FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 30, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed MIL by 12 after the first quarter and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Magic86
Cavs82
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nets106
Clippers95
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Celtics77
Heat78
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Bucks87
Q1 CHH -12; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Raptors70
Wolves79
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Kings101
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Sixers96
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Spurs88
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Bullets99
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +4
On this day · 1995–96Nov 30, 1995: 7 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Heat), 33 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bucks

Charlotte climbs out of a 12-point hole against Milwaukee

Jayson Williams goes for 28 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+3+8+7CHH AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1632262094
Bucks2817212187
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 23, 21, 11, 20, 14, 24, 29, 23CHH23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 15, 4, 10, 25, 19, 14, 7, 22CHH22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 29, 31, 16, 9, 33, 23, 22, 27MIL27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 9, 23, 8, 13, 4, 12, 11, 15MIL15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 14.

MIA over BOS1ORL over CLE4HOU over WSB4PHI over VAN6CHH over MIL7MIN over TOR9CHI over SAS9NJN over LAC11NYK over SAC14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Kings-Knicks combined for 216, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-KnicksKings 101, Knicks 115
216
Rockets-BulletsRockets 103, Bullets 99
202
Nets-ClippersNets 106, Clippers 95
201
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 90, Sixers 96
186
Bulls-SpursBulls 97, Spurs 88
185
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 87
181
Magic-CavsMagic 86, Cavs 82
168
Celtics-HeatCeltics 77, Heat 78
155
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 70, Wolves 79
149
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 77, Heat 78
+1 MIA
Magic-CavsMagic 86, Cavs 82
+4 ORL
Rockets-BulletsRockets 103, Bullets 99
+4 HOU
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 90, Sixers 96
+6 PHI
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 87
+7 CHH
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 70, Wolves 79
+9 MIN
Bulls-SpursBulls 97, Spurs 88
+9 CHI
Nets-ClippersNets 106, Clippers 95
+11 NJN
Kings-KnicksKings 101, Knicks 115
+14 NYK
CHH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BucksCHH won · Hornets 94, Bucks 87
12 pts
Nets-ClippersNJN won · Nets 106, Clippers 95
5 pts
Rockets-BulletsHOU won · Rockets 103, Bullets 99
4 pts
Kings-KnicksNYK won · Kings 101, Knicks 115
3 pts
Bulls-SpursCHI won · Bulls 97, Spurs 88
3 pts
Webber shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberWSB · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
92% (11-12)
Horace GrantORL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 28 PTS, 24 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RogersVAN · 16 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
WenningtonCHI · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 77Heat 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2214192277
Heat2215202178
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 17 points and 16 rebounds carried Miami past Boston, 78-77

For Boston, Rick Fox had 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 15-14, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 90Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1818302490
Sixers2727212196
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 31 points as Philadelphia beat Vancouver 96-90

Greg Anthony led Vancouver with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+18+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 106Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets1319252425106
Clippers172019251495
The story
New Jersey beat Los Angeles 106-95 in OT behind 29 points from Kendall Gill

Rodney Rogers paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 5-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets settled it in overtime, 25-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4−5+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
24.01995–96 avg9.8Last 2

9.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.0 in 1995–96 (79 games). Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 38, 25, 37, 31, 44, 40, 36, 35Bulls-Spurs · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 38, 31, 21, 23, 10, 27, 17, 34Rockets-Bullets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 14, 33, 18, 19, 23, 17, 16, 31Sixers-Grizzlies · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 26, 25, 26, 24, 18, 19, 8, 29Knicks-Kings · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 32, 18, 26, 10, 18, 16, 29Nets-Clippers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 13, 3, 24, 6, 9, 12, 19, 28Nets-Clippers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 24 REB · 2 AST