FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 8, 1995Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 7 at halftime and won 112–94.

Final
SAS87
CHI106
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +19
Final
PHI85
CLE113
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +28
Final
PHX98
DEN103
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +5
Final · OT
DET121
GSW114
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +7
Final
WSB107
HOU113
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU 0; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +6
Final
TOR103
LAL120
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +17
Final
LAC94
MIN112
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +18
Final
IND89
NJN91
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +2
Final
CHH95
ORL105
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +10
Final
SEA120
SAC103
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +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 · LAC @ MIN

Minnesota handles Clippers by 18

The Timberwolves won the third quarter 41–24. Final: 112–94. Isaiah Rider led Minnesota with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-7+10+18MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC1935241694
MIN26214124112
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 30, 24, 25, 29, 18, 17, 20, 27MIN27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 16, 17, 25, 18, 15, 11, 18, 26MIN26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 17, 21, 18, 15, 17, 22, 19, 19LAC19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 10, 14, 13, 14, 8, 16, 12, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Philadelphia by 28, the widest margin of 10 games.

NJN over IND2DEN over PHX5HOU over WSB6DET over GSW7ORL over CHH10LAL over TOR17SEA over SAC17MIN over LAC18CHI over SAS19CLE over PHI28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.2Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.3minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
35.81994–95 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.8 in 1994–95 (80 games). Today: 13 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon 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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 9, 19, 30, 31, 19, 25, 30, 34HOU vs WSB · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 16, 15, 27, 6, 9, 8, 16, 34SEA @ SAC · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 17, 19, 21, 11, 15, 13, 20, 32CLE vs PHI · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 20, 22, 18, 25, 22, 16, 25, 31CHH @ ORL · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 18, 22, 27, 22, 41, 17, 34, 30HOU vs WSB · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 26, 11, 20, 33, 37, 24, 31, 30SAS @ CHI · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Nick AndersonORL+1.8 18.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jon KoncakORL+1.5 6.9 last 10 · 5.5 season
Ed PinckneyTOR+0.2 6.8 last 10 · 6.5 season
Brian ShawORL−0.2 6.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Alvin RobertsonTOR−0.9 10.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
John SalleyTOR−2.1 5.2 last 10 · 7.3 season
Tracy MurrayTOR−1.4 13.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Damon StoudamireTOR−1.2 14.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dennis ScottORL−1.1 19.9 last 10 · 20.9 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−1.1 25.5 last 10 · 26.6 season