FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 10, 1995Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Hawks108
Celtics103
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Pacers111
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Lakers87
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Spurs112
Knicks118
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets101
Blazers103
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +6; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 POR +2
Final · Box score
Heat90
Kings110
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +20
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Grizzlies81
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +12
The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Atlanta climbs back to beat Boston

David Robinson goes for 45 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-3+5ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks16323129108
Celtics23362321103
Who led
Ken NormanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 5, 15, 12, 7, 12, 8, 6, 26ATL26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 11, 6, 13, 13, 8, 11, 12, 15ATL15 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 25, 29, 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28BOS28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Todd DayPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 7, 6, 14, 17, 11, 15, 15, 16BOS16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Knicks combined for 230, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 112, Knicks 118
230
Clippers-PacersClippers 104, Pacers 111
215
Hawks-CelticsHawks 108, Celtics 103
211
Rockets-BlazersRockets 101, Blazers 103
204
Heat-KingsHeat 90, Kings 110
200
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 93, Grizzlies 81
174
Pistons-LakersPistons 82, Lakers 87
169
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 101, Blazers 103
+2 POR
Pistons-LakersPistons 82, Lakers 87
+5 LAL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 108, Celtics 103
+5 ATL
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 112, Knicks 118
+6 NYK
Clippers-PacersClippers 104, Pacers 111
+7 IND
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 93, Grizzlies 81
+12 TOR
Heat-KingsHeat 90, Kings 110
+20 SAC
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 108, Celtics 103
11 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 82, Lakers 87
5 pts
Spurs-KnicksNYK won · Spurs 112, Knicks 118
3 pts
Dale Davis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dale DavisIND · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Lindsey HunterDET · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
StoudamireTOR · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
SmitsIND · 44 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (20-29)
RobertsonTOR · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 101Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets20152427510101
Blazers23251721512103
The story
Rod Strickland's 32 points and 8 assists carried Portland past Houston, 103-101 in OT

For Houston, Robert Horry had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 13-25 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-15, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+13+600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Clyde Drexler was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 108Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks16323129108
Celtics23362321103
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 108-103 behind 26 points from Ken Norman

Dino Radja paced Boston: 28 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−11−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Long topped the game at 46.7 FPTS: 16 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 112Knicks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Spurs2821292527112
Knicks27282028213118
The story
Patrick Ewing had 19 points as New York beat San Antonio 118-112 in OT

Vinny Del Negro led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-27 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Knicks took the second 28-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+6−300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
35.81994–95 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.8 in 1994–95 (80 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

POR over HOU2ATL over BOS5LAL over DET5NYK over SAS6IND over LAC7TOR over VAN12SAC over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 45

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 11, 20, 33, 37, 24, 31, 30, 45Spurs-Knicks · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 5 games: 15, 11, 16, 10, 44Pacers-Clippers · W
19.2 PPG season to date
44 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 10, 22, 24, 18, 7, 18, 13, 32Blazers-Rockets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 0, 8, 29Heat-Kings · L
4.8 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 25, 29, 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28Celtics-Hawks · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 22, 27, 22, 41, 17, 34, 30, 26Rockets-Blazers · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Terry DehereLAC+3.7 15.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ken NormanATL+2.1 12.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nick AndersonORL+1.8 18.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Greg AnthonyVAN+1.7 17.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Willie AndersonTOR+1.6 16.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
Stacey AugmonATL−2.7 9.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Andrew LangATL−2.5 11.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Dell CurryCHH−2.3 10.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Sam CassellHOU−2.2 11.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Derek HarperNYK−2.2 14.0 last 10 · 16.2 season