FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 29, 1995Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Blazers by 4 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Warriors117
Hawks96
Q1 Warriors +10; Q2 Warriors +12; Q3 Warriors +21; Q4 Warriors +21
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Hornets102
Q1 Hornets -2; Q2 Hornets -4; Q3 Hornets +9; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Bulls120
Q1 Bulls +9; Q2 Bulls +5; Q3 Bulls +17; Q4 Bulls +27
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Magic122
Q1 Magic -3; Q2 Magic +8; Q3 Magic +24; Q4 Magic +24
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Suns103
Q1 Suns -1; Q2 Suns +4; Q3 Suns +17; Q4 Suns +11
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Kings117
Q1 Kings +5; Q2 Kings +7; Q3 Kings +15; Q4 Kings +20
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Sonics124
Q1 Sonics +3; Q2 Sonics +14; Q3 Sonics +20; Q4 Sonics +39
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks120
Bullets127
Q1 Bullets +7; Q2 Bullets +11; Q3 Bullets +13; Q4 Bullets 0; OT1 Bullets +7
The lead · Blazers-Hornets

Charlotte wins a tight one over Portland

Scottie Pippen goes for 23 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4+9+3Hornets AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2630232099
Hornets24283614102
Who led
Scott BurrellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 26, 7, 18, 5, 11, 20, 23, 20Hornets20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 33, 33, 31, 19, 31, 15, 29, 18Hornets18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 19, 24, 25, 9, 19, 26, 30, 26Blazers26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 17, 7, 13, 20, 13, 5, 9, 21Blazers21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Magic

Orlando routs Clippers by 24

Orlando led by 8 at halftime and won 122–98. Shaquille O'Neal led Orlando with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Hornets over Blazers3Bullets over Knicks7Suns over Nuggets11Kings over Sixers20Warriors over Hawks21Magic over Clippers24Bulls over Pacers27Sonics over Celtics39Final margin, points. Pink = Magic over Clippers.
The night in charts
Knicks-Bullets combined for 247, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 120, Bullets 127
247
Clippers-MagicClippers 98, Magic 122
220
Sixers-KingsSixers 97, Kings 117
214
Pacers-BullsPacers 93, Bulls 120
213
Warriors-HawksWarriors 117, Hawks 96
213
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 85, Sonics 124
209
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 99, Hornets 102
201
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 92, Suns 103
195
Hornets won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 99, Hornets 102
+3 Hornets
Knicks-BulletsKnicks 120, Bullets 127
+7 Bullets
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 92, Suns 103
+11 Suns
Sixers-KingsSixers 97, Kings 117
+20 Kings
Warriors-HawksWarriors 117, Hawks 96
+21 Warriors
Clippers-MagicClippers 98, Magic 122
+24 Magic
Pacers-BullsPacers 93, Bulls 120
+27 Bulls
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 85, Sonics 124
+39 Sonics
Hornets rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HornetsHornets won · Blazers 99, Hornets 102
4 pts
Clippers-MagicMagic won · Clippers 98, Magic 122
3 pts
Nuggets-SunsSuns won · Nuggets 92, Suns 103
1 pt
Weatherspoon shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WeatherspoonSixers · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
SabonisBlazers · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Joe SmithWarriors · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MuresanBullets · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ShaqMagic · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 99Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2630232099
Hornets24283614102
The story
Kendall Gill had 16 points and 10 assists as Charlotte beat Portland 102-99

Rod Strickland led Portland with 16 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hornets took the third 36-23.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −2−4+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bullets
Knicks 120Bullets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2827243110120
Bullets3531261817127
The story
Juwan Howard's 27 points and 11 rebounds carried Washington past New York, 127-120 in OT

For New York, John Starks had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-28, was where the Bullets built it.

Bullets lead by quarter
200 +7+11+130+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Anthony Mason was the fantasy play: 51.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 117Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32243130117
Hawks2222223096
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 117-96 behind 22 points from Joe Smith

Stacey Augmon paced Atlanta: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

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

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +10+12+21+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 32

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 17, 22, 11, 19, 23, 10, 7, 32Warriors-Hawks · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 21, 11, 9, 8, 12, 8, 30Knicks-Bullets · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 45, 36, 22, 20, 37, 32, 27, 30, 30, 29Bulls-Pacers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 26, 19, 27, 23, 20, 21, 24, 27Bullets-Knicks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 13, 14, 28, 20, 22, 27, 22, 26Sonics-Celtics · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 19, 24, 25, 9, 19, 26, 30, 26Blazers-Hornets · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies+6.5 15.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
George McCloudMavs+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Scottie PippenBulls+4.9 26.9 last 10 · 22.0 season
Don MacLeanNuggets+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kevin GambleHeat+4.4 13.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Tim HardawayWarriors−5.0 11.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Reggie MillerPacers−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Richard DumasSixers−4.8 3.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufNuggets−4.4 15.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Wesley PersonSuns−4.4 8.8 last 10 · 13.2 season