FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 5, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DAL by 13 at halftime and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
VAN73
CHI96
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
SAS74
CLE68
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
LAC82
DEN78
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
POR111
GSW93
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
LAL98
NYK92
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
DET83
PHI81
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
MIN98
PHX95
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
HOU102
SAC80
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
ATL117
SEA95
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
DAL96
TOR100
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -13; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +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 5, 1995: 4 games. Top scorer: Christian Laettner (MIN @ VAN), 26 points.
The lead · DAL @ TOR

Walt Williams scores 34 in Toronto win over Dallas

Final: 100–96. Walt Williams added 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-13-7+4TOR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2627281596
TOR20203426100
Who led
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 6, 14, 34TOR34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 3 games: 28, 19, 28TOR28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 3 games: 17, 4, 22DAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 3 games: 28, 26, 20DAL20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Points per game
8.51995–96 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.5 in 1995–96 (80 games). Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
28.01995–96 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 1995–96 (31 games). Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.5minutes, today vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
7.51995–96 avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 1995–96 (46 games). Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Chicago by 23.

DET over PHI2MIN over PHX3LAC over DEN4TOR over DAL4SAS over CLE6LAL over NYK6POR over GSW18HOU over SAC22ATL over SEA22CHI over VAN23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Walt Williams 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.
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 6, 14, 34TOR vs DAL · W
18.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 24, 23, 34HOU @ SAC · W
24.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 4 games: 10, 4, 8, 32POR @ GSW · W
13.5 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 3 games: 28, 19, 28TOR vs DAL · W
25.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 4 games: 17, 23, 19, 27ATL @ SEA · W
21.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 3 games: 23, 35, 26LAL @ NYK · W
28.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST