FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 26, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 17 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final
VAN80
ATL101
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +21
Final
SEA89
CHH97
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +8
Final
SAS101
DAL105
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +4
Final
PHX108
DEN117
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +9
Final
MIA107
GSW88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +19
Final · OT
POR101
HOU102
Q1 HOU -17; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +1
Final
LAL100
PHI88
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +12
Final
SAC98
TOR87
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +11
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 26, 1995: 5 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (DET vs HOU), 35 points.
The lead · POR @ HOU

Charles Barkley drops 30 in 17-point comeback win over Portland

Portland led by 17 after one. Final: 102–101.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-400+1HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
POR361618238101
HOU192922239102
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23, 30HOU30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 34, 36, 38, 31, 21, 23, 10, 27HOU27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 15, 12, 22, 11, 20, 14, 32POR32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 9, 14, 11, 21, 16, 23, 11, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
18.71995–96 avg24.5Last 2

24.5 points a game over his last two games, against 18.7 in 1995–96 (56 games). Today: 34 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
22.11995–96 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.1 in 1995–96 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · LAL @ PHI

Lakers rally from 10 down to beat Philadelphia

Trailing by 10 at the half, Lakers outscored the 76ers 56–34 the rest of the way. Final: 100–88. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · LAL vs PHI
Shaquille O'Neal · LALDerrick Coleman · PHIPTS2317REB2013AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Johnson leads the day with 34

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.
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 2 games: 15, 34PHX @ DEN · L
24.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 15, 12, 22, 11, 20, 14, 32POR @ HOU · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dominique WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 18, 28, 19, 11, 24, 19, 26, 32SAS @ DAL · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 33, 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23, 30HOU vs POR · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 37, 20, 36, 27, 9, 12, 6, 28DEN vs PHX · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 21, 13, 21, 26, 17, 24, 22, 27TOR vs SAC · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST