FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 11, 1995Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 104–91.

Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Sixers91
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +10
The lead · Nuggets-Sixers

Denver makes it five straight

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf goes for 22 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+7+12+13DEN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22313021104
Sixers2521252091
Who led
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 11, 39, 6, 24, 24, 51, 13, 22DEN22 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 25, 19, 16, 15, 22, 11, 13, 21DEN21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 32, 23, 26, 21, 13, 21, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 13, 7, 20, 8, 7, 14, 13, 18PHI18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Jazz combined for 210, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-JazzHornets 100, Jazz 110
210
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 104, Sixers 91
195
UTA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Hornets-JazzHornets 100, Jazz 110
+10 UTA
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 104, Sixers 91
+13 DEN
Malone shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
Chris MorrisUTA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
WeatherspoonPHI · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
StocktonUTA · 18 PTS, 15 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
RiceCHH · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 100Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22242133100
Jazz29243126110
The story
Chris Morris' 22 points carried Utah past Charlotte, 110-100

For Charlotte, Scott Burrell had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-21, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+7+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 104Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22313021104
Sixers2521252091
The story
Bryant Stith had 21 points as Denver beat Philadelphia 104-91

Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 31-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3+7+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.2Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
20.81994–95 avg3.0Last 2

3.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.8 in 1994–95 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Jazz

Utah leads Charlotte wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 110–100. Best quarter: the third, 31–21. Karl Malone led Utah with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Hornets
Karl Malone · UTAGlen Rice · CHHPTS2419REB63AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 24

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51, 24Jazz-Hornets · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 11, 39, 6, 24, 24, 51, 13, 22Nuggets-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 14, 2, 17, 4, 21, 16, 7, 22Jazz-Hornets · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 25, 19, 16, 15, 22, 11, 13, 21Nuggets-Sixers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 32, 23, 26, 21, 13, 21, 20Sixers-Nuggets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 11, 22, 8, 20, 11, 20, 23, 19Nuggets-Sixers · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 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
Dell CurryCHH−2.7 9.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Stacey AugmonATL−2.7 9.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Andrew LangATL−2.5 11.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Sam CassellHOU−2.2 11.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Derek HarperNYK−2.2 14.0 last 10 · 16.2 season