FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 4, 1995Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Heat by 5 after the first quarter and won 121–120.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Heat120
Celtics121
Q1 Celtics -5; Q2 Celtics +3; Q3 Celtics +8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 Celtics +1
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Nuggets85
Q1 Nuggets +2; Q2 Nuggets +5; Q3 Nuggets -2; Q4 Nuggets +3
The lead · Heat-Celtics

Boston outlasts Miami in double overtime

Alonzo Mourning goes for 36 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-5+3+800+1Celtics AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat2228263077120
Celtics1736312278121
Who led
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 13, 15, 15, 25, 29, 17, 14, 27Celtics27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 21, 4, 13, 9, 11, 15, 12, 20Celtics20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 27, 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36Heat36 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Pete MyersPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 2, 4, 14, 7, 4, 7, 20Heat20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Pistons-Nuggets

Denver takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 2 after three, Denver won the fourth 27–22. Final: 85–82. Bryant Stith led Denver with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Pistons
Bryant Stith · NuggetsGrant Hill · PistonsPTS2223REB74AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Heat-Celtics combined for 241, 74 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CelticsHeat 120, Celtics 121
241
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 82, Nuggets 85
167
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 120, Celtics 121
+1 Celtics
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 82, Nuggets 85
+3 Nuggets
Celtics rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsCeltics won · Heat 120, Celtics 121
5 pts
Pistons-NuggetsNuggets won · Pistons 82, Nuggets 85
2 pts
Fox shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxCeltics · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
ZoHeat · 36 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
54% (13-24)
MyersHeat · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST
54% (7-13)
Grant HillPistons · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (9-18)
RadjaCeltics · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (8-16)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 120Celtics 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat2228263077120
Celtics1736312278121
The story
Dino Radja had 27 points as Boston beat Miami 121-120 in OT

Pete Myers led Miami with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Celtics took the second 36-28.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −5+3+800+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 82Nuggets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1713302282
Nuggets1916232785
The story
Dikembe Mutombo's 14 points carried Denver past Detroit, 85-82

For Detroit, Otis Thorpe had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 9 REB, 9 BLK, 1 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 27-22.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +2+5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
Greg MinorCeltics
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 36

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 27, 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36Heat-Celtics · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 13, 15, 15, 25, 29, 17, 14, 27Celtics-Heat · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 35, 20, 11, 13, 29, 33, 24, 23Pistons-Nuggets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 17, 16, 25, 19, 16, 15, 22Nuggets-Pistons · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 8, 23, 35, 19, 31, 13, 14, 21Pistons-Nuggets · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Pete MyersPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 2, 4, 14, 7, 4, 7, 20Heat-Celtics · L
5.3 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST