FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 13, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed DEN by 10 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Sixers75
Hornets84
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Cavs101
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Pacers97
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +3
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers119
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Suns105
Wolves108
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Nets92
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Magic93
Grizzlies95
Q1 VAN +3; Q2 VAN +8; Q3 VAN +11; Q4 VAN +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Bullets108
Q1 WSB -10; Q2 WSB -2; Q3 WSB +6; Q4 WSB +4
On this day · 1995–96Dec 13, 1995: 5 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Magic), 36 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Bullets

Washington rallies from 10 down to beat Denver

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 34 points

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+6+4WSB AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33221831104
Bullets23302629108
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 16, 14, 24, 11, 26, 20, 23, 25WSB25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 24, 8, 17, 7, 12, 4, 25, 22WSB22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 7, 20, 16, 19, 19, 21, 24, 22DEN22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 7 games: 21, 12, 0, 14, 19, 12, 21DEN21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Wolves

Minnesota climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 8 at the half. Minnesota won it 108–105. Tom Gugliotta led Minnesota with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Suns
Tom Gugliotta · MINSam Cassell · PHXPTS2521REB111AST61Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 239, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 119, Lakers 120
239
Suns-WolvesSuns 105, Wolves 108
213
Nuggets-BulletsNuggets 104, Bullets 108
212
Bulls-NetsBulls 113, Nets 92
205
Celtics-PacersCeltics 94, Pacers 97
191
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 93, Grizzlies 95
188
Warriors-CavsWarriors 87, Cavs 101
188
Sixers-HornetsSixers 75, Hornets 84
159
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 119, Lakers 120
+1 LAL
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 93, Grizzlies 95
+2 VAN
Celtics-PacersCeltics 94, Pacers 97
+3 IND
Suns-WolvesSuns 105, Wolves 108
+3 MIN
Nuggets-BulletsNuggets 104, Bullets 108
+4 WSB
Sixers-HornetsSixers 75, Hornets 84
+9 CHH
Warriors-CavsWarriors 87, Cavs 101
+14 CLE
Bulls-NetsBulls 113, Nets 92
+21 CHI
WSB erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BulletsWSB won · Nuggets 104, Bullets 108
10 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 105, Wolves 108
8 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 94, Pacers 97
7 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 119, Lakers 120
5 pts
Warriors-CavsCLE won · Warriors 87, Cavs 101
3 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
MuresanWSB · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WestMIN · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
ReggieIND · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
WebberWSB · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 119Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2127342512119
Lakers2824253013120
The story
Nick Van Exel had 26 points and 15 assists as Los Angeles beat Portland 120-119 in OT

Kenny Anderson led Portland with 34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB · 9-22 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+4−50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 93Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2120193393
Grizzlies2425222495
The story
Vancouver beat Orlando 95-93 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Horace Grant paced Orlando: 13 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-21 FG

The swing

A 25-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +3+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 105Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30341922105
Wolves33232131108
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Minnesota past Phoenix, 108-105

For Phoenix, Danny Manning had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-22 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 31-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3−8−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 19 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 24, 32, 21, 25, 22, 27, 33, 34Lakers-Blazers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 12, 7, 29, 26, 16, 11, 22, 34Blazers-Lakers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 44, 40, 36, 35, 40, 20, 37, 13, 27, 32Bulls-Nets · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 20, 8, 4, 14, 15, 20, 14, 29Blazers-Lakers · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 19, 16, 15, 9, 29, 8, 13, 27Grizzlies-Magic · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 24, 18, 4, 20, 23, 15, 9, 26Lakers-Blazers · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+4.0 11.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Dominique WilkinsSAS+3.6 23.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Tom HammondsDEN+2.9 10.0 last 10 · 7.1 season
Vlade DivacCHH+2.8 15.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Clyde DrexlerHOU+2.6 20.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−4.1 11.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Armen GilliamMIL−2.5 8.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.2 3.3 last 10 · 5.5 season
Todd DayBOS−2.1 7.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Toni KukocCHI−2.1 11.1 last 10 · 13.2 season