FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 2, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CLE by 15 at halftime and won 79–78.

Final · Box score
Wolves105
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Pistons104
Q1 DET +8; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Warriors100
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Clippers98
Q1 CHI +18; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Nets79
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -15; Q3 NJN -7; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Sixers85
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Magic106
Kings109
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Suns93
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Bullets135
Q1 WSB +1; Q2 WSB +10; Q3 WSB +17; Q4 WSB +28
The lead · Cavs-Nets

New Jersey erases 15-point lead, steals one from Cleveland

David Robinson goes for 37 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-15-7+1NJN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2624151378
Nets1817232179
Who led
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 5, 9, 9, 4, 15, 12, 7, 17NJN17 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 10, 14, 4, 19, 12, 8, 23, 16NJN16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 13, 12, 20, 22, 15, 17, 16, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 14, 15, 14, 17, 19, 21, 11, 15CLE15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Bullets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Boston by 28.

NJN over CLE1GSW over IND3SAC over ORL3DEN over MIN4CHI over LAC6DET over ATL8SAS over PHX8NYK over PHI9HOU over CHH15WSB over BOS28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Celtics-Bullets combined for 242, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 107, Bullets 135
242
Magic-KingsMagic 106, Kings 109
215
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 105, Nuggets 109
214
Hornets-RocketsHornets 98, Rockets 113
211
Bulls-ClippersBulls 104, Clippers 98
202
Hawks-PistonsHawks 96, Pistons 104
200
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 97, Warriors 100
197
Suns-SpursSuns 93, Spurs 101
194
Knicks-SixersKnicks 94, Sixers 85
179
Cavs-NetsCavs 78, Nets 79
157
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-NetsCavs 78, Nets 79
+1 NJN
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 97, Warriors 100
+3 GSW
Magic-KingsMagic 106, Kings 109
+3 SAC
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 105, Nuggets 109
+4 DEN
Bulls-ClippersBulls 104, Clippers 98
+6 CHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 96, Pistons 104
+8 DET
Suns-SpursSuns 93, Spurs 101
+8 SAS
Knicks-SixersKnicks 94, Sixers 85
+9 NYK
Hornets-RocketsHornets 98, Rockets 113
+15 HOU
Celtics-BulletsCeltics 107, Bullets 135
+28 WSB
NJN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-NetsNJN won · Cavs 78, Nets 79
15 pts
Knicks-SixersNYK won · Knicks 94, Sixers 85
9 pts
Brian Grant shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantSAC · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
DrexlerHOU · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
74% (17-23)
MutomboDEN · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 10 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
WebberWSB · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Eddie JohnsonIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 78Nets 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2624151378
Nets1817232179
The story
P.J. Brown's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried New Jersey past Cleveland, 79-78

For Cleveland, Michael Cage had 12 REB, 10 PTS 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 23-15.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −8−15−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 97Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2422232897
Warriors29241631100
The story
Rony Seikaly had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Golden State beat Indiana 100-97

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 28 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the first 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 106Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26242432106
Kings28303021109
The story
Sacramento beat Orlando 109-106 behind 27 points from Brian Grant

Nick Anderson paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+8+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Hardaway topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 41

Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 24, 11, 18, 22, 27, 22, 41Rockets-Hornets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 26, 30, 27, 26, 11, 20, 33, 37Spurs-Suns · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 18, 36, 38, 34, 22, 33, 29, 37Bulls-Clippers · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 31, 20, 20, 16, 16, 16, 18, 34Suns-Spurs · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 19, 24, 35, 24, 27, 28, 21, 28Pacers-Warriors · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 24, 15, 21, 23, 8, 5, 20, 27Kings-Magic · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST