FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 17, 1995Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nuggets79
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Bucks84
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Wolves99
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Bullets112
Blazers100
Q1 WSB +1; Q2 WSB +8; Q3 WSB +13; Q4 WSB +12
Final · Box score
Magic93
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +17
The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Vernon Maxwell posts 30 and 10 as Philadelphia beats Minnesota

Clar. Weatherspoon goes for 22 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+1+3+2PHI AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24283019101
Wolves2031282099
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 7, 35, 25, 8, 10, 6, 13, 30PHI30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 8, 7, 14, 13, 18, 19, 22PHI22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 15, 11, 18, 26, 20, 18, 22, 23MIN23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 12, 25, 14, 19, 11, 10, 11, 15MIN15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Bucks

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 84–80. Lee Mayberry led Milwaukee with 16 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over MIN2MIL over IND4WSB over POR12CLE over DEN13TOR over ORL17Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over IND.
The night in charts
Bullets-Blazers combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-BlazersBullets 112, Blazers 100
212
Magic-RaptorsMagic 93, Raptors 110
203
Sixers-WolvesSixers 101, Wolves 99
200
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 79, Cavs 92
171
Pacers-BucksPacers 80, Bucks 84
164
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-WolvesSixers 101, Wolves 99
+2 PHI
Pacers-BucksPacers 80, Bucks 84
+4 MIL
Bullets-BlazersBullets 112, Blazers 100
+12 WSB
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 79, Cavs 92
+13 CLE
Magic-RaptorsMagic 93, Raptors 110
+17 TOR
MacLean shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MacLeanDEN · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
CummingsMIL · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqORL · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
CheaneyWSB · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
MajerleCLE · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 101Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24283019101
Wolves2031282099
The story
Scott Skiles had 22 points as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 101-99

Tom Gugliotta led Minnesota with 15 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 80Bucks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1712242780
Bucks1826152584
The story
Benoit Benjamin's 14 points carried Milwaukee past Indiana, 84-80

For Indiana, Mark Jackson had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-7 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-12, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+15+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dale Davis was the fantasy play: 35.9 FPTS on 12 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 93Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2419232793
Raptors29342621110
The story
Toronto beat Orlando 110-93 behind 21 points and 10 assists from Damon Stoudamire

Anfernee Hardaway paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +5+20+23+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
7.91994–95 avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 1994–95 (27 games). Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 26, 32Magic-Raptors · L
29.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 7, 35, 25, 8, 10, 6, 13, 30Sixers-Wolves · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Don MacLeanPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 6, 8, 17, 13, 20, 19, 14, 26Nuggets-Cavs · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 6, 13, 13, 22, 9, 13, 25Bullets-Blazers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 22, 24, 17, 18, 28, 19, 24Blazers-Bullets · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 15, 11, 18, 26, 20, 18, 22, 23Wolves-Sixers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 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
Reggie MillerIND−4.1 18.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Steven SmithATL−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Adam KeefeUTA−2.8 4.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
John SalleyTOR−2.5 4.5 last 10 · 7.0 season