FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 7, 1995Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed TOR by 7 at halftime and won 96–88.

Final · Box score
Spurs104
Hawks102
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Blazers96
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Jazz119
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Grizzlies84
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +9
The lead · Raptors-Blazers

Toronto's skid reaches three

David Robinson goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+5+8POR AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2923102688
Blazers2421222996
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 25, 16, 23, 20, 20, 21, 22, 24POR24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 27, 28, 10, 22, 24, 18, 7, 18POR18 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 2, 22, 15, 12, 7, 6, 23, 28TOR28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Willie AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 22, 16, 26, 12, 23, 17, 0, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Hawks

San Antonio holds off Atlanta, 104–102

San Antonio led 82–77 after three and held on to win by two. David Robinson led San Antonio with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over ATL2DEN over UTA5POR over TOR8MIL over LAC9DET over VAN9Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over ATL.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 243, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 124, Jazz 119
243
Clippers-BucksClippers 103, Bucks 112
215
Spurs-HawksSpurs 104, Hawks 102
206
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 88, Blazers 96
184
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 93, Grizzlies 84
177
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-HawksSpurs 104, Hawks 102
+2 SAS
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 124, Jazz 119
+5 DEN
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 88, Blazers 96
+8 POR
Clippers-BucksClippers 103, Bucks 112
+9 MIL
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 93, Grizzlies 84
+9 DET
Vaught shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughtLAC · 19 PTS, 10 REB
69% (9-13)
BullardATL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
NewmanMIL · 19 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HoustonDET · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Abdul-RaufDEN · 51 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (17-27)
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 104Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32232722104
Hawks29262225102
The story
Avery Johnson's 20 points carried San Antonio past Atlanta, 104-102

For Atlanta, Andrew Lang had 19 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-22, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +30+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 124Jazz 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34332928124
Jazz29212742119
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 11 rebounds and 7 points as Denver beat Utah 124-119

Jeff Hornacek led Utah with 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 11 REB, 7 PTS, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 2-3 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+17+19+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 93Grizzlies 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3022202193
Grizzlies2213321784
The story
Detroit beat Vancouver 93-84 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Grant Hill

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 22-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +8+17+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Anthony topped the game at 53.5 FPTS: 31 PTS, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf leads the day with 51

Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 8, 12, 11, 39, 6, 24, 24, 51Nuggets-Jazz · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +30.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 17, 18, 27, 6, 24, 9, 27, 32Bucks-Clippers · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 26, 11, 20, 33, 37, 24, 31Spurs-Hawks · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 10, 16, 23, 27, 20, 13, 22, 31Grizzlies-Pistons · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 2, 22, 15, 12, 7, 6, 23, 28Raptors-Blazers · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Matt BullardPoints, last 9 games: 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 3, 0, 28Hawks-Spurs · L
5.1 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST