FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 15, 1995Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed HOU by 10 after three quarters and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Raptors103
Celtics122
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Nets98
Pistons105
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Kings114
Rockets110
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC -10; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Pacers112
Q1 IND +20; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Wolves88
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Magic111
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +7
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers100
Grizzlies104
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 VAN -5; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +4
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Bullets122
Q1 WSB +7; Q2 WSB +6; Q3 WSB -6; Q4 WSB +8
The lead · Kings-Rockets

Mitch Richmond goes for 47 in Sacramento win over Houston

Shawn Kemp goes for 32 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-10+4SAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26252241114
Rockets26322527110
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 24, 22, 12, 17, 26, 15, 8, 47SAC47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lionel SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 2, 8, 4, 0, 0, 4, 6, 11SAC11 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 19, 25, 30, 34, 21, 31, 15, 37HOU37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 41, 17, 34, 30, 26, 17, 16, 17HOU17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Lakers-Bullets

Washington handles Lakers by 8

The Bullets won the fourth quarter 41–27. Final: 122–114. Chris Webber led Washington with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over HOU4VAN over POR4DET over NJN7SEA over GSW7WSB over LAL8CLE over MIN12ORL over UTA12IND over MIL17BOS over TOR19Final margin, points. Pink = WSB over LAL.
The night in charts
Lakers-Bullets combined for 236, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BulletsLakers 114, Bullets 122
236
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 103, Celtics 122
225
Kings-RocketsKings 114, Rockets 110
224
Jazz-MagicJazz 99, Magic 111
210
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 101, Sonics 108
209
Bucks-PacersBucks 95, Pacers 112
207
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 100, Grizzlies 104
204
Nets-PistonsNets 98, Pistons 105
203
Cavs-WolvesCavs 100, Wolves 88
188
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 100, Grizzlies 104
+4 VAN
Kings-RocketsKings 114, Rockets 110
+4 SAC
Nets-PistonsNets 98, Pistons 105
+7 DET
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 101, Sonics 108
+7 SEA
Lakers-BulletsLakers 114, Bullets 122
+8 WSB
Cavs-WolvesCavs 100, Wolves 88
+12 CLE
Jazz-MagicJazz 99, Magic 111
+12 ORL
Bucks-PacersBucks 95, Pacers 112
+17 IND
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 103, Celtics 122
+19 BOS
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 114, Rockets 110
10 pts
Lakers-BulletsWSB won · Lakers 114, Bullets 122
6 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesVAN won · Blazers 100, Grizzlies 104
5 pts
Warriors-SonicsSEA won · Warriors 101, Sonics 108
5 pts
Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 98, Pistons 105
2 pts
Thorpe shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeDET · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
EdwardsNJN · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
WebberWSB · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (16-24)
RadjaBOS · 31 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
FoxBOS · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 114Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26252241114
Rockets26322527110
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon had 37 points in a 114-110 loss to Sacramento

Olden Polynice led Sacramento with 10 REB, 8 PTS 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 13-21 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 41-27.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0−7−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 100Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers271930204100
Grizzlies222425258104
The story
Bryant Reeves' 25 points and 17 rebounds carried Vancouver past Portland, 104-100 in OT

For Portland, Clifford Robinson had 19 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 24-19.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −50−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 59.9 FPTS on 29 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB

Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 98Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2526301798
Pistons23293023105
The story
Detroit beat New Jersey 105-98 behind a 19-10-12 triple-double from Grant Hill

Kevin Edwards paced New Jersey: 26 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2+1+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 47

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 24, 22, 12, 17, 26, 15, 8, 47Kings-Rockets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 7 games: 22, 21, 12, 27, 24, 25, 37Bullets-Lakers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 19, 25, 30, 34, 21, 31, 15, 37Rockets-Kings · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 19, 16, 27, 14, 22, 26, 21, 33Lakers-Bullets · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 17, 27, 21, 12, 25, 17, 30, 32Sonics-Warriors · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28, 18, 21, 31Celtics-Raptors · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+3.9 27.3 last 10 · 23.4 season
Bryant ReevesVAN+3.6 11.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Clyde DrexlerHOU+3.5 24.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dino RadjaBOS+3.2 23.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Bobby PhillsCLE+2.9 17.7 last 10 · 14.8 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
Anfernee HardawayORL−2.8 23.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−2.7 22.4 last 10 · 25.1 season