FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 5, 1995Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 13 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Pacers108
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Magic114
Clippers105
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Suns112
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +28
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Sonics119
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +29; Q4 SEA +30
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Jazz100
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +3
The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Houston rallies from 13 down to beat Utah

Charles Barkley goes for 24 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-3-2+3HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets17303323103
Jazz30203218100
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 28, 15, 9, 19, 30, 31, 19, 25HOU25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 16, 26, 14, 8, 4, 11, 2, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27UTA27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 21, 22, 9, 14, 2, 17, 4, 21UTA21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pacers

Indiana beats Philadelphia, 108–91

Indiana led 75–65 after three and won by 17. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 23 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over UTA3PHX over VAN4NYK over DAL5ORL over LAC9IND over PHI17SAS over LAL28SEA over TOR30Final margin, points. Pink = IND over PHI.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Suns combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 108, Suns 112
220
Magic-ClippersMagic 114, Clippers 105
219
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 89, Sonics 119
208
Lakers-SpursLakers 89, Spurs 117
206
Rockets-JazzRockets 103, Jazz 100
203
Sixers-PacersSixers 91, Pacers 108
199
Mavs-KnicksMavs 87, Knicks 92
179
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 103, Jazz 100
+3 HOU
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 108, Suns 112
+4 PHX
Mavs-KnicksMavs 87, Knicks 92
+5 NYK
Magic-ClippersMagic 114, Clippers 105
+9 ORL
Sixers-PacersSixers 91, Pacers 108
+17 IND
Lakers-SpursLakers 89, Spurs 117
+28 SAS
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 89, Sonics 119
+30 SEA
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-JazzHOU won · Rockets 103, Jazz 100
13 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 91, Pacers 108
3 pts
Magic-ClippersORL won · Magic 114, Clippers 105
2 pts
Horry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorryHOU · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
BarkleyPHX · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
PennyORL · 38 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Tracy MurrayTOR · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BarryLAC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 103Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets17303323103
Jazz30203218100
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon had 25 points as Houston beat Utah 103-100

Karl Malone led Utah with 27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK · 8-20 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Rockets took the second 30-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13−3−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 108Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies19223136108
Suns32233225112
The story
Michael Finley's 25 points carried Phoenix past Vancouver, 112-108

For Vancouver, Greg Anthony had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-19, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +13+14+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 87Knicks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2619182487
Knicks3121241692
The story
New York beat Dallas 92-87 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Jamal Mashburn paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-20 FG

The swing

A 24-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+7+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 38

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 37, 22, 30, 16, 24, 22, 15, 38Magic-Clippers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 15, 19, 24, 15, 7, 22, 7, 35Sixers-Pacers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27Jazz-Rockets · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 16, 22, 20, 18, 22, 32, 23, 26Sixers-Pacers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 28, 15, 9, 19, 30, 31, 19, 25Rockets-Jazz · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 4, 12, 24, 23, 19, 12, 16, 17, 25Suns-Grizzlies · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST