FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 8, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHI by 7 after three quarters and won 97–89.

Final · Box score
Clippers69
Cavs90
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +23; Q4 GSW +26
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +24
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Suns106
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Magic84
Kings91
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +8
On this day · 1995–96Dec 8, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Bullets), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Raptors

Damon Stoudamire scores 31 in Toronto win over Chicago

Terrell Brandon goes for 30 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-7+8TOR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2128211989
Raptors2226153497
Who led
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 27, 10, 20, 27, 11, 12, 14, 31TOR31 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 15, 23, 11, 23, 11, 29, 17, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 16, 15, 32, 20, 12, 25, 14, 28CHI28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 44, 40, 36, 35, 40, 20, 37, 13CHI13 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Clippers-Cavs

Cleveland 90, Clippers 69

Cleveland won the fourth quarter 30–16 on the way to a 21-point win. Terrell Brandon led Cleveland with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over ORL7TOR over CHI8MIL over BOS13PHX over IND13CLE over LAC21LAL over MIN24GSW over SAS26Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over LAC.
The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 202, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 88, Warriors 114
202
Pacers-SunsPacers 93, Suns 106
199
Wolves-LakersWolves 86, Lakers 110
196
Celtics-BucksCeltics 87, Bucks 100
187
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 97
186
Magic-KingsMagic 84, Kings 91
175
Clippers-CavsClippers 69, Cavs 90
159
SAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Magic-KingsMagic 84, Kings 91
+7 SAC
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 97
+8 TOR
Pacers-SunsPacers 93, Suns 106
+13 PHX
Celtics-BucksCeltics 87, Bucks 100
+13 MIL
Clippers-CavsClippers 69, Cavs 90
+21 CLE
Wolves-LakersWolves 86, Lakers 110
+24 LAL
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 88, Warriors 114
+26 GSW
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RaptorsTOR won · Bulls 89, Raptors 97
7 pts
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 69, Cavs 90
4 pts
Mullin shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MullinGSW · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Joe SmithGSW · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Van ExelLAL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
EdneySAC · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 89Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2128211989
Raptors2226153497
The story
Sharone Wright's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Chicago, 97-89

For Chicago, Michael Jordan had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 34-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1−1−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 87Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2629221087
Bucks36261721100
The story
Andrew Lang had 14 points and 14 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Boston 100-87

Dino Radja led Boston with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Bucks won the fourth 21-10, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +10+7+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 69Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2020131669
Cavs2412243090
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 90-69 behind 14 points from Bob Sura

14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +4−4+7+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.2Last 3

14.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 31

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 27, 10, 20, 27, 11, 12, 14, 31Raptors-Bulls · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 7, 21, 13, 20, 18, 22, 17, 30Cavs-Clippers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 16, 15, 32, 20, 12, 25, 14, 28Bulls-Raptors · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 5, 17, 13, 22, 11, 20, 36, 24Bucks-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 24, 30, 13, 10, 18, 15, 15, 24Warriors-Spurs · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 14, 26, 32, 28, 28, 22, 12, 23Warriors-Spurs · W
24.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Scottie PippenCHI+3.1 21.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.1 19.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+2.6 14.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Michael JordanCHI+2.2 33.3 last 10 · 31.1 season
Dan MajerleMIA+2.0 16.7 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Dale EllisDEN−3.5 16.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.1 3.9 last 10 · 6.0 season
Toni KukocCHI−1.9 11.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Eddie JonesLAL−1.9 15.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−1.7 16.9 last 10 · 18.6 season