FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 27, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 34 at halftime and won 107–103.

Final
LAL94
BOS110
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +16
Final
VAN78
DET87
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +9
Final
MIA98
LAC82
Q1 MIA +26; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +16
Final
CLE75
MIL92
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +17
Final
SEA106
MIN98
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +8
Final
ATL75
ORL79
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +4
Final
NJN77
PHX99
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +22
Final
POR120
SAS109
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +11
Final
CHH88
TOR92
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
Final
DEN103
UTA107
Q1 UTA -18; Q2 UTA -34; Q3 UTA -13; Q4 UTA +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 27, 1995: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ POR), 33 points.
The lead · DEN @ UTA

Karl Malone posts 31 and 17 as Utah beats Denver

31 points and 17 rebounds in a 107–103 win.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-34-13+4UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN37331518103
UTA19173635107
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31UTA31 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 11, 16, 15, 12, 30, 18, 19, 29UTA29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 6, 10, 16, 11, 20, 6, 13, 31DEN31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 20, 36, 27, 9, 12, 6, 28, 25DEN25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat New Jersey by 22.

ORL over ATL4TOR over CHH4UTA over DEN4SEA over MIN8DET over VAN9POR over SAS11BOS over LAL16MIA over LAC16MIL over CLE17PHX over NJN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Season avg22.8Last 3

22.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dominique Wilkins leads the day with 33

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: 12, 18, 28, 19, 11, 24, 19, 26, 32, 33SAS vs POR · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31UTA vs DEN · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 6, 10, 16, 11, 20, 6, 13, 31DEN @ UTA · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 11, 16, 15, 12, 30, 18, 19, 29UTA vs DEN · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 26, 23, 21, 11, 20, 14, 24, 29CHH @ TOR · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 10, 16, 17, 23, 15, 17, 15, 27SEA @ MIN · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST