FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 21, 1995Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed BOS by 7 after three quarters and won 107–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics97
Hornets107
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH -7; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Cavs87
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Rockets91
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Kings96
Clippers103
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies68
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +24; Q4 SEA +24
The lead · Celtics-Hornets

Charlotte takes care of Boston

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6-7+10CHH AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2323312097
Hornets22183037107
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 31, 22, 19, 33, 33, 31, 19, 31CHH31 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 19, 18, 35, 6, 13, 20, 23, 24CHH24 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 22, 23, 28, 18, 21, 31, 23, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 16, 19, 7, 9, 15, 24, 13, 14BOS14 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Kings-Clippers

Clippers upset Sacramento

Clippers (8–16) beat Sacramento (15–7) 103–96. Loy Vaught led Clippers with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over CLE2HOU over POR5LAC over SAC7CHH over BOS10SAS over DEN18SEA over VAN24Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SAC.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Spurs combined for 210, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 96, Spurs 114
210
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 97, Hornets 107
204
Kings-ClippersKings 96, Clippers 103
199
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 86, Rockets 91
177
Jazz-CavsJazz 89, Cavs 87
176
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 68, Sonics 92
160
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-CavsJazz 89, Cavs 87
+2 UTA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 86, Rockets 91
+5 HOU
Kings-ClippersKings 96, Clippers 103
+7 LAC
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 97, Hornets 107
+10 CHH
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 96, Spurs 114
+18 SAS
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 68, Sonics 92
+24 SEA
CHH rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HornetsCHH won · Celtics 97, Hornets 107
7 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 96, Clippers 103
5 pts
Jazz-CavsUTA won · Jazz 89, Cavs 87
4 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 86, Rockets 91
2 pts
Vaught shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VaughtLAC · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
MillsCLE · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SimmonsSAC · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
RiceCHH · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
EllisDEN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Jazz-Cavs
Jazz 89Cavs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2518153189
Cavs2414242587
The story
Karl Malone had 21 points as Utah beat Cleveland 89-87

Bobby Phills led Cleveland with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 31-25.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+5−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Mills led the game in fantasy with 43.1 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 86Rockets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2118262186
Rockets1929192491
The story
Sam Cassell's 20 points carried Houston past Portland, 91-86

Chucky Brown chipped in 13 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 29-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 96Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2527242096
Clippers20312527103
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 103-96 behind 22 points and 15 rebounds from Loy Vaught

Lionel Simmons paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 27-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 31

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 31, 22, 19, 33, 33, 31, 19, 31Hornets-Celtics · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 30, 34, 21, 31, 15, 37, 31, 30Rockets-Blazers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 18, 13, 32, 21, 29, 18, 15, 30Blazers-Rockets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 31, 30, 45, 23, 33, 30, 31, 25Spurs-Nuggets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 19, 18, 35, 6, 13, 20, 23, 24Hornets-Celtics · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 11, 21, 12, 20, 26, 13, 24, 24Cavs-Jazz · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 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
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
David RobinsonSAS+3.8 30.9 last 10 · 27.1 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.0 18.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Tim HardawayGSW−3.3 13.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
John SalleyTOR−3.0 3.7 last 10 · 6.7 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.0 11.0 last 10 · 14.0 season