Friday, December 22, 1995Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by BOS (vs MIN) and MIL (vs PHI).

Final · Box score

Nets91

Hawks94

Final · Box score

Wolves113

Celtics114

Final · Box score

Raptors104

Bulls113

Final · Box score

Bullets117

Warriors132

Final · Box score

Mavs79

Pacers90

Final · Box score

Kings83

Lakers116

Final · Box score

Pistons84

Heat75

Final · Box score

Knicks90

Magic111

Final · Box score

Bucks99

Sixers94

Final · Box score

Suns101

Grizzlies80

The lead · Wolves-Celtics

Todd Day scores 41 as Boston beats Minnesota

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wolves	35	27	27	24	113
Celtics	28	41	19	26	114

Who led

Todd DayBOS41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Dino RadjaBOS19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST

Christian LaettnerMIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST

Isaiah RiderMIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Second story · Bucks-Sixers

Milwaukee beats Philadelphia, 99–94

Milwaukee led 76–70 after three and won by 5. Vin Baker led Milwaukee with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins

Top scorers tonight

Todd Day BOS41

Shaquille O'Neal ORL28

Michael Jordan CHI27

Joe Smith GSW27

Cedric Ceballos LAL27

Shaq tops the night at 61.4 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

ShaqORL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST

61.4

DayBOS · 41 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

57.6

BarkleyPHX · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST

57.5

ScottORL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST

56.2

MJCHI · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

54.5

CampbellLAL · 12 REB, 8 PTS, 6 BLK, 4 AST

48.4

StoudamireTOR · 20 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB

48.1

PippenCHI · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

47.6

Records so far

Chicago leads the league at 22–2

East

1. CHI22-2

2. ORL20-6

3. NYK18-7

4. IND13-10

5. MIA13-11

6. ATL12-12

7. BOS12-12

8. CLE12-12

9. WSB12-12

10. DET12-13

11. CHH12-14

12. NJN9-14

13. MIL8-15

14. TOR8-19

15. PHI5-18

West

1. HOU19-6

2. SAS15-7

3. UTA17-8

4. SEA16-8

5. SAC15-9

6. LAL14-13

7. PHX11-12

8. DEN11-13

9. POR11-13

10. GSW10-15

11. LAC9-16

12. DAL7-16

13. MIN6-17

14. VAN4-23

Next slate · Sat Dec 23

Twelve games on Saturday

Heat-HornetsTBD

Jazz-BullsTBD

Pacers-CavsTBD

Clippers-NuggetsTBD

Magic-PistonsTBD

Hawks-BucksTBD

Mavs-WolvesTBD

Raptors-KnicksTBD

Nets-SixersTBD

Lakers-BlazersTBD

Rockets-SpursTBD

Bullets-SonicsTBD

The night in charts

Bullets-Warriors combined for 249, 22 more than any other game

Points by game

Bullets-WarriorsBullets 117, Warriors 132

249

Wolves-CelticsWolves 113, Celtics 114

227

Raptors-BullsRaptors 104, Bulls 113

217

Knicks-MagicKnicks 90, Magic 111

201

Kings-LakersKings 83, Lakers 116

199

Bucks-SixersBucks 99, Sixers 94

193

Nets-HawksNets 91, Hawks 94

185

Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 80

181

Mavs-PacersMavs 79, Pacers 90

169

Pistons-HeatPistons 84, Heat 75

159

3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Wolves-CelticsWolves 113, Celtics 114

+1 BOS

Nets-HawksNets 91, Hawks 94

+3 ATL

Bucks-SixersBucks 99, Sixers 94

+5 MIL

Raptors-BullsRaptors 104, Bulls 113

+9 CHI

Pistons-HeatPistons 84, Heat 75

+9 DET

Mavs-PacersMavs 79, Pacers 90

+11 IND

Bullets-WarriorsBullets 117, Warriors 132

+15 GSW

Knicks-MagicKnicks 90, Magic 111

+21 ORL

Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 80

+21 PHX

Kings-LakersKings 83, Lakers 116

+33 LAL

BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Wolves-CelticsBOS won · Wolves 113, Celtics 114

7 pts

Bucks-SixersMIL won · Bucks 99, Sixers 94

7 pts

Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 79, Pacers 90

5 pts

Gilliam shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

GilliamNJN · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

79% (11-14)

TabakTOR · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

75% (12-16)

BarkleyPHX · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST

75% (9-12)

PeelerLAL · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK

73% (8-11)

LaettnerMIN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

73% (8-11)

Final · Wolves-Celtics

Wolves 113Celtics 114

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wolves	35	27	27	24	113
Celtics	28	41	19	26	114

The story

Dino Radja had 19 points as Boston beat Minnesota 114-113

Christian Laettner led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Celtics took the second 41-27.

BOS lead by quarter

Final · Nets-Hawks

Nets 91Hawks 94

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nets	20	25	19	27	91
Hawks	21	24	28	21	94

The story

Grant Long's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past New Jersey, 94-91

For New Jersey, Armen Gilliam had 23 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 28-19, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter

Final · Bullets-Warriors

Bullets 117Warriors 132

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bullets	23	38	22	34	117
Warriors	26	44	32	30	132

The story

Golden State beat Washington 132-117 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Joe Smith

Chris Webber paced Washington: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

George McCloudDAL

+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes

Eric MontrossBOS

−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Joe KleinePHX

+23.0minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

33 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Todd Day leads the day with 41

Todd DayCeltics-Wolves · W

12.9 PPG season to date · +29.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Shaquille O'NealMagic-Knicks · W

29.0 PPG season to date

28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

Michael JordanBulls-Raptors · W

30.0 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST

Joe SmithWarriors-Bullets · W

13.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST

Cedric CeballosLakers-Kings · W

24.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST

Chris WebberBullets-Warriors · L

23.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Bryant ReevesVAN+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season

Don MacLeanDEN+4.5 16.8 last 10 · 12.3 season

Scottie PippenCHI+3.8 25.4 last 10 · 21.6 season

David RobinsonSAS+3.8 30.9 last 10 · 27.1 season

George McCloudDAL+3.7 18.2 last 10 · 14.5 season

Cold

Reggie MillerIND−4.9 17.1 last 10 · 22.0 season

Wesley PersonPHX−3.3 10.6 last 10 · 13.9 season

Greg MinorBOS−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season

Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.1 last 10 · 13.2 season

Shawn BradleyNJN−3.0 4.0 last 10 · 7.0 season

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