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Wednesday, November 27, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 34 at halftime and won 107–103.

Final · Box score
Lakers94
Celtics110
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Pistons87
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Heat98
Clippers82
Q1 MIA +26; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Bucks92
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Wolves98
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Hawks75
Magic79
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Nets77
Suns99
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Blazers120
Spurs109
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Jazz107
Q1 UTA -18; Q2 UTA -34; Q3 UTA -13; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 1995–96Nov 27, 1995: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Jazz

Karl Malone posts 31 and 17 as Utah beats Denver

Kevin Garnett goes for 21 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-34-13+4UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37331518103
Jazz19173635107
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31UTA31 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 11, 16, 15, 12, 30, 18, 19, 29UTA29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 6, 10, 16, 11, 20, 6, 13, 31DEN31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 20, 36, 27, 9, 12, 6, 28, 25DEN25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat New Jersey by 22.

ORL over ATL4TOR over CHH4UTA over DEN4SEA over MIN8DET over VAN9POR over SAS11BOS over LAL16MIA over LAC16MIL over CLE17PHX over NJN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 229, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 120, Spurs 109
229
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 107
210
Sonics-WolvesSonics 106, Wolves 98
204
Lakers-CelticsLakers 94, Celtics 110
204
Heat-ClippersHeat 98, Clippers 82
180
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 88, Raptors 92
180
Nets-SunsNets 77, Suns 99
176
Cavs-BucksCavs 75, Bucks 92
167
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 78, Pistons 87
165
Hawks-MagicHawks 75, Magic 79
154
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 88, Raptors 92
+4 TOR
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 107
+4 UTA
Hawks-MagicHawks 75, Magic 79
+4 ORL
Sonics-WolvesSonics 106, Wolves 98
+8 SEA
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 78, Pistons 87
+9 DET
Blazers-SpursBlazers 120, Spurs 109
+11 POR
Heat-ClippersHeat 98, Clippers 82
+16 MIA
Lakers-CelticsLakers 94, Celtics 110
+16 BOS
Cavs-BucksCavs 75, Bucks 92
+17 MIL
Nets-SunsNets 77, Suns 99
+22 PHX
UTA erased a 34-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 103, Jazz 107
34 pts
Hawks-MagicORL won · Hawks 75, Magic 79
5 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsDET won · Grizzlies 78, Pistons 87
3 pts
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 120, Spurs 109
1 pt
Lakers-CelticsBOS won · Lakers 94, Celtics 110
1 pt
Zo shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
HardawayMIA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MutomboATL · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Tyrone HillCLE · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 103Jazz 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37331518103
Jazz19173635107
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 29 points as Utah beat Denver 107-103

Antonio McDyess led Denver with 15 PTS, 11 REB 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 34 after the second, the Jazz took the third 36-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −18−34−13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 75Magic 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2418211275
Magic1918241879
The story
Rony Seikaly's 19 rebounds and 16 points carried Orlando past Atlanta, 79-75

For Atlanta, Mookie Blaylock had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 19 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST · 5-15 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 18-12.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−5−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 49.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 88Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2528132288
Raptors2924201992
The story
Toronto beat Charlotte 92-88 behind 23 points from Walt Williams

Vlade Divac paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 20-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +40+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Popeye Jones topped the game at 41.6 FPTS: 18 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Season avg22.8Last 3

22.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dominique Wilkins leads the day with 33

Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 19, 11, 24, 19, 26, 32, 33Spurs-Blazers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31Jazz-Nuggets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 6, 10, 16, 11, 20, 6, 13, 31Nuggets-Jazz · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 11, 16, 15, 12, 30, 18, 19, 29Jazz-Nuggets · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 26, 23, 21, 11, 20, 14, 24, 29Hornets-Raptors · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 10, 16, 17, 23, 15, 17, 15, 27Sonics-Wolves · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST