FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 1, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Kings66
Pistons95
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +29
Final · Box score
Blazers70
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +28
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Sonics90
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 1995–96Dec 1, 1995: 7 games. Top scorer: Kenny Anderson (Nets-Celtics), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Sonics

Utah makes it ten straight

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 24 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+11+5+6UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1831192896
Sonics1523252790
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31, 19, 30UTA30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 8, 8, 2, 14, 3, 6, 13UTA13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 26, 34, 22, 22, 23, 19, 25, 29SEA29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 24, 31, 22, 16, 17, 22, 26, 18SEA18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers control Denver start to finish

Lakers won 104–96, leading by as many as 20 at a break. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over SEA6LAL over DEN8GSW over POR28DET over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over DEN.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 200, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 96, Lakers 104
200
Jazz-SonicsJazz 96, Sonics 90
186
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 70, Warriors 98
168
Kings-PistonsKings 66, Pistons 95
161
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Jazz-SonicsJazz 96, Sonics 90
+6 UTA
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 96, Lakers 104
+8 LAL
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 70, Warriors 98
+28 GSW
Kings-PistonsKings 66, Pistons 95
+29 DET
Kemp shot 11-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSEA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Lindsey HunterDET · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Van ExelLAL · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK
53% (10-19)
Grant HillDET · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 96Sonics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1831192896
Sonics1523252790
The story
John Stockton had 12 assists and 6 points as Utah beat Seattle 96-90

Gary Payton led Seattle with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 12 AST, 6 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL · 2-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the second 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+11+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 96Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets920274096
Lakers23262530104
The story
Nick Van Exel's 24 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 104-96

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 26 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-9, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +14+20+18+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 70Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1418201870
Warriors2526232498
The story
Golden State beat Portland 98-70 behind 28 points from Latrell Sprewell

Clifford Robinson paced Portland: 13 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 10-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +11+19+22+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 30

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31, 19, 30Jazz-Sonics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 26, 34, 22, 22, 23, 19, 25, 29Sonics-Jazz · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 20, 33, 32, 28, 14, 26, 32, 28Warriors-Blazers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 23, 27, 16, 16, 12, 15, 34, 26Nuggets-Lakers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 26, 26, 29, 23, 23, 22, 27, 24Lakers-Nuggets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 27, 20, 14, 21, 2, 15, 8, 24Lakers-Nuggets · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST