FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 14, 1995Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by POR (vs CHH) and IND (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Bulls127
Hawks108
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Spurs126
Mavs111
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Heat84
Clippers89
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Knicks94
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Blazers116
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Raptors100
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +2
The lead · Pacers-Raptors

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat Toronto

Scottie Pippen goes for 30 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9-8+2IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26272425102
Raptors32302315100
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 7 games: 15, 11, 16, 10, 44, 16, 28IND28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 9, 8, 11, 9, 2, 2, 26, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Oliver MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 20, 29, 9, 9, 13, 7, 14, 22TOR22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 7, 6, 23, 28, 15, 9, 0, 21TOR21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Blazers

Portland climbs out of a 9-point hole against Charlotte

Down 9 at the half, the Trail Blazers won the third quarter 34–20 and the game 116–109. Clifford Robinson led Portland with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Hornets
Clifford Robinson · PORGlen Rice · CHHPTS2833REB54AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 237, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 126, Mavs 111
237
Bulls-HawksBulls 127, Hawks 108
235
Hornets-BlazersHornets 109, Blazers 116
225
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 102, Raptors 100
202
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 103, Knicks 94
197
Heat-ClippersHeat 84, Clippers 89
173
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 102, Raptors 100
+2 IND
Heat-ClippersHeat 84, Clippers 89
+5 LAC
Hornets-BlazersHornets 109, Blazers 116
+7 POR
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 103, Knicks 94
+9 DEN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 126, Mavs 111
+15 SAS
Bulls-HawksBulls 127, Hawks 108
+19 CHI
POR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 109, Blazers 116
9 pts
Pacers-RaptorsIND won · Pacers 102, Raptors 100
9 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 84, Clippers 89
8 pts
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 126, Mavs 111
5 pts
Nuggets-KnicksDEN won · Nuggets 103, Knicks 94
3 pts
Robinson shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
VaughtLAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PierceIND · 17 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
SealyLAC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 102Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26272425102
Raptors32302315100
The story
Rik Smits had 28 points as Indiana beat Toronto 102-100

Willie Anderson led Toronto with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 25-15.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6−9−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Oliver Miller led the game in fantasy with 59.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 84Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2521162284
Clippers1820321989
The story
Malik Sealy's 19 points carried Los Angeles past Miami, 89-84

For Miami, Kurt Thomas had 19 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 32-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−8+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Gamble was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 127Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls35302834127
Hawks27282033108
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 127-108 behind 22 points from Michael Jordan

Steven Smith paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+10+18+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 33

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 33, 37, 24, 31, 30, 45, 23, 33Spurs-Mavs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 22, 16, 25, 31, 22, 19, 33, 33Hornets-Blazers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30Bulls-Hawks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 19, 11, 22, 22, 29, 19, 16, 30Knicks-Nuggets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 20, 20, 21, 22, 24, 17, 18, 28Blazers-Hornets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 7 games: 15, 11, 16, 10, 44, 16, 28Pacers-Raptors · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Clyde DrexlerHOU+3.8 25.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Allan HoustonDET+3.5 19.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Bobby PhillsCLE+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Dino RadjaBOS+3.1 22.4 last 10 · 19.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+2.7 25.5 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Jason KiddDAL−3.4 9.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Stacey AugmonATL−2.9 8.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andrew LangATL−2.9 11.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−2.8 20.9 last 10 · 23.7 season
Robert HorryHOU−2.7 11.8 last 10 · 14.5 season