FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 6, 1995Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 101–94.

Final
CLE82
CHH94
Q1 CHH 0; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +12
Final
NYK94
CHI101
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -13; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +7
Final
ORL109
GSW107
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +2
Final
LAL99
HOU112
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +13
Final
BOS105
MIA101
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -12; Q4 BOS +4
Final
NJN97
MIN108
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +11
Final
DAL87
PHI108
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +21
Final
ATL79
WSB96
Q1 WSB -4; Q2 WSB +15; Q3 WSB +12; Q4 WSB +17
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NYK @ CHI

Chicago climbs out of a 13-point hole against New York

Down 13 at the half, the Bulls won the third quarter 29–17 and the game 101–94. Scottie Pippen led Chicago with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-1+7CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK3026172194
CHI23202929101
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 26, 15, 22, 18, 21, 14, 21, 22CHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 36, 38, 34, 22, 33, 29, 37, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 10, 9, 11, 27, 17, 8, 6, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 26, 27, 35, 10, 19, 11, 22, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIA

Boston fights back late to top Miami

Miami led 90–78 after three. Boston won the fourth 27–11 and the game 105–101. Dino Radja led Boston with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · BOS vs MIA
Dino Radja · BOSAlonzo Mourning · MIAPTS2226REB913AST17Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 34

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 18, 22, 27, 22, 41, 17, 34HOU vs LAL · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 6, 15, 18, 13, 29, 6, 8, 31GSW vs ORL · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 15, 9, 19, 30, 31, 19, 25, 30HOU vs LAL · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 38, 23, 34, 24, 22, 19, 16, 27LAL @ HOU · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 4 games: 22, 21, 12, 27WSB vs ATL · W
20.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 24, 30, 38, 23, 21, 28, 36, 26MIA vs BOS · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST