FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 2, 1996Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ORL by 6 after three quarters and won 108–102.

Final · OT · Box score
Mavs108
Magic102
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Jazz107
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 1995–96Dec 2, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (Rockets-Hornets), 41 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Magic

Dallas flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

John Stockton goes for 22 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-3-60+6DAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs2525222214108
Magic252825168102
Who led
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23, 26, 35, 25DAL25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 10, 15, 12, 13, 7, 22, 17, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 8, 8, 10, 11, 16, 12, 0, 26ORL26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 13, 24, 9, 11, 12, 18, 18, 25ORL25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Jazz

Utah leads Charlotte wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 107–97. Best quarter: the fourth, 32–27. John Stockton led Utah with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 16 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over ORL6UTA over CHH10TOR over HOU11Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over CHH.
The night in charts
Mavs-Magic combined for 210, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-MagicMavs 108, Magic 102
210
Hornets-JazzHornets 97, Jazz 107
204
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 89, Raptors 100
189
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-MagicMavs 108, Magic 102
+6 DAL
Hornets-JazzHornets 97, Jazz 107
+10 UTA
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 89, Raptors 100
+11 TOR
Stockton shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 22 PTS, 16 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
SeikalyORL · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
MasonCHH · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Walt WilliamsTOR · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
57% (8-14)
CurryCHH · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 108Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2525222214108
Magic252825168102
The story
Chris Gatling had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Dallas beat Orlando 108-102 in OT

Rony Seikaly led Orlando with 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 22-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−3−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wilkins led the game in fantasy with 51.5 FPTS (25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 97Jazz 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2118312797
Jazz27242432107
The story
Karl Malone's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Charlotte, 107-97

For Charlotte, Glen Rice had 19 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-21, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+12+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 89Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2219252389
Raptors26282422100
The story
Toronto beat Houston 100-89 behind 27 points and 11 assists from Damon Stoudamire

Clyde Drexler paced Houston: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 9-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+13+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.8Season avg26.7Last 3

26.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 30

Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23, 30, 18, 27, 30Rockets-Raptors · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 26, 17, 24, 22, 27, 10, 20, 27Raptors-Rockets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 8, 8, 10, 11, 16, 12, 0, 26Magic-Mavs · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23, 26, 35, 25Mavs-Magic · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 13, 24, 9, 11, 12, 18, 18, 25Magic-Mavs · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 4, 10, 25, 19, 14, 7, 22, 25Hornets-Jazz · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST