FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 20, 1995Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed UTA by 16 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Warriors104
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Bucks77
Pistons102
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +25
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Pacers109
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +11
Final · OT · Box score
Heat112
Nets104
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Magic107
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Sixers108
Q1 PHI -16; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +4
Final · OT · Box score
Bullets104
Suns106
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +2
The lead · Jazz-Sixers

Trevor Ruffin drops 32 in 16-point comeback win over Utah

Kevin Gamble goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-6-4+4PHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz37222916104
Sixers21323124108
Who led
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 4 games: 9, 4, 0, 32PHI32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 26, 21, 13, 21, 20, 26, 6, 18PHI18 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 27, 26, 51, 24, 24, 30, 24, 31UTA31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 11, 25, 12, 5, 13, 10, 24, 22UTA22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 25.

PHX over WSB2PHI over UTA4DEN over GSW5ORL over MIN7MIA over NJN8IND over LAL11DET over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Heat-Nets combined for 216, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-NetsHeat 112, Nets 104
216
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 104, Nuggets 109
213
Jazz-SixersJazz 104, Sixers 108
212
Bullets-SunsBullets 104, Suns 106
210
Wolves-MagicWolves 100, Magic 107
207
Lakers-PacersLakers 98, Pacers 109
207
Bucks-PistonsBucks 77, Pistons 102
179
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bullets-SunsBullets 104, Suns 106
+2 PHX
Jazz-SixersJazz 104, Sixers 108
+4 PHI
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 104, Nuggets 109
+5 DEN
Wolves-MagicWolves 100, Magic 107
+7 ORL
Heat-NetsHeat 112, Nets 104
+8 MIA
Lakers-PacersLakers 98, Pacers 109
+11 IND
Bucks-PistonsBucks 77, Pistons 102
+25 DET
PHI erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 104, Sixers 108
16 pts
Bullets-SunsPHX won · Bullets 104, Suns 106
10 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 112, Nets 104
4 pts
Thorpe shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeDET · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
Nick AndersonORL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
TisdalePHX · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
72% (13-18)
MullinGSW · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
ShaqORL · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Bullets-Suns
Bullets 104Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bullets292921178104
Suns2226282010106
The story
Charles Barkley had 26 points and 14 rebounds as Phoenix beat Washington 106-104 in OT

Juwan Howard led Washington with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 2-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Suns took the third 28-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−10−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 104Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz37222916104
Sixers21323124108
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 18 points and 15 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Utah, 108-104

For Utah, Jeff Hornacek had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST · 4-10 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 16 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −16−6−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 55.6 FPTS on 31 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 112Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3315262810112
Nets272520302104
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 112-104 in OT behind 17 points and 16 rebounds from Dan Schayes

Jayson Williams paced New Jersey: 20 REB, 19 PTS 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The Heat settled it in overtime, 10-2.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6−4+20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Don MacLean leads the day with 38

Don MacLeanPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 8, 17, 13, 20, 19, 14, 26, 38Nuggets-Warriors · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GamblePoints, last 10 games: 8, 1, 2, 17, 11, 10, 24, 20, 4, 37Heat-Nets · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +29.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Trevor RuffinPoints, last 4 games: 9, 4, 0, 32Sixers-Jazz · W
11.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 38, 23, 28, 23, 26, 16, 18, 32Magic-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 27, 26, 51, 24, 24, 30, 24, 31Jazz-Sixers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Wayman TisdalePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 0, 6, 8, 8, 4, 14, 8, 30Suns-Bullets · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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
Don MacLeanDEN+4.5 16.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kevin GambleMIA+4.1 13.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
George McCloudDAL+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.0 18.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Tim HardawayGSW−3.3 13.7 last 10 · 17.0 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