FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 21, 1996Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 101–100.

Final · Box score
Hawks93
Hornets98
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 CHH +17; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Heat86
Rockets66
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Magic85
Bucks103
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Wolves103
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Nets101
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN -4; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Knicks95
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Sixers105
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +6
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers99
Kings101
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Suns88
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 1995–96Dec 21, 1995: 6 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Celtics), 31 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nets

New Jersey rallies from 10 down to beat Boston

Shawn Bradley goes for 17 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-10-4+1NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23292424100
Nets25173029101
Who led
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 3, 19, 25, 23, 17, 7, 15, 29NJN29 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 24, 11, 21, 16, 16, 11, 24NJN24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 10, 22, 12, 13, 14, 10, 3, 24BOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 2, 24, 17, 13, 4, 18, 11, 3, 16, 22BOS22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Houston by 20.

NJN over BOS1SAC over POR2NYK over DET3CHH over ATL5CHI over PHI6SAS over PHX13MIN over LAL15MIL over ORL18MIA over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Bulls-Sixers combined for 216, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SixersBulls 111, Sixers 105
216
Celtics-NetsCeltics 100, Nets 101
201
Blazers-KingsBlazers 99, Kings 101
200
Lakers-WolvesLakers 88, Wolves 103
191
Hawks-HornetsHawks 93, Hornets 98
191
Suns-SpursSuns 88, Spurs 101
189
Magic-BucksMagic 85, Bucks 103
188
Pistons-KnicksPistons 92, Knicks 95
187
Heat-RocketsHeat 86, Rockets 66
152
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 100, Nets 101
+1 NJN
Blazers-KingsBlazers 99, Kings 101
+2 SAC
Pistons-KnicksPistons 92, Knicks 95
+3 NYK
Hawks-HornetsHawks 93, Hornets 98
+5 CHH
Bulls-SixersBulls 111, Sixers 105
+6 CHI
Suns-SpursSuns 88, Spurs 101
+13 SAS
Lakers-WolvesLakers 88, Wolves 103
+15 MIN
Magic-BucksMagic 85, Bucks 103
+18 MIL
Heat-RocketsHeat 86, Rockets 66
+20 MIA
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsNJN won · Celtics 100, Nets 101
10 pts
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 99, Kings 101
8 pts
Lakers-WolvesMIN won · Lakers 88, Wolves 103
7 pts
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 111, Sixers 105
2 pts
Hawks-HornetsCHH won · Hawks 93, Hornets 98
1 pt
Barros shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrosBOS · 22 PTS, 1 REB
90% (9-10)
CurryCHH · 19 PTS, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
CarrMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
StarksNYK · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 38 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 100Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23292424100
Nets25173029101
The story
Robert Pack had 29 points and 13 assists as New Jersey beat Boston 101-100

Dino Radja led Boston with 24 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nets took the third 30-24.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +2−10−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 99Kings 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers212622161499
Kings2316291716101
The story
Mitch Richmond's 37 points carried Sacramento past Portland, 101-99 in OT

For Portland, Clifford Robinson had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 12-28 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 29-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2−8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 92Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1724232892
Knicks2624222395
The story
New York beat Detroit 95-92 behind 30 points from Patrick Ewing

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 11-20 FG

The swing

A 26-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +9+9+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 38

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 15, 20, 14, 29, 15, 19, 12, 38Blazers-Kings · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 22, 17, 24, 33, 28, 32, 31, 37Kings-Blazers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 26, 36, 35, 12, 8, 11, 22, 32Sixers-Bulls · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 37, 13, 27, 32, 29, 30, 35, 31Bulls-Sixers · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 28, 15, 13, 18, 25, 6, 21, 30Knicks-Pistons · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 3, 19, 25, 23, 17, 7, 15, 29Nets-Celtics · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rony SeikalyORL+5.0 19.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+4.7 17.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.2 27.5 last 10 · 23.3 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+3.9 17.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
George LynchVAN+3.9 11.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−4.5 11.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Armen GilliamMIL−4.3 6.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Sam CassellPHX−3.4 11.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−2.8 20.0 last 10 · 22.8 season