FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 15, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Pistons99
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Bullets110
Warriors102
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 Bullets 0; Q3 WSB +17; Q4 WSB +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Suns103
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +19
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Blazers89
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +10
On this day · 1995–96Dec 15, 1995: 9 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Kings-Rockets), 47 points.
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The lead · Bullets-Warriors

Washington makes it three straight

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · WSB margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+40+17+8WSB AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets33273614110
Warriors29311923102
Who led
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 7, 11, 17, 15, 4, 16, 18, 22WSB22 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 8, 17, 7, 12, 4, 25, 22, 22WSB22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 28, 22, 12, 23, 23, 17, 22, 43GSW43 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 18, 15, 15, 24, 36, 12, 20, 16GSW16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–89. Grant Hill led Detroit with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WSB over GSW8DET over BOS10HOU over POR10PHX over VAN19Final margin, points. Pink = DET over BOS.
The night in charts
Bullets-Warriors combined for 212, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-WarriorsBullets 110, Warriors 102
212
Rockets-BlazersRockets 99, Blazers 89
188
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 89, Pistons 99
188
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 84, Suns 103
187
WSB won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bullets-WarriorsBullets 110, Warriors 102
+8 WSB
Rockets-BlazersRockets 99, Blazers 89
+10 HOU
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 89, Pistons 99
+10 DET
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 84, Suns 103
+19 PHX
Wesley shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WesleyBOS · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HowardWSB · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
StricklandWSB · 22 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
64% (9-14)
WebberWSB · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 6 STL
62% (8-13)
SprewellGSW · 43 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
61% (14-23)
Final · Bullets-Warriors
Bullets 110Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets33273614110
Warriors29311923102
The story
Rod Strickland had 22 points and 15 assists as Washington beat Golden State 110-102

Joe Smith led Golden State with 16 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bullets won the third 36-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +40+17+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 99Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2521203399
Blazers2512252789
The story
Houston beat Portland 99-89 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

A 21-12 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+9+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenny Anderson topped the game at 57.7 FPTS: 26 PTS, 10 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 84Suns 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1820222484
Suns21272233103
The story
Robert Horry's 19 points carried Phoenix past Vancouver, 103-84

For Vancouver, Anthony Peeler had 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+10+10+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 43

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 28, 22, 12, 23, 23, 17, 22, 43Warriors-Bullets · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 10, 24, 9, 9, 14, 12, 21, 28Grizzlies-Suns · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 17, 34, 16, 13, 29, 21, 9, 26Rockets-Blazers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 7, 29, 26, 16, 11, 22, 34, 26Blazers-Rockets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 20, 23, 22, 14, 12, 26, 13, 25Pistons-Celtics · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 18, 13, 6, 11, 16, 20, 18, 25Celtics-Pistons · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+4.7 12.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
Dominique WilkinsSAS+3.5 23.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Chris GatlingDAL+2.9 23.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+2.9 14.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+2.8 19.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−4.1 11.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Grant HillDET−3.1 17.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Mark PriceGSW−2.9 9.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Armen GilliamMIL−2.7 8.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Todd DayBOS−2.4 6.8 last 10 · 9.2 season