FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 16, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 1 after three quarters and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Bucks107
Celtics91
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Suns121
Clippers122
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Bullets97
Kings89
Q1 WSB +4; Q2 WSB +10; Q3 WSB +10; Q4 WSB +8
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Raptors92
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +6
On this day · 1995–96Dec 16, 1995: 8 games. Top scorer: George McCloud (Mavs-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Raptors

Toronto's skid reaches four

Grant Hill goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+7-1+6DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2623212898
Raptors2022292192
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 23, 22, 14, 12, 26, 13, 25, 27DET27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 8, 22, 11, 13, 29, 8, 15, 21DET21 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 11, 12, 14, 31, 19, 31, 11, 28TOR28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 19, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Suns-Clippers

Clippers need overtime to survive Phoenix

Tied 113–113 after regulation. Clippers won the final period 9–8 for a 122–121 win. Malik Sealy led Clippers with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Suns
Malik Sealy · LACDanny Manning · PHXPTS2824REB58AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 243, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 121, Clippers 122
243
Bucks-CelticsBucks 107, Celtics 91
198
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 98, Raptors 92
190
Bullets-KingsBullets 97, Kings 89
186
LAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-ClippersSuns 121, Clippers 122
+1 LAC
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 98, Raptors 92
+6 DET
Bullets-KingsBullets 97, Kings 89
+8 WSB
Bucks-CelticsBucks 107, Celtics 91
+16 MIL
Finley shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleyPHX · 17 PTS
80% (8-10)
SealyLAC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
PolyniceSAC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
RogersLAC · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BakerMIL · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 121Clippers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns282932248121
Clippers352530239122
The story
Malik Sealy had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 122-121 in OT

Danny Manning led Phoenix with 24 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 35-28, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+3+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 98Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2623212898
Raptors2022292192
The story
Joe Dumars' 21 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 98-92

For Toronto, Doug Christie had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 28-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 +6+7−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Kings
Bullets 97Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets3130152197
Kings2724152389
The story
Washington beat Sacramento 97-89 behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Chris Webber

Mitch Richmond paced Sacramento: 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Bullets.

WSB lead by quarter
200 +4+10+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vin Baker leads the day with 28

Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 11, 20, 36, 24, 28, 16, 27, 28Bucks-Celtics · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 11, 12, 14, 31, 19, 31, 11, 28Raptors-Pistons · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 7, 29, 22, 22, 17, 24, 33, 28Kings-Bullets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 13, 16, 13, 5, 14, 14, 14, 28Clippers-Suns · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 23, 22, 14, 12, 26, 13, 25, 27Pistons-Raptors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 24, 11, 26, 20, 23, 25, 19, 24Bullets-Kings · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 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
Glenn RobinsonMIL+2.9 25.2 last 10 · 22.3 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−4.1 11.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Armen GilliamMIL−3.3 7.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Mark PriceGSW−2.9 9.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.3 3.1 last 10 · 5.4 season
Anthony GoldwireCHH−2.1 4.6 last 10 · 6.7 season