FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 3, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by LAL (vs SEA) and LAC (vs CHH).

Final · Box score
Celtics95
Hawks105
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Raptors74
Cavs93
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Clippers96
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Lakers110
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Bucks104
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Kings96
Wolves89
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Heat99
Knicks75
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +24
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers98
Blazers93
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +4; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +5
On this day · 1995–96Dec 3, 1995: 6 games. Top scorer: Oliver Miller (Raptors-Heat), 29 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Lakers

Lakers beat Seattle, 110–106

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 32 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3+6+4LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28302622106
Lakers26293520110
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 26, 29, 23, 23, 22, 27, 24, 32LAL32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 20, 14, 21, 2, 15, 8, 24, 18LAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 23, 15, 17, 15, 27, 14, 5, 27SEA27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 31, 22, 16, 17, 22, 26, 18, 24SEA24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Miami by 24.

CHI over MIL3LAL over SEA4IND over POR5LAC over CHH7SAC over MIN7ATL over BOS10GSW over DEN15CLE over TOR19MIA over NYK24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 216, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 106, Lakers 110
216
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 99, Warriors 114
213
Bulls-BucksBulls 107, Bucks 104
211
Celtics-HawksCeltics 95, Hawks 105
200
Pacers-BlazersPacers 98, Blazers 93
191
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 89
185
Hornets-ClippersHornets 89, Clippers 96
185
Heat-KnicksHeat 99, Knicks 75
174
Raptors-CavsRaptors 74, Cavs 93
167
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-BucksBulls 107, Bucks 104
+3 CHI
Sonics-LakersSonics 106, Lakers 110
+4 LAL
Pacers-BlazersPacers 98, Blazers 93
+5 IND
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 89
+7 SAC
Hornets-ClippersHornets 89, Clippers 96
+7 LAC
Celtics-HawksCeltics 95, Hawks 105
+10 ATL
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 99, Warriors 114
+15 GSW
Raptors-CavsRaptors 74, Cavs 93
+19 CLE
Heat-KnicksHeat 99, Knicks 75
+24 MIA
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-LakersLAL won · Sonics 106, Lakers 110
3 pts
Hornets-ClippersLAC won · Hornets 89, Clippers 96
3 pts
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 95, Hawks 105
1 pt
Barros shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrosBOS · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
82% (9-11)
BakerMIL · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
DehereLAC · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
McDyessDEN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
HawkinsSEA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 107Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26272727107
Bucks23263124104
The story
Scottie Pippen had 12 points as Chicago beat Milwaukee 107-104

Sherman Douglas led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 7 AST 12 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 26-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vin Baker led the game in fantasy with 53.7 FPTS (20 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 106Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28302622106
Lakers26293520110
The story
Los Angeles beat Seattle 110-106 behind 15 points and 9 assists from Eddie Jones

Detlef Schrempf paced Seattle: 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−3+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 98Blazers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers282620111398
Blazers17252815893
The story
Reggie Miller's 32 points carried Indiana past Portland, 98-93 in OT

For Portland, Kenny Anderson had 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 10-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +11+12+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
24.01995–96 avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 1995–96 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 40

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 25, 37, 31, 44, 40, 36, 35, 40Bulls-Bucks · W
32.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 26, 29, 23, 23, 22, 27, 24, 32Lakers-Sonics · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 12, 30, 22, 12, 24, 19, 25, 32Pacers-Blazers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 11, 20, 14, 32, 25, 12, 7, 29Blazers-Pacers · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 12, 32, 23, 15, 18, 25, 7, 29Kings-Wolves · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 33, 32, 28, 14, 26, 32, 28, 28Warriors-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST