FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 1, 1995Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 7 after the first quarter and won 111–105.

Final · Box score
Mavs106
Hawks98
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Nets131
Celtics123
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets101
Heat108
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Suns111
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Sonics110
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +18; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +21; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +3
The lead · Wolves-Suns

Phoenix gets past Minnesota

Kenny Anderson goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+5+6PHX AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34212327105
Suns27322428111
Who led
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 5, 16, 15, 19, 7, 22, 24, 8, 26PHX26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 12, 17, 26, 14, 15, 10, 16, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Sean RooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 12, 5, 11, 5, 11, 0, 6, 19MIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 24, 10, 13, 30, 24, 25, 29, 18MIN18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 254, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 131, Celtics 123
254
Wolves-SunsWolves 105, Suns 111
216
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 100, Lakers 113
213
Bucks-SonicsBucks 99, Sonics 110
209
Hornets-HeatHornets 101, Heat 108
209
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 102, Raptors 105
207
Mavs-HawksMavs 106, Hawks 98
204
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 102, Raptors 105
+3 TOR
Wolves-SunsWolves 105, Suns 111
+6 PHX
Hornets-HeatHornets 101, Heat 108
+7 MIA
Nets-CelticsNets 131, Celtics 123
+8 NJN
Mavs-HawksMavs 106, Hawks 98
+8 DAL
Bucks-SonicsBucks 99, Sonics 110
+11 SEA
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 100, Lakers 113
+13 LAL
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 105, Suns 111
7 pts
Bucks-SonicsSEA won · Bucks 99, Sonics 110
5 pts
Anthony shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AnthonyVAN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Oliver MillerTOR · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
EdwardsVAN · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MotenVAN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 102Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers15292731102
Raptors36172923105
The story
Oliver Miller had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Philadelphia 105-102

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the first 36-15, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +21+9+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 101Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets232219352101
Heat322119279108
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 108-101 in OT behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Alonzo Mourning

Glen Rice paced Charlotte: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9+8+80+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Larry Johnson topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 131Celtics 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets3428302118131
Celtics3222233610123
The story
P.J. Brown's 23 points carried New Jersey past Boston, 131-123 in OT

For Boston, Dana Barros had 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Nets took it 18-10.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +2+8+150+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Lakers by 13.

TOR over PHI3PHX over MIN6MIA over CHH7DAL over ATL8NJN over BOS8SEA over MIL11LAL over VAN13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kenny Anderson leads the day with 39

Kenny AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 13, 13, 7, 4, 26, 12, 13, 14, 39Nets-Celtics · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 4, 6, 12, 12, 21, 24, 10, 33Celtics-Nets · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 32, 26, 32, 21, 37, 24, 18, 33Mavs-Hawks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 9, 7, 16, 22, 20, 18, 22, 32Sixers-Raptors · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 13, 28, 44, 20, 23, 17, 25, 32Hornets-Heat · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 19, 14, 20, 18, 2, 17, 6, 28Mavs-Hawks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST