FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 27, 1996Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIL by 11 at halftime and won 94–86.

Final · Box score
Heat101
Hornets86
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Clippers98
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Lakers109
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Nets105
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Bullets100
Q1 WSB +1; Q2 WSB +6; Q3 WSB +5; Q4 WSB +18
On this day · 1995–96Dec 27, 1995: 6 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Bullets-Warriors), 40 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Cavs

Terrell Brandon scores 30, Cleveland rallies past Milwaukee

Shawn Bradley goes for 19 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-11-1+8CLE AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2432171386
Cavs2619272294
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 28, 12, 22, 28, 19, 33, 20, 30CLE30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 21, 7, 19, 16, 8, 18, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 27, 28, 25, 21, 13, 17, 23, 23MIL23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 10, 8, 9, 3, 8, 2, 5, 14MIL14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Blazers-Clippers

Portland turns it around against Clippers

From 9 down after one to a 4-point win: 102–98. Kenny Anderson led Portland with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Clippers
Kenny Anderson · PORRodney Rogers · LACPTS2525REB87AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Celtics-Lakers combined for 211, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-LakersCeltics 102, Lakers 109
211
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 102, Clippers 98
200
Pacers-NetsPacers 94, Nets 105
199
Heat-HornetsHeat 101, Hornets 86
187
Raptors-BulletsRaptors 82, Bullets 100
182
Bucks-CavsBucks 86, Cavs 94
180
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 102, Clippers 98
+4 POR
Celtics-LakersCeltics 102, Lakers 109
+7 LAL
Bucks-CavsBucks 86, Cavs 94
+8 CLE
Pacers-NetsPacers 94, Nets 105
+11 NJN
Heat-HornetsHeat 101, Hornets 86
+15 MIA
Raptors-BulletsRaptors 82, Bullets 100
+18 WSB
CLE erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 86, Cavs 94
11 pts
Blazers-ClippersPOR won · Blazers 102, Clippers 98
9 pts
Celtics-LakersLAL won · Celtics 102, Lakers 109
7 pts
Gill shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GillNJN · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsCLE · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RogersLAC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
63% (10-16)
WebberWSB · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
61% (11-18)
BakerMIL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 102Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers20252928102
Clippers2923212598
The story
Kenny Anderson's 25 points carried Portland past Los Angeles, 102-98

For Los Angeles, Lorenzen Wright had 16 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 29-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −9−7+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rodney Rogers was the fantasy play: 46.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 86Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2432171386
Cavs2619272294
The story
Chris Mills had 21 points as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 94-86

Vin Baker led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 8-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 27-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−11−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 94Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2127291794
Nets27262725105
The story
New Jersey beat Indiana 105-94 behind 22 points and 13 assists from Robert Pack

Antonio Davis paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+5+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kendall Gill leads the day with 31

Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 21, 16, 16, 11, 24, 19, 23, 31Nets-Pacers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 28, 12, 22, 28, 19, 33, 20, 30Cavs-Bucks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 21, 15, 2, 24, 18, 11, 25, 26Heat-Hornets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 25, 19, 24, 18, 25, 20, 25, 25Bullets-Raptors · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 27, 33, 34, 27, 41, 21, 26, 25Lakers-Celtics · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 16, 13, 19, 27, 3, 7, 20, 25Clippers-Blazers · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rony SeikalyORL+5.3 20.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+4.8 18.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+4.5 19.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Bryant StithDEN+4.4 20.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+4.0 18.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Shawn KempSEA−3.2 18.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
Armen GilliamMIL−3.0 7.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Mark PriceGSW−2.9 9.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Blue EdwardsVAN−2.9 8.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season