FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 22, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed WSB by 11 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Hornets102
Celtics98
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Cavs100
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Pacers111
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Mavs79
Sonics93
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Bullets87
Grizzlies91
Q1 VAN -8; Q2 VAN -11; Q3 VAN -8; Q4 VAN +4
On this day · 1995–96Dec 22, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Todd Day (Celtics-Wolves), 41 points.
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The lead · Bullets-Grizzlies

Vancouver climbs out of an 11-point hole against Washington

Terrell Brandon goes for 33 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11-8+4VAN AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2626181787
Grizzlies1823212991
Who led
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 23, 10, 17, 15, 17, 25, 19, 27VAN27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 14, 12, 21, 28, 22, 23, 17, 24VAN24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 4, 16, 18, 22, 17, 20, 18, 23WSB23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 20, 23, 25, 19, 24, 18, 25, 20WSB20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hornets-Celtics

Charlotte tops Boston in Boston

Final: 102–98. Glen Rice led Charlotte with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over BOS4VAN over WSB4CLE over UTA6GSW over LAC6SEA over DAL14IND over TOR19Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over BOS.
The night in charts
Raptors-Pacers combined for 203, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PacersRaptors 92, Pacers 111
203
Hornets-CelticsHornets 102, Celtics 98
200
Jazz-CavsJazz 94, Cavs 100
194
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 91, Warriors 97
188
Bullets-GrizzliesBullets 87, Grizzlies 91
178
Mavs-SonicsMavs 79, Sonics 93
172
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bullets-GrizzliesBullets 87, Grizzlies 91
+4 VAN
Hornets-CelticsHornets 102, Celtics 98
+4 CHH
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 91, Warriors 97
+6 GSW
Jazz-CavsJazz 94, Cavs 100
+6 CLE
Mavs-SonicsMavs 79, Sonics 93
+14 SEA
Raptors-PacersRaptors 92, Pacers 111
+19 IND
VAN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-GrizzliesVAN won · Bullets 87, Grizzlies 91
11 pts
Hornets-CelticsCHH won · Hornets 102, Celtics 98
2 pts
Wesley shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WesleyBOS · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
PaytonSEA · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
VaughtLAC · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
MasonCHH · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
PeelerVAN · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Bullets-Grizzlies
Bullets 87Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2626181787
Grizzlies1823212991
The story
Anthony Peeler had 27 points as Vancouver beat Washington 91-87

Rod Strickland led Washington with 23 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 29-17.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −8−11−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 53.7 FPTS (20 PTS, 11 REB)

Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 102Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets28222824102
Celtics2230281898
The story
Charlotte beat Boston 102-98 behind 25 points from Glen Rice

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 7-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +6−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Cavs
Jazz 94Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2722212494
Cavs27242623100
The story
Bobby Phills' 23 points carried Cleveland past Utah, 100-94

For Utah, Bryon Russell had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+2+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

David Wesley leads the day with 34

David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 11, 16, 20, 18, 25, 4, 6, 34Celtics-Hornets · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 30, 14, 28, 12, 22, 28, 19, 33Cavs-Jazz · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 26, 18, 31, 16, 24, 19, 24, 31Sonics-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 23, 10, 17, 15, 17, 25, 19, 27Grizzlies-Bullets · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 23, 23, 17, 22, 43, 26, 25, 27Warriors-Clippers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 30, 16, 24, 25, 15, 23, 13, 25Hornets-Celtics · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony PeelerVAN+5.5 18.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Rony SeikalyORL+5.0 19.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.2 27.5 last 10 · 23.3 season
George LynchVAN+4.2 12.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+3.8 19.1 last 10 · 15.3 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
Mark PriceGSW−3.2 9.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.1 18.9 last 10 · 22.0 season