FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 18, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ORL by 11 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Nets81
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Kings79
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Pistons112
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +33; Q4 DET +34
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +27
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Bucks105
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pacers102
Magic95
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND -1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers 0; OT2 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bullets107
Suns114
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Blazers102
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +4
On this day · 1995–96Dec 18, 1995: 3 games. Top scorer: Scottie Pippen (Bulls-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Magic

Reggie Miller scores 34, Indiana rallies past Orlando

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 41 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final00-11-100+7IND AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pacers26202616410102
Magic263116154395
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 36, 16, 18, 13, 14, 25, 18, 34IND34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 11, 9, 17, 8, 4, 15, 18, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 6 games: 8, 0, 18, 12, 11, 27ORL27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 26, 9, 16, 14, 17, 25, 23, 23ORL23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Bucks

Lakers beat Milwaukee, 111–105

Lakers led 82–80 after three and won by 6. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 41 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over POR4LAL over MIL6IND over ORL7PHX over WSB7DEN over SAC16CLE over NJN18GSW over MIN27DET over NYK34Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MIL.
The night in charts
Bullets-Suns combined for 221, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-SunsBullets 107, Suns 114
221
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 96, Warriors 123
219
Lakers-BucksLakers 111, Bucks 105
216
Sonics-BlazersSonics 106, Blazers 102
208
Pacers-MagicPacers 102, Magic 95
197
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 78, Pistons 112
190
Nets-CavsNets 81, Cavs 99
180
Kings-NuggetsKings 79, Nuggets 95
174
SEA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sonics-BlazersSonics 106, Blazers 102
+4 SEA
Lakers-BucksLakers 111, Bucks 105
+6 LAL
Pacers-MagicPacers 102, Magic 95
+7 IND
Bullets-SunsBullets 107, Suns 114
+7 PHX
Kings-NuggetsKings 79, Nuggets 95
+16 DEN
Nets-CavsNets 81, Cavs 99
+18 CLE
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 96, Warriors 123
+27 GSW
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 78, Pistons 112
+34 DET
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 102, Magic 95
11 pts
Lakers-BucksLAL won · Lakers 111, Bucks 105
7 pts
Bullets-SunsPHX won · Bullets 107, Suns 114
5 pts
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 81, Cavs 99
3 pts
Sonics-BlazersSEA won · Sonics 106, Blazers 102
3 pts
Rod,Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rod,WilliamsPHX · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
CampbellLAL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
FinleyPHX · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Lindsey HunterDET · 28 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 42 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (19-30)
Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 111Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25292829111
Bucks32291925105
The story
Eddie Jones' 19 points carried Los Angeles past Milwaukee, 111-105

For Milwaukee, Sherman Douglas had 13 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 28-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−7+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 102Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pacers26202616410102
Magic263116154395
The story
Antonio Davis had 14 rebounds and 13 points as Indiana beat Orlando 102-95 in OT

Dennis Scott led Orlando with 27 PTS, 6 REB 14 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pacers took the third 26-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−11−100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Rony Seikaly led the game in fantasy with 60.6 FPTS (23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 78Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2122152078
Pistons33273121112
The story
Detroit beat New York 112-78 behind a 17-10-11 triple-double from Grant Hill

Charles Oakley paced New York: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 5 STL · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 31-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
400 +12+17+33+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 42

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 27, 21, 44, 4, 32, 27, 19, 42Bucks-Lakers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 25, 22, 27, 33, 34, 27, 41Lakers-Bucks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 36, 16, 18, 13, 14, 25, 18, 34Pacers-Magic · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 29, 22, 22, 17, 24, 33, 28, 32Kings-Nuggets · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 15, 24, 36, 12, 20, 16, 3, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 17, 30, 14, 28, 12, 22, 28Cavs-Nets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+4.9 13.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+4.3 19.3 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+3.9 18.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert PackNJN+3.9 18.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Dominique WilkinsSAS+3.5 23.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Armen GilliamMIL−4.7 6.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Eddie JonesLAL−4.3 12.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Charlie WardNYK−3.1 3.4 last 10 · 6.5 season
Mark PriceGSW−2.6 9.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Dale EllisDEN−2.3 16.9 last 10 · 19.2 season