FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 9, 1995Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 123–109.

Final
NYK101
ATL92
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +9
Final
MIN108
CHH114
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH -10; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +6
Final
NJN85
CLE73
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN 0; Q4 NJN +12
Final
WSB103
DAL94
Q1 WSB +6; Q2 WSB -1; Q3 WSB +8; Q4 WSB +9
Final
CHI118
MIL106
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +12
Final
BOS124
PHI98
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +26
Final
MIA94
PHX92
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +2
Final
POR97
SEA106
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +9
Final
GSW109
UTA123
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA +14
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 · GSW @ UTA

Karl Malone scores 51 as Utah beats Golden State

Utah won 123–109. Karl Malone: 51 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-2-110+14UTA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW25372522109
UTA23283636123
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51UTA51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 22, 13, 8, 6, 13, 11, 25, 12UTA12 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 11, 2, 8, 7, 15, 1, 2, 21GSW21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 16, 2, 24, 0, 5, 7, 1, 16GSW16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 26.

MIA over PHX2CHH over MIN6NYK over ATL9WSB over DAL9SEA over POR9NJN over CLE12CHI over MIL12UTA over GSW14BOS over PHI26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.8Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 51

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 25, 19, 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51UTA vs GSW · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 38, 34, 22, 33, 29, 37, 22, 28, 45CHI @ MIL · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 15, 28, 31, 24, 22, 23, 39MIL vs CHI · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 20, 23, 17, 25, 32, 23, 19, 18, 35CHH vs MIN · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Sasha DanilovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 16, 10, 0, 6, 15, 20, 14, 30MIA @ PHX · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 27, 35, 10, 19, 11, 22, 22, 29NYK @ ATL · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 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
Larry JohnsonCHH+1.1 25.6 last 10 · 24.6 season
Kendall GillCHH+0.6 12.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Ed PinckneyTOR+0.2 6.8 last 10 · 6.5 season
Cold
Dell CurryCHH−2.3 10.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
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