FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 6, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 15 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · OT · Box score
Nets110
Celtics108
Q1 NJN -7; Q2 NJN -15; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Pistons93
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Warriors71
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Magic81
Lakers92
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Heat85
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Blazers97
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Suns101
Kings95
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Spurs89
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 VAN +11; Q3 VAN +9; Q4 VAN +16
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +11
On this day · 1995–96Dec 6, 1995: 8 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (Rockets-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Nets-Celtics

Kerry Kittles drops 30 in 15-point comeback win over Boston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-15+50+2NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets262134218110
Celtics332914266108
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 15, 15, 12, 4, 25, 8, 12, 30NJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 24, 6, 9, 12, 19, 28, 18, 23NJN23 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 26, 19, 19, 18, 14, 9, 10, 22BOS22 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 15, 16, 19, 12, 12, 9, 10, 18BOS18 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Utah climbs back to beat Minnesota

Minnesota led by 10 at the half. Utah won it 106–95. Karl Malone led Utah with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Wolves
Karl Malone · UTATom Gugliotta · MINPTS3428REB76AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 218, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 110, Celtics 108
218
Wolves-JazzWolves 95, Jazz 106
201
Suns-KingsSuns 101, Kings 95
196
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 105, Spurs 89
194
Hornets-BlazersHornets 93, Blazers 97
190
Knicks-HeatKnicks 103, Heat 85
188
Cavs-PistonsCavs 81, Pistons 93
174
Magic-LakersMagic 81, Lakers 92
173
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 86, Warriors 71
157
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 110, Celtics 108
+2 NJN
Hornets-BlazersHornets 93, Blazers 97
+4 POR
Suns-KingsSuns 101, Kings 95
+6 PHX
Magic-LakersMagic 81, Lakers 92
+11 LAL
Wolves-JazzWolves 95, Jazz 106
+11 UTA
Cavs-PistonsCavs 81, Pistons 93
+12 DET
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 86, Warriors 71
+15 IND
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 105, Spurs 89
+16 VAN
Knicks-HeatKnicks 103, Heat 85
+18 NYK
NJN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CelticsNJN won · Nets 110, Celtics 108
15 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 95, Jazz 106
10 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 93, Blazers 97
6 pts
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 103, Heat 85
6 pts
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 81, Pistons 93
5 pts
Reeves shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReevesVAN · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
SabonisPOR · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LangCLE · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
GugliottaMIN · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 23 PTS, 19 REB, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 110Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets262134218110
Celtics332914266108
The story
Jayson Williams had 23 points and 19 rebounds as New Jersey beat Boston 110-108 in OT

Antoine Walker led Boston with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 19 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Nets took the third 34-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −7−15+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Blazers
Hornets 93Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2926201893
Blazers2425252397
The story
Portland beat Charlotte 97-93 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Arvydas Sabonis

Anthony Mason paced Charlotte: 23 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vlade Divac topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 95Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3620122795
Jazz29172535106
The story
Jeff Hornacek's 23 points carried Utah past Minnesota, 106-95

For Minnesota, Dean Garrett had 11 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 25-12.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−10+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 36, 27, 31, 19, 30, 20, 26, 34Jazz-Wolves · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 15, 15, 12, 4, 25, 8, 12, 30Nets-Celtics · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 1, 23, 9, 15, 13, 15, 6, 10, 18, 29Hornets-Blazers · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 8, 19, 3, 19, 16, 15, 9, 29Grizzlies-Spurs · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 22, 12, 17, 18, 19, 8, 33, 28Heat-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 17, 25, 22, 24, 25, 22, 27, 28Wolves-Jazz · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Arvydas SabonisPOR+2.6 14.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR+1.7 17.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+1.3 14.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Kenny AndersonPOR+0.9 19.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
Shawn KempSEA+0.8 24.3 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−1.6 15.5 last 10 · 17.1 season
Byron ScottLAL−1.1 6.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Aaron McKiePOR−0.7 5.4 last 10 · 6.1 season
Elden CampbellLAL−0.6 9.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Sam PerkinsSEA−0.2 10.6 last 10 · 10.8 season