FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 17, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 18 after three quarters and won 129–123.

Final · OT · Box score
Lakers123
Bulls129
Q1 CHI -14; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI -18; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Mavs73
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +26; Q3 ATL +35; Q4 ATL +36
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Heat89
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Nets88
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Sixers84
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH -1; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Sonics123
Q1 SEA +17; Q2 SEA +33; Q3 SEA +31; Q4 SEA +40
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Grizzlies93
Q1 VAN +15; Q2 VAN +8; Q3 VAN -6; Q4 VAN +1
On this day · 1995–96Dec 17, 1995: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Magic-Raptors), 32 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Scottie Pippen drops 35 in 18-point comeback win over Lakers

Alonzo Mourning goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-15-180+6CHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers363629157123
Bulls2235263313129
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 12, 25, 14, 28, 26, 24, 10, 35CHI35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 14, 18, 11, 13, 13, 7, 12, 31CHI31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 18, 4, 20, 23, 15, 9, 26, 36LAL36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 32, 21, 25, 22, 27, 33, 34, 27LAL27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Grizzlies

Vancouver takes over late to edge Houston

Down 6 after three, Vancouver won the fourth 26–19. Final: 93–92. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over HOU1NYK over UTA5CHI over LAL6TOR over NJN9CHH over PHI9IND over MIA14ATL over DAL36SEA over GSW40Final margin, points. Pink = VAN over HOU.
The night in charts
Lakers-Bulls combined for 252, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BullsLakers 123, Bulls 129
252
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 83, Sonics 123
206
Jazz-KnicksJazz 94, Knicks 99
193
Pacers-HeatPacers 103, Heat 89
192
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 92, Grizzlies 93
185
Raptors-NetsRaptors 97, Nets 88
185
Hawks-MavsHawks 109, Mavs 73
182
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 84
177
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 92, Grizzlies 93
+1 VAN
Jazz-KnicksJazz 94, Knicks 99
+5 NYK
Lakers-BullsLakers 123, Bulls 129
+6 CHI
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 84
+9 CHH
Raptors-NetsRaptors 97, Nets 88
+9 TOR
Pacers-HeatPacers 103, Heat 89
+14 IND
Hawks-MavsHawks 109, Mavs 73
+36 ATL
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 83, Sonics 123
+40 SEA
CHI erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsCHI won · Lakers 123, Bulls 129
18 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesVAN won · Rockets 92, Grizzlies 93
6 pts
Jazz-KnicksNYK won · Jazz 94, Knicks 99
5 pts
Hornets-SixersCHH won · Hornets 93, Sixers 84
4 pts
Bogues shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoguesCHH · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
PaytonSEA · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Van ExelLAL · 36 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
BlaylockATL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 92Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1029341992
Grizzlies2522202693
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 22 points carried Vancouver past Houston, 93-92

For Houston, Clyde Drexler had 17 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-10, was where the Grizzlies built it.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +15+8−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hakeem Olajuwon was the fantasy play: 49.8 FPTS on 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 94Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1827212894
Knicks2218352499
The story
New York beat Utah 99-94 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Karl Malone paced Utah: 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 35-21 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4−5+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 123Bulls 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers363629157123
Bulls2235263313129
The story
Toni Kukoc had 31 points as Chicago beat Los Angeles 129-123 in OT

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 33-15.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −14−15−180+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 36

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 18, 4, 20, 23, 15, 9, 26, 36Lakers-Bulls · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 12, 25, 14, 28, 26, 24, 10, 35Bulls-Lakers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 14, 18, 11, 13, 13, 7, 12, 31Bulls-Lakers · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 40, 20, 37, 13, 27, 32, 29, 30Bulls-Lakers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 17, 6, 8, 5, 11, 4, 12, 30Sonics-Warriors · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 20, 26, 34, 21, 22, 27, 11, 29Jazz-Knicks · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+4.9 13.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Dominique WilkinsSAS+3.5 23.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+3.4 16.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+3.4 18.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Scottie PippenCHI+3.3 22.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−4.1 12.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Armen GilliamMIL−3.3 7.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Mark PriceGSW−3.1 9.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Charlie WardNYK−2.9 3.4 last 10 · 6.3 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.3 3.1 last 10 · 5.4 season