FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 8, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 7 at halftime and won 112–94.

Final · Box score
Spurs87
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +28
Final · Box score
Suns98
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons121
Warriors114
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bullets107
Rockets113
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Wolves112
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Nets91
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Magic105
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Sonics120
Kings103
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +17
The lead · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota handles Clippers by 18

Eddie Jones goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-7+10+18MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1935241694
Wolves26214124112
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 30, 24, 25, 29, 18, 17, 20, 27MIN27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 16, 17, 25, 18, 15, 11, 18, 26MIN26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 17, 21, 18, 15, 17, 22, 19, 19LAC19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 10, 14, 13, 14, 8, 16, 12, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Philadelphia by 28, the widest margin of 10 games.

NJN over IND2DEN over PHX5HOU over WSB6DET over GSW7ORL over CHH10LAL over TOR17SEA over SAC17MIN over LAC18CHI over SAS19CLE over PHI28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Pistons-Warriors combined for 235, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 121, Warriors 114
235
Sonics-KingsSonics 120, Kings 103
223
Raptors-LakersRaptors 103, Lakers 120
223
Bullets-RocketsBullets 107, Rockets 113
220
Clippers-WolvesClippers 94, Wolves 112
206
Suns-NuggetsSuns 98, Nuggets 103
201
Hornets-MagicHornets 95, Magic 105
200
Sixers-CavsSixers 85, Cavs 113
198
Spurs-BullsSpurs 87, Bulls 106
193
Pacers-NetsPacers 89, Nets 91
180
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 89, Nets 91
+2 NJN
Suns-NuggetsSuns 98, Nuggets 103
+5 DEN
Bullets-RocketsBullets 107, Rockets 113
+6 HOU
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 121, Warriors 114
+7 DET
Hornets-MagicHornets 95, Magic 105
+10 ORL
Sonics-KingsSonics 120, Kings 103
+17 SEA
Raptors-LakersRaptors 103, Lakers 120
+17 LAL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 94, Wolves 112
+18 MIN
Spurs-BullsSpurs 87, Bulls 106
+19 CHI
Sixers-CavsSixers 85, Cavs 113
+28 CLE
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 94, Wolves 112
7 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 98, Nuggets 103
5 pts
Pistons-WarriorsDET won · Pistons 121, Warriors 114
4 pts
Pacers-NetsNJN won · Pacers 89, Nets 91
4 pts
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 95, Magic 105
3 pts
Ellis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisDEN · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
WebberWSB · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
MuresanWSB · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ColemanPHI · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PhillsCLE · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 89Nets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2817182689
Nets2426221991
The story
Kenny Anderson had 12 assists and 9 points as New Jersey beat Indiana 91-89

Derrick McKey led Indiana with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 12 AST, 9 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL · 2-9 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Nets took the second 26-17.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4+5+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Rockets
Bullets 107Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets33271928107
Rockets31292033113
The story
Houston beat Washington 113-107 behind 30 points and 11 rebounds from Clyde Drexler

Gheorghe Muresan paced Washington: 21 PTS, 11 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −20+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Warriors
Pistons 121Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2532242119121
Warriors2925232512114
The story
Grant Hill's 26 points carried Detroit past Golden State, 121-114 in OT

For Golden State, Chris Gatling had 14 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 32-25.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4+3+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.2Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.3minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
35.81994–95 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.8 in 1994–95 (80 games). Today: 13 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 34

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 9, 19, 30, 31, 19, 25, 30, 34Rockets-Bullets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 16, 15, 27, 6, 9, 8, 16, 34Sonics-Kings · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 17, 19, 21, 11, 15, 13, 20, 32Cavs-Sixers · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 20, 22, 18, 25, 22, 16, 25, 31Hornets-Magic · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 18, 22, 27, 22, 41, 17, 34, 30Rockets-Bullets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 26, 11, 20, 33, 37, 24, 31, 30Spurs-Bulls · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+1.8 18.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jon KoncakORL+1.5 6.9 last 10 · 5.5 season
Ed PinckneyTOR+0.2 6.8 last 10 · 6.5 season
Brian ShawORL−0.2 6.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Alvin RobertsonTOR−0.9 10.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
John SalleyTOR−2.1 5.2 last 10 · 7.3 season
Tracy MurrayTOR−1.4 13.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Damon StoudamireTOR−1.2 14.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dennis ScottORL−1.1 19.9 last 10 · 20.9 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−1.1 25.5 last 10 · 26.6 season