925161888
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 23 points and 20 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Philadelphia, 100-88

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 16 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 23 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 27-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−10+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 80Hawks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1920231880
Hawks37162523101
The story
Atlanta beat Vancouver 101-80 behind 21 rebounds and 14 points from Dikembe Mutombo

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 REB, 14 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 37-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +18+14+16+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
18.71995–96 avg24.5Last 2

24.5 points a game over his last two games, against 18.7 in 1995–96 (56 games). Today: 34 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
22.11995–96 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.1 in 1995–96 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Sixers

Lakers rally from 10 down to beat Philadelphia

Trailing by 10 at the half, Lakers outscored the 76ers 56–34 the rest of the way. Final: 100–88. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Sixers
Shaquille O'Neal · LALDerrick Coleman · PHIPTS2317REB2013AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Johnson leads the day with 34

Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 2 games: 15, 34Suns-Nuggets · L
24.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 15, 12, 22, 11, 20, 14, 32Blazers-Rockets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 18, 28, 19, 11, 24, 19, 26, 32Spurs-Mavs · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23, 30Rockets-Blazers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 37, 20, 36, 27, 9, 12, 6, 28Nuggets-Suns · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 21, 13, 21, 26, 17, 24, 22, 27Raptors-Kings · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST