FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 11, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 8 after three quarters and won 84–79.

Final · 3OT · Box score
Raptors113
Celtics115
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 Celtics 0; OT3 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Hornets101
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +7; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Pacers76
Lakers79
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Nets110
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Heat84
Sixers79
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Bullets106
Q1 WSB +3; Q2 WSB +14; Q3 WSB +4; Q4 WSB +11
On this day · 1995–96Dec 11, 1995: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Hornets), 24 points.
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The lead · Heat-Sixers

Miami fights back late to top Philadelphia

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-5-8+5MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2813202384
Sixers2323231079
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 18, 19, 8, 33, 28, 16, 25, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 17, 17, 10, 10, 20, 14, 20MIA20 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 17, 19, 11, 21, 21, 15, 13, 24PHI24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 12, 15, 6, 10, 12, 11, 11, 19PHI19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Celtics combined for 228, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 113, Celtics 115
228
Sonics-NetsSonics 101, Nets 110
211
Cavs-BulletsCavs 95, Bullets 106
201
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 97, Hornets 101
198
Wolves-BullsWolves 86, Bulls 103
189
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 79
163
Pacers-LakersPacers 76, Lakers 79
155
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 113, Celtics 115
+2 BOS
Pacers-LakersPacers 76, Lakers 79
+3 LAL
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 97, Hornets 101
+4 CHH
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 79
+5 MIA
Sonics-NetsSonics 101, Nets 110
+9 NJN
Cavs-BulletsCavs 95, Bullets 106
+11 WSB
Wolves-BullsWolves 86, Bulls 103
+17 CHI
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SixersMIA won · Heat 84, Sixers 79
8 pts
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 113, Celtics 115
4 pts
Nuggets-HornetsCHH won · Nuggets 97, Hornets 101
1 pt
Pacers-LakersLAL won · Pacers 76, Lakers 79
1 pt
Wolves-BullsCHI won · Wolves 86, Bulls 103
1 pt
Schrempf shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchrempfSEA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
PippenCHI · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
WebberWSB · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
BrandonCLE · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 113Celtics 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Raptors22252223867113
Celtics25182425869115
The story
Rick Fox had 24 points as Boston beat Toronto 115-113 in OT

Popeye Jones led Toronto with 22 PTS, 21 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 25-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3−4−2000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire led the game in fantasy with 59.0 FPTS (31 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 76Lakers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1515232376
Lakers1423192379
The story
Byron Scott's 15 points carried Los Angeles past Indiana, 79-76

For Indiana, Dale Davis had 16 REB, 4 PTS 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 23-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 84Sixers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2813202384
Sixers2323231079
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 84-79 behind 20 points and 17 rebounds from Alonzo Mourning

Derrick Coleman paced Philadelphia: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 17 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 23-10 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5−5−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg56Today

56 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 21 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Chicago by 17.

BOS over TOR2LAL over IND3CHH over DEN4MIA over PHI5NJN over SEA9WSB over CLE11CHI over MIN17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 33

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 27, 24, 32, 21, 25, 22, 27, 33Lakers-Pacers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 20, 27, 11, 12, 14, 31, 19, 31Raptors-Celtics · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 27, 14, 5, 27, 13, 11, 14, 30Sonics-Nets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 13, 20, 18, 22, 17, 30, 14, 28Cavs-Bullets · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 44, 40, 36, 35, 40, 20, 37, 13, 27Bulls-Wolves · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 15, 32, 20, 12, 25, 14, 28, 26Bulls-Wolves · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+3.1 10.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Tom HammondsDEN+3.0 10.0 last 10 · 7.0 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR+2.6 19.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Popeye JonesTOR+2.3 9.8 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kevin WillisHOU+2.1 11.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−3.5 12.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.5 3.1 last 10 · 5.6 season
Ron HarperCHI−2.0 4.5 last 10 · 6.5 season
Toni KukocCHI−1.9 11.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Dennis RodmanCHI−1.6 3.3 last 10 · 4.9 season