FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 9, 1996Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed VAN by 9 at halftime and won 107–91.

Final · Box score
Sonics118
Sixers94
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +24
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Grizzlies91
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -9; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +16
On this day · 1995–96Dec 9, 1995: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Warriors), 51 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Grizzlies

Glen Rice scores 30, Charlotte rallies past Vancouver

Shawn Kemp goes for 21 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9+8+16CHH AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22233230107
Grizzlies2727152291
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 24, 29, 23, 19, 23, 14, 22, 30CHH30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 7, 22, 25, 16, 12, 21, 21CHH21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 6, 14, 9, 10, 14, 19, 16, 23VAN23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 4, 9, 14, 11, 8, 15, 15, 20VAN20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sonics-Sixers

Seattle leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Seattle was ahead at every break and won 118–94. Best quarter: the third, 32–24. Gary Payton led Seattle with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Sixers
Gary Payton · SEAMark Davis · PHIPTS2620REB54AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sonics-Sixers combined for 212, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-SixersSonics 118, Sixers 94
212
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 107, Grizzlies 91
198
CHH won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 107, Grizzlies 91
+16 CHH
Sonics-SixersSonics 118, Sixers 94
+24 SEA
Perkins shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PerkinsSEA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
LynchVAN · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PaytonSEA · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
KempSEA · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Mark DavisPHI · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Grizzlies
Hornets 107Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22233230107
Grizzlies2727152291
The story
Anthony Mason had 13 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte beat Vancouver 107-91

Lee Mayberry led Vancouver with 13 PTS, 12 AST 13 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Hornets took the third 32-15.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −5−9+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Sixers
Sonics 118Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics31263229118
Sixers2528241794
The story
Gary Payton's 26 points carried Seattle past Philadelphia, 118-94

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-17, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
300 +6+4+12+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 30

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 24, 29, 23, 19, 23, 14, 22, 30Hornets-Grizzlies · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 17, 22, 26, 18, 24, 18, 25, 26Sonics-Sixers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 6, 14, 9, 10, 14, 19, 16, 23Grizzlies-Hornets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 14, 5, 10, 17, 10, 6, 6, 22Sonics-Sixers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 19, 25, 29, 22, 21, 28, 21Sonics-Sixers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 7, 22, 25, 16, 12, 21, 21Hornets-Grizzlies · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+3.1 10.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
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
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