FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 3, 1995Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by CLE (vs DAL) and POR (vs ORL).

Final · OT · Box score
Mavs107
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Bullets83
Knicks107
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +26; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Magic82
Blazers93
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Heat112
Raptors94
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Grizzlies95
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
The lead · Mavs-Cavs

Cleveland needs overtime to survive Dallas

Vin Baker goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+7-4+100+1CLE AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs193021334107
Cavs261935235108
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 27, 19, 24, 10, 25, 29, 11, 27CLE27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 20, 22, 15, 17, 16, 17, 22CLE22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 8, 32, 26, 32, 21, 37, 24, 18, 33, 28DAL28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 14, 20, 18, 2, 17, 6, 28, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Blazers

Portland upsets Orlando

Portland (7–8) beat Orlando (13–3) 93–82. Clifford Robinson led Portland with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over DAL1LAL over IND8POR over ORL11MIL over VAN14MIA over TOR18NYK over WSB24Final margin, points. Pink = POR over ORL.
The night in charts
Mavs-Cavs combined for 215, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CavsMavs 107, Cavs 108
215
Heat-RaptorsHeat 112, Raptors 94
206
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 109, Grizzlies 95
204
Pacers-LakersPacers 96, Lakers 104
200
Bullets-KnicksBullets 83, Knicks 107
190
Magic-BlazersMagic 82, Blazers 93
175
CLE won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-CavsMavs 107, Cavs 108
+1 CLE
Pacers-LakersPacers 96, Lakers 104
+8 LAL
Magic-BlazersMagic 82, Blazers 93
+11 POR
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 109, Grizzlies 95
+14 MIL
Heat-RaptorsHeat 112, Raptors 94
+18 MIA
Bullets-KnicksBullets 83, Knicks 107
+24 NYK
CLE rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-CavsCLE won · Mavs 107, Cavs 108
4 pts
Magic-BlazersPOR won · Magic 82, Blazers 93
4 pts
Zo shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
OwensMIA · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Dale DavisIND · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Rasheed WallaceWSB · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BrandonCLE · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
61% (11-18)
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 107Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs193021334107
Cavs261935235108
The story
Terrell Brandon had 27 points as Cleveland beat Dallas 108-107 in OT

Jamal Mashburn led Dallas with 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 11-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 35-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7−4+100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 109Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25293025109
Grizzlies1924272595
The story
Glenn Robinson's 22 points carried Milwaukee past Vancouver, 109-95

For Vancouver, Bryant Reeves had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 5-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+11+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 112Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28262434112
Raptors2323282094
The story
Miami beat Toronto 112-94 behind 28 points from Alonzo Mourning

Damon Stoudamire paced Toronto: 15 AST, 13 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+8+4+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Oliver Miller leads the day with 29

Oliver MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 18, 17, 23, 13, 10, 9, 20, 29Raptors-Heat · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 19, 27, 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28Heat-Raptors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 8, 32, 26, 32, 21, 37, 24, 18, 33, 28Mavs-Cavs · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 26, 17, 18, 27, 6, 24, 9, 27Bucks-Grizzlies · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 27, 19, 24, 10, 25, 29, 11, 27Cavs-Mavs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 25, 20, 19, 11, 11, 4, 14, 26Lakers-Pacers · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST