FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 29, 1996Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed IND by 5 after the first quarter and won 110–102.

Final · OT · Box score
Nets110
Pacers102
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Heat95
Bucks94
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Blazers110
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +30; Q4 POR +24
On this day · 1995–96Dec 29, 1995: 8 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Hawks), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pacers

New Jersey flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Tim Hardaway goes for 36 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-2+60+8NJN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets2019332018110
Pacers2516252610102
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 27, 20, 28, 6, 19, 21, 17, 28NJN28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 16, 16, 11, 24, 19, 23, 31, 22NJN22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 25, 18, 34, 18, 21, 23, 15, 37IND37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 11, 21, 13, 10, 14, 15, 22, 15IND15 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Heat-Bucks

Miami never trails at a break against Milwaukee

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–94. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over MIL1NJN over IND8LAL over PHI13POR over SAS24Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over MIL.
The night in charts
Sixers-Lakers combined for 217, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-LakersSixers 102, Lakers 115
217
Nets-PacersNets 110, Pacers 102
212
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 86, Blazers 110
196
Heat-BucksHeat 95, Bucks 94
189
MIA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 95, Bucks 94
+1 MIA
Nets-PacersNets 110, Pacers 102
+8 NJN
Sixers-LakersSixers 102, Lakers 115
+13 LAL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 86, Blazers 110
+24 POR
Rider shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiderPOR · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
TrentPOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
PerryMIL · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
BakerMIL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
62% (13-21)
Monty WilliamsSAS · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 95Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3216192895
Bucks2422192994
The story
P.J. Brown had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Miami beat Milwaukee 95-94

Vin Baker led Milwaukee with 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+2+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 110Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2019332018110
Pacers2516252610102
The story
Kerry Kittles' 28 points carried New Jersey past Indiana, 110-102 in OT

For Indiana, Travis Best had 15 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 33-25.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −5−2+60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 102Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27262227102
Lakers30243130115
The story
Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 115-102 behind 28 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+1+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Jones topped the game at 51.7 FPTS: 20 PTS, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.5Season avg30.6Last 3

30.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 37

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 25, 18, 34, 18, 21, 23, 15, 37Pacers-Nets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 15, 2, 24, 18, 11, 25, 26, 36Heat-Bucks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 33, 34, 27, 41, 21, 26, 25, 28Lakers-Sixers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 27, 20, 28, 6, 19, 21, 17, 28Nets-Pacers · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 28, 25, 21, 13, 17, 23, 23, 26Bucks-Heat · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 16, 16, 11, 24, 19, 23, 31, 22Nets-Pacers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony PeelerVAN+5.6 19.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Rony SeikalyORL+4.8 19.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Juwan HowardWSB+4.0 22.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+4.0 19.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Avery JohnsonSAS−3.8 7.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.6 18.4 last 10 · 22.0 season
Blue EdwardsVAN−3.1 7.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Armen GilliamMIL−2.7 7.0 last 10 · 9.7 season