FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 6, 1995Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 101–94.

Final · Box score
Cavs82
Hornets94
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +12
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Bulls101
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -13; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Magic109
Warriors107
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Heat101
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -12; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Nets97
Wolves108
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Sixers108
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Bullets96
Q1 WSB -4; Q2 WSB +15; Q3 WSB +12; Q4 WSB +17
The lead · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago climbs out of a 13-point hole against New York

Alonzo Mourning goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-1+7CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3026172194
Bulls23202929101
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 26, 15, 22, 18, 21, 14, 21, 22CHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 36, 38, 34, 22, 33, 29, 37, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 10, 9, 11, 27, 17, 8, 6, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 26, 27, 35, 10, 19, 11, 22, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat

Boston fights back late to top Miami

Miami led 90–78 after three. Boston won the fourth 27–11 and the game 105–101. Dino Radja led Boston with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Heat
Dino Radja · BOSAlonzo Mourning · MIAPTS2226REB913AST17Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Magic-Warriors combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WarriorsMagic 109, Warriors 107
216
Lakers-RocketsLakers 99, Rockets 112
211
Celtics-HeatCeltics 105, Heat 101
206
Nets-WolvesNets 97, Wolves 108
205
Mavs-SixersMavs 87, Sixers 108
195
Knicks-BullsKnicks 94, Bulls 101
195
Cavs-HornetsCavs 82, Hornets 94
176
Hawks-BulletsHawks 79, Bullets 96
175
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WarriorsMagic 109, Warriors 107
+2 ORL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 105, Heat 101
+4 BOS
Knicks-BullsKnicks 94, Bulls 101
+7 CHI
Nets-WolvesNets 97, Wolves 108
+11 MIN
Cavs-HornetsCavs 82, Hornets 94
+12 CHH
Lakers-RocketsLakers 99, Rockets 112
+13 HOU
Hawks-BulletsHawks 79, Bullets 96
+17 WSB
Mavs-SixersMavs 87, Sixers 108
+21 PHI
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 94, Bulls 101
13 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 105, Heat 101
12 pts
Hawks-BulletsWSB won · Hawks 79, Bullets 96
4 pts
Mavs-SixersPHI won · Mavs 87, Sixers 108
2 pts
Magic-WarriorsORL won · Magic 109, Warriors 107
1 pt
Starks shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StarksNYK · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RiderMIN · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ScottORL · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BrandonCLE · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 109Warriors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26332822109
Warriors27292526107
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 23 points and 9 assists carried Orlando past Golden State, 109-107

For Golden State, Latrell Sprewell had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 33-29.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+3+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 105Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25252827105
Heat25273811101
The story
Dino Radja had 22 points as Boston beat Miami 105-101

Bimbo Coles led Miami with 15 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 27-11.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−2−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 87Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2910183087
Sixers27252432108
The story
Philadelphia beat Dallas 108-87 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Jerry Stackhouse

Jamal Mashburn paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 9-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-10 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 −2+13+19+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 34

Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 18, 22, 27, 22, 41, 17, 34Rockets-Lakers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 6, 15, 18, 13, 29, 6, 8, 31Warriors-Magic · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 15, 9, 19, 30, 31, 19, 25, 30Rockets-Lakers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 38, 23, 34, 24, 22, 19, 16, 27Lakers-Rockets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 4 games: 22, 21, 12, 27Bullets-Hawks · W
20.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36, 26Heat-Celtics · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST