FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 19, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Mavs101
Bulls114
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Warriors102
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Suns96
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Bullets108
Clippers104
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 Bullets 0; Q3 WSB -4; Q4 WSB +4
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Bucks105
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Heat70
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Raptors82
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Grizzlies94
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN -7; Q3 VAN -4; Q4 VAN +1
The lead · Wolves-Cavs

Terrell Brandon scores 32, Cleveland rallies past Minnesota

Chris Webber goes for 22 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-6+5CLE AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2631231595
Cavs24252526100
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 27, 22, 18, 14, 23, 19, 20, 32CLE32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 22, 11, 21, 12, 20, 26, 13, 24CLE24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 11, 18, 26, 20, 18, 22, 23, 19MIN19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 10, 6, 7, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 19.

VAN over SEA1GSW over CHH3WSB over LAC4LAL over MIL4CLE over MIN5HOU over PHX7SAS over POR8DET over TOR12CHI over DAL13NYK over MIA19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Mavs-Bulls combined for 215, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BullsMavs 101, Bulls 114
215
Blazers-SpursBlazers 103, Spurs 111
214
Lakers-BucksLakers 109, Bucks 105
214
Bullets-ClippersBullets 108, Clippers 104
212
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 99, Warriors 102
201
Suns-RocketsSuns 96, Rockets 103
199
Wolves-CavsWolves 95, Cavs 100
195
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 93, Grizzlies 94
187
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 94, Raptors 82
176
Heat-KnicksHeat 70, Knicks 89
159
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 93, Grizzlies 94
+1 VAN
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 99, Warriors 102
+3 GSW
Bullets-ClippersBullets 108, Clippers 104
+4 WSB
Lakers-BucksLakers 109, Bucks 105
+4 LAL
Wolves-CavsWolves 95, Cavs 100
+5 CLE
Suns-RocketsSuns 96, Rockets 103
+7 HOU
Blazers-SpursBlazers 103, Spurs 111
+8 SAS
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 94, Raptors 82
+12 DET
Mavs-BullsMavs 101, Bulls 114
+13 CHI
Heat-KnicksHeat 70, Knicks 89
+19 NYK
CLE rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-CavsCLE won · Wolves 95, Cavs 100
8 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesVAN won · Sonics 93, Grizzlies 94
7 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 103, Spurs 111
7 pts
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 70, Knicks 89
6 pts
Mavs-BullsCHI won · Mavs 101, Bulls 114
5 pts
Howard shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardWSB · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
PerryPHX · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
DeleLAC · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
70% (16-23)
SeikalyGSW · 24 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
EdwardsVAN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 93Grizzlies 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3026172093
Grizzlies2524202594
The story
Blue Edwards' 22 points carried Vancouver past Seattle, 94-93

For Seattle, Shawn Kemp had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 25-20.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5−7−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 39.4 FPTS on 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 99Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2525212899
Warriors31301427102
The story
Rony Seikaly had 24 points and 19 rebounds as Golden State beat Charlotte 102-99

Kendall Gill led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 24 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+11+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Clippers
Bullets 108Clippers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets31321827108
Clippers27362219104
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 108-104 behind 27 points from Juwan Howard

Loy Vaught paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +40−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Bison Dele leads the day with 33

Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 17, 10, 7, 9, 15, 14, 18, 33Clippers-Bullets · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 27, 22, 18, 14, 23, 19, 20, 32Cavs-Wolves · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 22, 28, 45, 36, 22, 20, 37, 32Bulls-Mavs · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 25, 30, 34, 21, 31, 15, 37, 31Rockets-Suns · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 24, 31, 30, 45, 23, 33, 30, 31Spurs-Blazers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 22, 21, 20, 23, 12, 27, 31, 27Spurs-Blazers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
David RobinsonSAS+4.5 31.7 last 10 · 27.2 season
George McCloudDAL+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+3.7 27.4 last 10 · 23.7 season
Terry DehereLAC+3.3 15.1 last 10 · 11.8 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
John SalleyTOR−3.0 3.7 last 10 · 6.7 season
Steven SmithATL−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season