FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 16, 1995Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DEN by 7 at halftime and won 95–86.

Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Hawks95
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Bulls108
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +20
Final · OT · Box score
Suns111
Mavs108
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Clippers99
Q1 CHH +12; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Heat74
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Knicks86
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Kings106
Spurs122
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Grizzlies85
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +34; Q4 GSW +31
The lead · Nuggets-Hawks

Atlanta tops Denver in Atlanta

Scottie Pippen goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-70+9ATL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2031112486
Hawks2321183395
Who led
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 14, 8, 11, 9, 6, 23, 10, 28ATL28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andrew LangPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 11, 7, 18ATL18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 15, 22, 11, 13, 21, 7, 17, 22DEN22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 20, 11, 20, 23, 19, 10, 11, 20DEN20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Vancouver by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHX over DAL3NYK over DET4ATL over DEN9UTA over MIA9CHH over LAC10SAS over SAC16CHI over LAL20GSW over VAN31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 228, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 106, Spurs 122
228
Suns-MavsSuns 111, Mavs 108
219
Hornets-ClippersHornets 109, Clippers 99
208
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 116, Grizzlies 85
201
Lakers-BullsLakers 88, Bulls 108
196
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 86, Hawks 95
181
Pistons-KnicksPistons 82, Knicks 86
168
Jazz-HeatJazz 83, Heat 74
157
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 111, Mavs 108
+3 PHX
Pistons-KnicksPistons 82, Knicks 86
+4 NYK
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 86, Hawks 95
+9 ATL
Jazz-HeatJazz 83, Heat 74
+9 UTA
Hornets-ClippersHornets 109, Clippers 99
+10 CHH
Kings-SpursKings 106, Spurs 122
+16 SAS
Lakers-BullsLakers 88, Bulls 108
+20 CHI
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 116, Grizzlies 85
+31 GSW
ATL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-HawksATL won · Nuggets 86, Hawks 95
7 pts
Jazz-HeatUTA won · Jazz 83, Heat 74
1 pt
Dele shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeleLAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
RichardsonLAC · 18 PTS, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
KukocCHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PerryPHX · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
MullinGSW · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 111Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3226231911111
Mavs192139218108
The story
Charles Barkley had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Phoenix beat Dallas 111-108 in OT

Jim Jackson led Dallas with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +13+18+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 82Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons924252482
Knicks2217212686
The story
New York beat Detroit 86-82 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

A 22-9 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +13+6+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 116Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28293623116
Grizzlies2221162685
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 22 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Vancouver, 116-85

For Vancouver, Lawrence Moten had 16 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
400 +6+14+34+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 36 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

George McCloud leads the day with 36

George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 7, 14, 9, 10, 19, 30, 20, 36Mavs-Suns · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30, 33Bulls-Lakers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 22, 22, 21, 20, 23, 12, 27, 31Spurs-Kings · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 16, 25, 31, 22, 19, 33, 33, 31Hornets-Clippers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 37, 24, 31, 30, 45, 23, 33, 30Spurs-Kings · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51, 24, 24, 30Jazz-Heat · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.4 12.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+3.9 27.3 last 10 · 23.4 season
David RobinsonSAS+3.6 30.6 last 10 · 27.0 season
Terry DehereLAC+3.5 15.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Clyde DrexlerHOU+3.5 24.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Steven SmithATL−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−2.8 23.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Adam KeefeUTA−2.8 4.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Cedric CeballosLAL−2.5 22.7 last 10 · 25.2 season