FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 3, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 7 at halftime and won 91–85.

Final
MIN85
LAL91
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
Final
CHH86
NYK113
Q1 NYK +26; Q2 NYK +34; Q3 NYK +33; Q4 NYK +27
Final
DEN88
SAS79
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +9
Final
GSW105
VAN95
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96Nov 3, 1995: 14 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs CHH), 42 points.
The lead · MIN @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal posts 35 and 19 as Lakers beat Minnesota

35 points and 19 rebounds in a 91–85 win.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-4+6LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2324221685
LAL1723252691
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 23, 35LAL35 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 2 games: 2, 13LAL13 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 2 games: 24, 26MIN26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 2 games: 17, 12MIN12 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DEN @ SAS

Denver leads San Antonio wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 88–79. Best quarter: the second, 27–16. Ricky Pierce led Denver with 15 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MIN6DEN over SAS9GSW over VAN10NYK over CHH27Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over SAS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.51995–96 avg25.0Last 2

25.0 points a game over his last two games, against 14.5 in 1995–96 (82 games). Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
40.41995–96 avg27.9Last 2

27.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 40.4 in 1995–96 (81 games). Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
12.51995–96 avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 1995–96 (71 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 23, 35LAL vs MIN · W
29.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 2 games: 24, 26MIN @ LAL · L
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 2 games: 8, 24GSW @ VAN · W
16.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 2 games: 4, 21VAN vs GSW · L
12.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 2 games: 29, 20GSW @ VAN · W
24.5 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 2 games: 8, 17VAN vs GSW · L
12.5 PPG season to date
17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST