FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 12, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed SEA by 7 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors79
Knicks90
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Blazers99
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Mavs86
Kings93
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Suns95
Jazz87
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 1995–96Dec 12, 1995: 11 games. Top scorer: Tony Dumas (Mavs-Sonics), 35 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Bucks

Glenn Robinson scores 32, Milwaukee holds off Seattle

Karl Malone goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-7+3+3MIL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2328182897
Bucks27172828100
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 33, 23, 22, 27, 21, 44, 4, 32MIL32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 12, 11, 15, 8, 12, 17, 16, 17MIL17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 26, 18, 24, 18, 25, 26, 18, 31SEA31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 14, 5, 27, 13, 11, 14, 30, 21SEA21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Portland by 21.

LAC over SAS3MIL over SEA3SAC over DAL7PHX over UTA8NYK over GSW11HOU over DET19POR over VAN21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Pistons-Rockets combined for 211, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-RocketsPistons 96, Rockets 115
211
Sonics-BucksSonics 97, Bucks 100
197
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 94, Clippers 97
191
Suns-JazzSuns 95, Jazz 87
182
Mavs-KingsMavs 86, Kings 93
179
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 78, Blazers 99
177
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 79, Knicks 90
169
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-BucksSonics 97, Bucks 100
+3 MIL
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 94, Clippers 97
+3 LAC
Mavs-KingsMavs 86, Kings 93
+7 SAC
Suns-JazzSuns 95, Jazz 87
+8 PHX
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 79, Knicks 90
+11 NYK
Pistons-RocketsPistons 96, Rockets 115
+19 HOU
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 78, Blazers 99
+21 POR
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-BucksMIL won · Sonics 97, Bucks 100
7 pts
Suns-JazzPHX won · Suns 95, Jazz 87
1 pt
Warriors-KnicksNYK won · Warriors 79, Knicks 90
1 pt
Rogers shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersLAC · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
HakeemHOU · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
McCloudDAL · 17 PTS
64% (7-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
BarkleyHOU · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Sonics-Bucks
Sonics 97Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2328182897
Bucks27172828100
The story
Vin Baker had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Seattle 100-97

Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 19 PTS, 16 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 4-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Bucks took the third 28-18.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4−7+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton led the game in fantasy with 56.1 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 94Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2125202894
Clippers3024212297
The story
Loy Vaught's 16 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 97-94

For San Antonio, Vernon Maxwell had 18 PTS, 2 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB · 7-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +9+8+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 95Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3320123095
Jazz2618222187
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 95-87 behind 17 points from Kevin Johnson

Jeff Hornacek paced Utah: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+9−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
36.81995–96 avg22.0Last 2

22.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.8 in 1995–96 (82 games). Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 32

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 33, 23, 22, 27, 21, 44, 4, 32Bucks-Sonics · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 26, 18, 24, 18, 25, 26, 18, 31Sonics-Bucks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 19, 30, 20, 26, 34, 21, 22, 27Jazz-Suns · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 12, 15, 13, 21, 15, 14, 36, 27Rockets-Pistons · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 30, 18, 27, 30, 19, 21, 7, 26Rockets-Pistons · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 18, 25, 7, 29, 22, 22, 17, 24Kings-Mavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+3.7 11.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Dominique WilkinsSAS+3.6 23.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Tom HammondsDEN+3.0 10.0 last 10 · 7.0 season
A.C. GreenPHX+2.9 8.9 last 10 · 6.0 season
Clyde DrexlerHOU+2.6 20.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−3.5 12.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.5 3.1 last 10 · 5.6 season
Armen GilliamMIL−2.5 8.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ron HarperCHI−2.0 4.5 last 10 · 6.5 season
Toni KukocCHI−1.9 11.6 last 10 · 13.5 season