FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 28, 1996Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NJN by 5 after three quarters and won 124–118.

Final · Box score
Nets118
Warriors124
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Kings83
Pacers101
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +18
On this day · 1995–96Nov 28, 1995: 9 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Mavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Nets-Warriors

Joe Smith scores 30 in Golden State win over New Jersey

Robert Pack goes for 25 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+8-5+6GSW AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36283321118
Warriors39332032124
Who led
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 26, 18, 17, 19, 18, 9, 24, 30GSW30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 26, 23, 20, 33, 32, 28, 14, 26GSW26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 6, 9, 16, 13, 17, 8, 7, 25NJN25 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 21, 3, 19, 15, 15, 12, 4, 25NJN25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Pacers

Indiana never trails at a break against Sacramento

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 101–83. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Kings
Reggie Miller · INDMitch Richmond · SACPTS1918REB43AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Nets-Warriors combined for 242, 58 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WarriorsNets 118, Warriors 124
242
Kings-PacersKings 83, Pacers 101
184
GSW won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-WarriorsNets 118, Warriors 124
+6 GSW
Kings-PacersKings 83, Pacers 101
+18 IND
Owes shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OwesGSW · 18 PTS, 11 REB
73% (8-11)
PriceGSW · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ReggieIND · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
BestIND · 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
55% (6-11)
FerrellIND · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 118Warriors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36283321118
Warriors39332032124
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 26 points as Golden State beat New Jersey 124-118

Kendall Gill led New Jersey with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 4-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 32-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+8−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 83Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2117202583
Pacers24192533101
The story
Dale Davis' 12 rebounds and 10 points carried Indiana past Sacramento, 101-83

For Sacramento, Mitch Richmond had 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-25, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+5+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joe Smith leads the day with 30

Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 26, 18, 17, 19, 18, 9, 24, 30Warriors-Nets · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 26, 23, 20, 33, 32, 28, 14, 26Warriors-Nets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 6, 9, 16, 13, 17, 8, 7, 25Nets-Warriors · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 21, 3, 19, 15, 15, 12, 4, 25Nets-Warriors · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Mark PricePoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 6, 5, 6, 18, 17, 32, 12, 21Warriors-Nets · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 14, 13, 3, 24, 6, 9, 12, 19Nets-Warriors · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST