FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 23, 1995Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 9 at halftime and won 103–91.

Final · Box score
Heat75
Hornets87
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +13; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +12
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Bulls100
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Cavs97
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Nuggets92
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Magic94
Pistons79
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Knicks103
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Nets98
Sixers85
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Blazers99
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Bullets100
Sonics118
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +18
The lead · Raptors-Knicks

Patrick Ewing goes for 40 in New York win over Toronto

David Robinson goes for 18 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-9+5+12NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2631142091
Knicks26222827103
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 29, 19, 16, 30, 21, 18, 13, 40NYK40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 20, 25, 7, 8, 7, 15, 7, 14NYK14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 24, 18, 13, 15, 21, 19, 20, 25TOR25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Willie AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 18, 6, 20, 4, 16, 13, 8, 20TOR20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Cavs

Cleveland holds off Indiana, 97–96

Cleveland led 78–72 after three and held on to win by one. Chris Mills led Cleveland with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over IND1LAL over POR3MIL over ATL4CHH over MIA12NYK over TOR12MIN over DAL13NJN over PHI13CHI over UTA14LAC over DEN15ORL over DET15SAS over HOU15SEA over WSB18Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over IND.
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 226, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 111, Bucks 115
226
Bullets-SonicsBullets 100, Sonics 118
218
Mavs-WolvesMavs 98, Wolves 111
209
Rockets-SpursRockets 95, Spurs 110
205
Lakers-BlazersLakers 102, Blazers 99
201
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 107, Nuggets 92
199
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 91, Knicks 103
194
Pacers-CavsPacers 96, Cavs 97
193
Jazz-BullsJazz 86, Bulls 100
186
Nets-SixersNets 98, Sixers 85
183
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 79
173
Heat-HornetsHeat 75, Hornets 87
162
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 96, Cavs 97
+1 CLE
Lakers-BlazersLakers 102, Blazers 99
+3 LAL
Hawks-BucksHawks 111, Bucks 115
+4 MIL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 91, Knicks 103
+12 NYK
Heat-HornetsHeat 75, Hornets 87
+12 CHH
Mavs-WolvesMavs 98, Wolves 111
+13 MIN
Nets-SixersNets 98, Sixers 85
+13 NJN
Jazz-BullsJazz 86, Bulls 100
+14 CHI
Rockets-SpursRockets 95, Spurs 110
+15 SAS
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 79
+15 ORL
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 107, Nuggets 92
+15 LAC
Bullets-SonicsBullets 100, Sonics 118
+18 SEA
NYK rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 91, Knicks 103
9 pts
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 96, Cavs 97
6 pts
Bullets-SonicsSEA won · Bullets 100, Sonics 118
5 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 102, Blazers 99
4 pts
Clippers-NuggetsLAC won · Clippers 107, Nuggets 92
3 pts
Muresan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MuresanWSB · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
DouglasMIL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
EwingNYK · 40 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
79% (15-19)
MaxwellPHI · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 96Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2823212496
Cavs2421331997
The story
Chris Mills' 27 points carried Cleveland past Indiana, 97-96

For Indiana, Mark Jackson had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4−6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon was the fantasy play: 43.1 FPTS on 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB

Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 102Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22252530102
Blazers2328163299
The story
Cedric Ceballos had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Portland 102-99

Rod Strickland led Portland with 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Lakers took the third 25-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−4+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 91Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2631142091
Knicks26222827103
The story
New York beat Toronto 103-91 behind 12 points from Anthony Mason

Willie Anderson paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 4 REB 12 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

A 28-14 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−9+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
26.61994–95 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.6 in 1994–95 (80 games). Today: 12 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 40

Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 29, 19, 16, 30, 21, 18, 13, 40Knicks-Raptors · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 10, 17, 26, 16, 13, 11, 20, 33Rockets-Spurs · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 45, 36, 22, 20, 37, 32, 27, 30Bulls-Jazz · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 39, 30, 22, 8, 14, 5, 19, 30Bucks-Hawks · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 28, 26, 30, 33, 37, 13, 25, 28Bulls-Jazz · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 8, 10, 6, 13, 30, 15, 13, 28Sixers-Nets · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
George McCloudDAL+4.9 19.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kevin GambleMIA+4.4 13.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Scottie PippenCHI+4.3 26.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.0 17.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.3 10.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Steven SmithATL−3.3 14.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Greg MinorBOS−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
John SalleyTOR−3.1 3.3 last 10 · 6.4 season