FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 7, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · OT
HOU110
DEN108
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +2
Final
NYK105
GSW100
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +5
Final
ORL108
NJN95
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +13
Final
SEA103
PHX98
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +5
Final · OT
MIN94
POR95
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +1
Final
ATL91
SAC87
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +4
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 7, 1995: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs TOR), 38 points.
The lead · ATL @ SAC

Atlanta rallies from 11 down to beat Sacramento

Trailing by 11 at the half, Atlanta outscored the Kings 57–42 the rest of the way. Final: 91–87. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11-2+4ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL1618292891
SAC2124202287
Who led
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 5 games: 31, 20, 5, 14, 23ATL23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 5 games: 9, 8, 13, 10, 22ATL22 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 4 games: 14, 24, 11, 29SAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 4 games: 1, 6, 6, 25SAC25 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
14.01995–96 avg22.0Last 2

22.0 points a game over his last two games, against 14.0 in 1995–96 (47 games). Today: 22 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
27.11995–96 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.1 in 1995–96 (54 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg46.8Today

47 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 33 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

POR over MIN1HOU over DEN2ATL over SAC4NYK over GSW5SEA over PHX5ORL over NJN13Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 36

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 5 games: 17, 24, 23, 34, 36HOU @ DEN · W
26.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 4 games: 6, 6, 25, 33DEN vs HOU · L
17.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 4 games: 18, 16, 21, 33NYK @ GSW · W
22.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 4 games: 14, 24, 11, 29SAC vs ATL · L
19.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 3 games: 8, 18, 26GSW vs NYK · L
17.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 4 games: 1, 6, 6, 25SAC vs ATL · L
9.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST