FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 4, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed NJN by 4 after the first quarter and won 109–102.

Final · Box score
Hawks90
Pistons100
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Rockets94
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Mavs79
Heat101
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Nets102
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Magic57
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +27
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Suns118
Q1 PHX +20; Q2 PHX +27; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Spurs113
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Lakers75
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +29; Q4 UTA +26
Final · Box score
Pacers127
Grizzlies80
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +28; Q3 IND +37; Q4 IND +47
On this day · 1995–96Dec 4, 1995: 2 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Nets

New York handles New Jersey by 7

Charles Barkley goes for 27 rebounds

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40-4+7NYK AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks21272437109
Nets25232826102
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 26, 24, 18, 19, 8, 29, 12, 30NYK30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 2, 13, 8, 9, 14, 10, 12, 12, 18NYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 16, 13, 17, 8, 7, 25, 24, 20NJN20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 32, 18, 26, 10, 18, 16, 29, 20NJN20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Rockets

Houston keeps Boston at arm's length

The Celtics never led at a quarter break. Houston won by 5. Charles Barkley led Houston with 19 points, 27 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over BOS5NYK over NJN7DET over ATL10SAS over PHI10MIA over DAL22UTA over LAL26CLE over ORL27PHX over GSW31IND over VAN47Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over BOS.
The night in charts
Sixers-Spurs combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-SpursSixers 103, Spurs 113
216
Knicks-NetsKnicks 109, Nets 102
211
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 127, Grizzlies 80
207
Warriors-SunsWarriors 87, Suns 118
205
Hawks-PistonsHawks 90, Pistons 100
190
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 89, Rockets 94
183
Mavs-HeatMavs 79, Heat 101
180
Lakers-JazzLakers 75, Jazz 101
176
Cavs-MagicCavs 84, Magic 57
141
HOU won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 89, Rockets 94
+5 HOU
Knicks-NetsKnicks 109, Nets 102
+7 NYK
Hawks-PistonsHawks 90, Pistons 100
+10 DET
Sixers-SpursSixers 103, Spurs 113
+10 SAS
Mavs-HeatMavs 79, Heat 101
+22 MIA
Lakers-JazzLakers 75, Jazz 101
+26 UTA
Cavs-MagicCavs 84, Magic 57
+27 CLE
Warriors-SunsWarriors 87, Suns 118
+31 PHX
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 127, Grizzlies 80
+47 IND
Hardaway shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardawayMIA · 33 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
MillsDET · 25 PTS, 3 REB
82% (9-11)
ReggieIND · 36 PTS, 3 AST
75% (12-16)
DumarsDET · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CorbinATL · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 89Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2525221789
Rockets2726261594
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon had 16 points as Houston beat Boston 94-89

Rick Fox led Boston with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the third 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+3+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 109Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks21272437109
Nets25232826102
The story
New York beat New Jersey 109-102 behind 30 points from Patrick Ewing

Robert Pack paced New Jersey: 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 37-26 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −40−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 127Grizzlies 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36323029127
Grizzlies2119211980
The story
Erick Dampier's 13 points carried Indiana past Vancouver, 127-80

For Vancouver, Anthony Peeler had 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 36-21, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
500 +15+28+37+47 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.7Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 36

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 30, 22, 12, 24, 19, 25, 32, 36Pacers-Grizzlies · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 19, 22, 12, 17, 18, 19, 8, 33Heat-Mavs · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 26, 24, 18, 19, 8, 29, 12, 30Knicks-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 6, 35, 24, 16, 26, 16, 14, 23, 26Sixers-Spurs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 37, 33, 36, 27, 31, 19, 30, 20, 26Jazz-Lakers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Terry MillsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 13, 9, 2, 9, 13, 3, 4, 25Pistons-Hawks · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST