FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 20, 1996Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NYK (vs PHI) and UTA (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Nets95
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +28; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Pacers75
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Magic93
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Sixers103
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Mavs77
Blazers107
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +30
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Sonics102
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +24; Q4 SEA +16
On this day · 1995–96Dec 20, 1995: 7 games. Top scorer: Don MacLean (Nuggets-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Magic

Utah handles Orlando by 5

Ervin Johnson goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6-2+5UTA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1718293498
Magic2219252793
Who led
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 18, 11, 10, 16, 21, 12, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 34, 21, 22, 27, 11, 29, 35, 20UTA20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 26, 9, 16, 14, 17, 25, 23, 23, 30ORL30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 7 games: 8, 0, 18, 12, 11, 27, 21ORL21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Knicks-Sixers

New York takes care of Philadelphia

A 7-point win, 110–103. Allan Houston led New York with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over ORL5NYK over PHI7CLE over TOR9DET over IND9ATL over NJN14DEN over VAN15SEA over LAC16POR over DAL30Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over PHI.
The night in charts
Knicks-Sixers combined for 213, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 103
213
Nets-HawksNets 95, Hawks 109
204
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 93, Nuggets 108
201
Jazz-MagicJazz 98, Magic 93
191
Clippers-SonicsClippers 86, Sonics 102
188
Mavs-BlazersMavs 77, Blazers 107
184
Raptors-CavsRaptors 82, Cavs 91
173
Pistons-PacersPistons 84, Pacers 75
159
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Jazz-MagicJazz 98, Magic 93
+5 UTA
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 103
+7 NYK
Pistons-PacersPistons 84, Pacers 75
+9 DET
Raptors-CavsRaptors 82, Cavs 91
+9 CLE
Nets-HawksNets 95, Hawks 109
+14 ATL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 93, Nuggets 108
+15 DEN
Clippers-SonicsClippers 86, Sonics 102
+16 SEA
Mavs-BlazersMavs 77, Blazers 107
+30 POR
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SixersNYK won · Knicks 110, Sixers 103
6 pts
Jazz-MagicUTA won · Jazz 98, Magic 93
6 pts
Clippers-SonicsSEA won · Clippers 86, Sonics 102
3 pts
Larry Johnson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Larry JohnsonNYK · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
TrentPOR · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
PeelerVAN · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SeikalyORL · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
StocktonUTA · 22 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Magic
Jazz 98Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1718293498
Magic2219252793
The story
John Stockton had 22 points and 15 assists as Utah beat Orlando 98-93

Rony Seikaly led Orlando with 30 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 8-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 34-27.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5−6−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 110Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20282636110
Sixers26251042103
The story
Patrick Ewing's 21 points and 14 rebounds carried New York past Philadelphia, 110-103

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 26-10.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−3+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 93Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1729163193
Nuggets30222927108
The story
Denver beat Vancouver 108-93 behind 29 points from Bryant Stith

Anthony Peeler paced Vancouver: 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13+6+19+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg8.8Last 3

8.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 32

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 19, 14, 15, 18, 10, 17, 2, 32Knicks-Sixers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 26, 9, 16, 14, 17, 25, 23, 23, 30Magic-Jazz · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 37, 11, 10, 20, 18, 13, 13, 29Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 30, 11, 20, 20, 12, 27, 20, 28Nets-Hawks · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 16, 22, 19, 17, 18, 7, 19, 25Sixers-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 25, 26, 18, 31, 16, 24, 19, 24Sonics-Clippers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony PeelerVAN+4.7 17.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+4.3 19.3 last 10 · 15.0 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+3.9 17.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
George LynchVAN+3.9 11.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Rony SeikalyORL+3.7 18.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Armen GilliamMIL−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Eddie JonesLAL−4.3 12.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−3.2 19.7 last 10 · 22.9 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Charlie WardNYK−2.7 3.9 last 10 · 6.6 season