FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 20, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by CHH (vs NYK) and MIA (vs VAN).

Final
DET108
BOS83
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +25
Final
NYK86
CHH93
Q1 CHH 0; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +7
Final
UTA113
LAL97
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +16
Final
IND103
PHI92
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +11
Final
CHI113
PHX99
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +14
Final
LAC93
SAS81
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +12
Final
MIA94
VAN75
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +19
Final · 2OT
SEA115
WSB110
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA 0; OT1 SEA 0; OT2 SEA +5
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 20, 1995: 4 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (ORL vs GSW), 29 points.
The lead · NYK @ CHH

Charlotte handles New York by 7

The Hornets won the fourth quarter 25–16. Final: 93–86. Vlade Divac led Charlotte with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CHH 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 Q3Final00-6-2+7CHH AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2328191686
CHH2322232593
Who led
Vlade DivacPoints, last 9 games: 9, 4, 0, 5, 6, 22, 18, 1, 23CHH23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 10, 19, 17, 21, 7, 8, 14, 20CHH20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 33, 20, 21, 26, 25, 26, 24, 18NYK18 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 7, 10, 9, 7, 11, 11, 4, 16NYK16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
23.11995–96 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.1 in 1995–96 (74 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Boston by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

SEA over WSB5CHH over NYK7IND over PHI11LAC over SAS12CHI over PHX14UTA over LAL16MIA over VAN19DET over BOS25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Scottie Pippen leads the day with 37

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.
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 17, 16, 9, 18, 12, 17, 10, 37CHI @ PHX · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 27, 21, 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37UTA @ LAL · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 50, 15, 27, 26, 28, 38, 25, 37CHI @ PHX · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 22, 19, 25, 19, 26, 6, 17, 34WSB vs SEA · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 19, 31, 33, 20, 25, 11, 26, 34SEA @ WSB · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 16, 21, 13, 25, 19, 21, 24, 31SEA @ WSB · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST