FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 28, 1995Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed VAN by 8 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies101
Mavs103
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Pistons113
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Nets82
Rockets97
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Heat77
Pacers91
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Lakers99
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Knicks76
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +16
The lead · Grizzlies-Mavs

Dallas needs two overtimes to survive Vancouver

Hakeem Olajuwon posts a triple-double

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-4-8-600+2DAL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies2324202257101
Mavs1920222859103
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 4, 17, 21, 19, 8, 22, 31, 22DAL22 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 9, 7, 17, 15, 9, 9, 9, 21DAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 8, 25, 8, 23, 9, 19, 12, 18VAN18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 20, 13, 22, 31, 4, 18, 9, 18VAN18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 22.

DAL over VAN2SAS over LAL8CLE over NYK10IND over MIA14HOU over NJN15UTA over MIN16DET over TOR22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 107, Lakers 99
206
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 91, Pistons 113
204
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 101, Mavs 103
204
Wolves-JazzWolves 83, Jazz 99
182
Nets-RocketsNets 82, Rockets 97
179
Heat-PacersHeat 77, Pacers 91
168
Cavs-KnicksCavs 86, Knicks 76
162
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 101, Mavs 103
+2 DAL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 107, Lakers 99
+8 SAS
Cavs-KnicksCavs 86, Knicks 76
+10 CLE
Heat-PacersHeat 77, Pacers 91
+14 IND
Nets-RocketsNets 82, Rockets 97
+15 HOU
Wolves-JazzWolves 83, Jazz 99
+16 UTA
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 91, Pistons 113
+22 DET
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 101, Mavs 103
8 pts
Nets-RocketsHOU won · Nets 82, Rockets 97
3 pts
Thorpe shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ThorpeDET · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HoustonDET · 29 PTS, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
WillisMIA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
GambleMIA · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Grant HillDET · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 101Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies2324202257101
Mavs1920222859103
The story
Jason Kidd had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Vancouver 103-101 in OT

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 18 PTS, 14 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 6-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 28-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−8−600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 82Rockets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2523102482
Rockets2224213097
The story
Mario Elie's 20 points carried Houston past New Jersey, 97-82

For New Jersey, Kenny Anderson had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 21-10.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−2+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 91Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1322272991
Pistons18254030113
The story
Detroit beat Toronto 113-91 behind a 17-10-11 triple-double from Grant Hill

Alvin Robertson paced Toronto: 12 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 40-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
300 +5+8+21+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire topped the game at 51.2 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 29

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 45, 23, 33, 30, 31, 25, 18, 25, 25, 29Spurs-Lakers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 22, 8, 16, 29, 22, 19, 20, 29Pistons-Raptors · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 11, 21, 14, 18, 13, 24, 12, 28Cavs-Knicks · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 13, 15, 21, 19, 20, 25, 21, 27Raptors-Pistons · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 19, 4, 14, 17, 8, 4, 16, 25Lakers-Spurs · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 19, 7, 21, 19, 12, 11, 26, 23Pistons-Raptors · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesVAN+6.5 15.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
George McCloudDAL+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Scottie PippenCHI+4.5 26.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Kevin GambleMIA+4.4 13.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.8 16.2 last 10 · 21.0 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.8 9.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Richard DumasPHI−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tim HardawayGSW−3.6 13.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−3.5 8.6 last 10 · 12.1 season