FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 9, 1995Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 123–109.

Final · Box score
Knicks101
Hawks92
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Hornets114
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH -10; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Nets85
Cavs73
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Bullets103
Mavs94
Q1 WSB +6; Q2 WSB -1; Q3 WSB +8; Q4 WSB +9
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Bucks106
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Sixers98
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +26
Final · Box score
Heat94
Suns92
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Sonics106
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Jazz123
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +14
The lead · Warriors-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 51 as Utah beats Golden State

Michael Jordan goes for 45 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-110+14UTA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25372522109
Jazz23283636123
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51UTA51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 22, 13, 8, 6, 13, 11, 25, 12UTA12 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 11, 2, 8, 7, 15, 1, 2, 21GSW21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 16, 2, 24, 0, 5, 7, 1, 16GSW16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 26.

MIA over PHX2CHH over MIN6NYK over ATL9WSB over DAL9SEA over POR9NJN over CLE12CHI over MIL12UTA over GSW14BOS over PHI26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 232, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 109, Jazz 123
232
Bulls-BucksBulls 118, Bucks 106
224
Wolves-HornetsWolves 108, Hornets 114
222
Celtics-SixersCeltics 124, Sixers 98
222
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 97, Sonics 106
203
Bullets-MavsBullets 103, Mavs 94
197
Knicks-HawksKnicks 101, Hawks 92
193
Heat-SunsHeat 94, Suns 92
186
Nets-CavsNets 85, Cavs 73
158
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-SunsHeat 94, Suns 92
+2 MIA
Wolves-HornetsWolves 108, Hornets 114
+6 CHH
Knicks-HawksKnicks 101, Hawks 92
+9 NYK
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 97, Sonics 106
+9 SEA
Bullets-MavsBullets 103, Mavs 94
+9 WSB
Nets-CavsNets 85, Cavs 73
+12 NJN
Bulls-BucksBulls 118, Bucks 106
+12 CHI
Warriors-JazzWarriors 109, Jazz 123
+14 UTA
Celtics-SixersCeltics 124, Sixers 98
+26 BOS
UTA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 109, Jazz 123
11 pts
Wolves-HornetsCHH won · Wolves 108, Hornets 114
10 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 101, Hawks 92
5 pts
Nets-CavsNJN won · Nets 85, Cavs 73
2 pts
Bullets-MavsWSB won · Bullets 103, Mavs 94
1 pt
Larry Johnson shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Larry JohnsonCHH · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (15-20)
StarksNYK · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
MaloneUTA · 51 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (19-28)
PippenCHI · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Kevin JohnsonPHX · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 94Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2229182594
Suns1627222792
The story
Miami beat Phoenix 94-92 behind 30 points from Sasha Danilovic

Charles Barkley paced Phoenix: 13 PTS, 13 REB 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 108Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27362421108
Hornets29243526114
The story
Larry Johnson's 35 points and 11 rebounds carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 114-108

For Minnesota, Christian Laettner had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 15-20 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 35-24.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +2−10+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 109Jazz 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25372522109
Jazz23283636123
The story
John Stockton had 15 assists and 11 points as Utah beat Golden State 123-109

B.J. Armstrong led Golden State with 21 PTS, 4 AST 15 AST, 11 PTS, 5 REB · 4-6 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 36-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−110+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.8Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 51

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51Jazz-Warriors · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 38, 34, 22, 33, 29, 37, 22, 28, 45Bulls-Bucks · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 15, 28, 31, 24, 22, 23, 39Bucks-Bulls · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 20, 23, 17, 25, 32, 23, 19, 18, 35Hornets-Wolves · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Sasha DanilovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 16, 10, 0, 6, 15, 20, 14, 30Heat-Suns · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 27, 35, 10, 19, 11, 22, 22, 29Knicks-Hawks · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 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
Larry JohnsonCHH+1.1 25.6 last 10 · 24.6 season
Kendall GillCHH+0.6 12.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Ed PinckneyTOR+0.2 6.8 last 10 · 6.5 season
Cold
Dell CurryCHH−2.3 10.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
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