FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 24, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 5 at halftime and won 90–85.

Final
DAL91
BOS105
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +14
Final
SAC74
CLE103
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +29
Final
HOU90
LAL85
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final
SEA102
NYK92
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +10
Final
MIA87
PHX84
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +3
Final
SAS91
VAN96
Q1 VAN -4; Q2 VAN +9; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +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 24, 1995: 11 games. Top scorer: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (DEN @ DAL), 39 points.
The lead · HOU @ LAL

Houston makes it six straight

Houston beat Lakers 90–85 and moved to 12–1. Charles Barkley led Houston with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 8 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 Q3Final0+6-5-1+5HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2214262890
LAL1625222285
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23HOU23 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 7, 6, 0, 10, 14, 19, 14, 17HOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 34, 30, 18, 16, 26, 26, 29, 23LAL23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 29, 2, 4, 15, 27, 20, 14, 21LAL21 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 29.

MIA over PHX3HOU over LAL5VAN over SAS5SEA over NYK10BOS over DAL14CLE over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg47.9Today

48 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Dominique Wilkins leads the day with 26

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.
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 12, 18, 28, 19, 11, 24, 19, 26SAS @ VAN · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23HOU @ LAL · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 12, 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23DAL @ BOS · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 34, 30, 18, 16, 26, 26, 29, 23LAL vs HOU · L
25.1 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 8, 16, 15, 14, 14, 23, 11, 23DAL @ BOS · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 28, 16, 30, 27, 14, 12, 32, 23SAC @ CLE · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST