FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 5, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WSB by 13 at halftime and won 82–80.

Final · Box score
Clippers96
Bulls114
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Nuggets104
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Sonics117
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +22; Q3 SEA +34; Q4 SEA +31
Final · Box score
Bullets80
Raptors82
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -13; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +2
On this day · 1995–96Dec 5, 1995: 7 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Clippers), 38 points.
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The lead · Bullets-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 13 down to beat Washington

Doug Christie goes for 19 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-5+2TOR AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2724151480
Raptors2216232182
Who led
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 5, 19, 15, 23, 11, 23, 11, 29TOR29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 17, 8, 7, 16, 16, 14, 16, 19TOR19 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 19, 15, 13, 15, 13, 7, 11, 17WSB17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 17, 34, 13, 20, 16, 14, 24, 11WSB11 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Sixers-Mavs

Dallas gets past Philadelphia

106–102, with Dallas ahead 50–47 at halftime. Chris Gatling led Dallas with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over WSB2DAL over PHI4POR over DEN11CHI over LAC18SEA over MIN31Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over PHI.
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 219, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 115, Nuggets 104
219
Clippers-BullsClippers 96, Bulls 114
210
Sixers-MavsSixers 102, Mavs 106
208
Wolves-SonicsWolves 86, Sonics 117
203
Bullets-RaptorsBullets 80, Raptors 82
162
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bullets-RaptorsBullets 80, Raptors 82
+2 TOR
Sixers-MavsSixers 102, Mavs 106
+4 DAL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 115, Nuggets 104
+11 POR
Clippers-BullsClippers 96, Bulls 114
+18 CHI
Wolves-SonicsWolves 86, Sonics 117
+31 SEA
TOR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-RaptorsTOR won · Bullets 80, Raptors 82
13 pts
Sixers-MavsDAL won · Sixers 102, Mavs 106
5 pts
Blazers-NuggetsPOR won · Blazers 115, Nuggets 104
5 pts
Caffey shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CaffeyCHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
GugliottaMIN · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
StithDEN · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
RichardsonLAC · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Brooks ThompsonDEN · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Bullets-Raptors
Bullets 80Raptors 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2724151480
Raptors2216232182
The story
Walt Williams had 29 points as Toronto beat Washington 82-80

Juwan Howard led Washington with 11 REB, 7 PTS, 6 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-23 FG, 6-15 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Raptors took the third 23-15.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5−13−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 102Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29182629102
Mavs24262036106
The story
Allen Iverson had 36 points and 11 assists, but Dallas won 106-102

For Dallas, Jason Kidd had 14 AST, 11 PTS, 3 REB 36 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 12-25 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 26-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+3−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 115Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25213732115
Nuggets26252231104
The story
Portland beat Denver 115-104 behind 26 points and 9 assists from Kenny Anderson

Antonio McDyess paced Denver: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−5+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Bryant Stith leads the day with 37

Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 20, 6, 13, 31, 14, 14, 2, 37Nuggets-Blazers · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 35, 24, 16, 26, 16, 14, 23, 26, 36Sixers-Mavs · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 5, 19, 15, 23, 11, 23, 11, 29Raptors-Bullets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 19, 17, 25, 22, 24, 25, 22, 27Wolves-Sonics · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 20, 14, 32, 25, 12, 7, 29, 26Blazers-Nuggets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 37, 16, 16, 15, 32, 20, 12, 25Bulls-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST