FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 18, 1995Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 123–114.

Final · Box score
Bulls123
Celtics114
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Nets103
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Kings92
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +7
The lead · Bulls-Celtics

Scottie Pippen scores 37 in Chicago win over Boston

Michael Jordan goes for 37 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11+3+9CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29243634123
Celtics31332228114
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30, 33, 37CHI37 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 37, 22, 28, 45, 36, 22, 20, 37CHI37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28, 18, 21, 31, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 19, 20, 14, 12, 18, 13, 13, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Jazz-Nets

New Jersey's skid reaches three

Utah won 110–103; the Nets fall to 9–12. Karl Malone led Utah with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
L@ SAC92–99Wvs WSB89–84W@ BOS131–123Wvs CLE79–78L@ MIN97–108Wvs IND91–89W@ CLE85–73Lvs ORL97–101L@ DET98–105Lvs UTA103–110
The night in charts
Bulls-Celtics combined for 237, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CelticsBulls 123, Celtics 114
237
Jazz-NetsJazz 110, Nets 103
213
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 85, Kings 92
177
UTA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-NetsJazz 110, Nets 103
+7 UTA
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 85, Kings 92
+7 SAC
Bulls-CelticsBulls 123, Celtics 114
+9 CHI
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 123, Celtics 114
11 pts
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 110, Nets 103
4 pts
Radja shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RadjaBOS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ReevesVAN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Brian GrantSAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
PippenCHI · 37 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 2 BLK
65% (15-23)
BarrosBOS · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Nets
Jazz 110Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27273323110
Nets31271728103
The story
Karl Malone's 24 points and 15 rebounds carried Utah past New Jersey, 110-103

For New Jersey, Kenny Anderson had 21 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 33-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −4−4+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 85Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2417192585
Kings2520232492
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 92-85 behind 22 points from Brian Grant

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 23 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 23-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+4+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 123Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29243634123
Celtics31332228114
The story
Dennis Rodman had 17 rebounds and 5 points as Chicago beat Boston 123-114

Dana Barros led Boston with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 REB, 5 PTS, 2 AST · 1-3 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bulls took the third 36-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−11+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Scottie Pippen leads the day with 37

Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30, 33, 37Bulls-Celtics · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 37, 22, 28, 45, 36, 22, 20, 37Bulls-Celtics · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51, 24, 24, 30, 24Jazz-Nets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 13, 11, 25, 12, 5, 13, 10, 24Jazz-Nets · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28, 18, 21, 31, 23Celtics-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 13, 4, 19, 18, 8, 25, 8, 23Grizzlies-Kings · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.6 14.2 last 10 · 8.6 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
Greg MinorBOS−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Steven SmithATL−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
John SalleyTOR−2.5 4.5 last 10 · 7.0 season