FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 25, 1995Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 8 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Rockets90
Magic92
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Suns100
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -8; Q4 SAS +5
The lead · Spurs-Suns

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Phoenix

Charles Barkley goes for 29 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-5-8+5SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31212429105
Suns21362716100
Who led
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 12, 27, 31, 27, 14, 26, 28SAS28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 45, 23, 33, 30, 31, 25, 18, 25SAS25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 24, 13, 22, 29, 22, 26, 24, 29PHX29 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 15, 6, 11, 12, 9, 0, 12, 17PHX17 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Magic

Orlando takes over late to edge Houston

Down 4 after three, Orlando won the fourth 22–16. Final: 92–90. Shaquille O'Neal led Orlando with 22 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Rockets
Shaquille O'Neal · ORLHakeem Olajuwon · HOUPTS2230REB1812AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 205, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 105, Suns 100
205
Rockets-MagicRockets 90, Magic 92
182
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-MagicRockets 90, Magic 92
+2 ORL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 105, Suns 100
+5 SAS
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 105, Suns 100
8 pts
Rockets-MagicORL won · Rockets 90, Magic 92
4 pts
Shaq shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqORL · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
ElliottSAS · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
60% (9-15)
RobinsonSAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
50% (10-20)
Nick AndersonORL · 11 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
HakeemHOU · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
46% (12-26)
Final · Rockets-Magic
Rockets 90Magic 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2810361690
Magic2922192292
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 22 points and 10 assists as Orlando beat Houston 92-90

Robert Horry led Houston with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 8-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 22-10, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+13−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 105Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31212429105
Suns21362716100
The story
David Robinson's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 105-100

For Phoenix, Wesley Person had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10−5−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.1Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 30

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 21, 31, 15, 37, 31, 30, 27, 30Rockets-Magic · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 24, 13, 22, 29, 22, 26, 24, 29Suns-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 12, 27, 31, 27, 14, 26, 28Spurs-Suns · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 45, 23, 33, 30, 31, 25, 18, 25Spurs-Suns · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 26, 32, 30, 28, 18, 22Magic-Rockets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 26, 16, 18, 32, 19, 22, 22Magic-Rockets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · −3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 10 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
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.3 28.6 last 10 · 24.3 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.0 17.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.9 10.1 last 10 · 14.0 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