FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 4, 1996Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 7 at halftime and won 75–72.

Final
ATL94
POR76
Q1 ATL +19; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +18
Final
HOU75
UTA72
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +3
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 4, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Sean Elliott (SAS @ DEN), 32 points.
The lead · HOU @ UTA

Houston takes over late to edge Utah

Down 7 after three, Houston won the fourth 19–9. Final: 75–72. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final00-7-7+3HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1911261975
UTA191826972
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 3 games: 17, 24, 23HOU23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 3 games: 20, 11, 16HOU16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 27, 21, 16UTA16 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 3 games: 24, 9, 14UTA14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · ATL @ POR

Atlanta never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–76. Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ATL vs POR
Mookie Blaylock · ATLKenny Anderson · PORPTS2214REB36AST53Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
2.91995–96 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 points a game over his last three games, against 2.9 in 1995–96 (59 games). Today: 8 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.5minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
28.01995–96 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.0 in 1995–96 (31 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
10.01995–96 avg23.4Today

23 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 1995–96 (46 games). Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 23

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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 3 games: 17, 24, 23HOU @ UTA · W
21.3 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 3 games: 10, 9, 22ATL @ POR · W
13.7 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 3 games: 17, 23, 19ATL @ POR · W
19.7 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 27, 21, 16UTA vs HOU · L
21.3 PPG season to date
16 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 3 games: 20, 11, 16HOU @ UTA · W
15.7 PPG season to date
16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 3 games: 20, 13, 14POR vs ATL · L
15.7 PPG season to date
14 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST