FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 29, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
WSB81
ATL110
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +30; Q4 ATL +29
Final
HOU120
BOS94
Q1 HOU +18; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +26
Final
CHI116
DAL97
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +19
Final
MIN108
DEN103
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +5
Final
LAL84
DET76
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +8
Final
VAN94
IND104
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +10
Final
ORL91
PHI100
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +9
Final
GSW93
POR119
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +26
Final
PHX92
SEA105
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +13
Final
LAC94
UTA111
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +17
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 29, 1995: 6 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (SAS vs LAC), 33 points.
The lead · MIN @ DEN

Stephon Marbury scores 30 as Minnesota wins in Denver

Final: 108–103. Stephon Marbury made 10 of 18 shots from the field.

Game flow · MIN 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+2+7+4+5MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN24322131108
DEN22272430103
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 7 games: 0, 12, 14, 15, 13, 14, 30MIN30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 30, 19, 17, 19, 17, 25, 22, 24MIN24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 8, 23, 27, 16, 16, 12, 15, 34DEN34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tom HammondsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 6, 0, 1, 8, 8, 19, 8, 16DEN16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Washington by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIN over DEN5LAL over DET8PHI over ORL9IND over VAN10SEA over PHX13UTA over LAC17CHI over DAL19HOU over BOS26POR over GSW26ATL over WSB29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan 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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 38, 25, 37, 31, 44, 40, 36CHI @ DAL · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23, 26, 35DAL vs CHI · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 8, 23, 27, 16, 16, 12, 15, 34DEN vs MIN · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 23, 20, 33, 32, 28, 14, 26, 32GSW @ POR · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 12, 17, 10, 37, 16, 16, 15, 32CHI @ DAL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 7 games: 0, 12, 14, 15, 13, 14, 30MIN @ DEN · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST