FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 14, 1995Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by POR (vs CHH) and IND (vs TOR).

Final
CHI127
ATL108
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +19
Final
SAS126
DAL111
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +15
Final
MIA84
LAC89
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
Final
DEN103
NYK94
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN 0; Q4 DEN +9
Final
CHH109
POR116
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +7
Final
IND102
TOR100
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +2
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 · IND @ TOR

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 9 at the half, Indiana outscored the Raptors 49–38 the rest of the way. Final: 102–100. Rik Smits led Indiana with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9-8+2IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND26272425102
TOR32302315100
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 7 games: 15, 11, 16, 10, 44, 16, 28IND28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 9, 8, 11, 9, 2, 2, 26, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Oliver MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 20, 29, 9, 9, 13, 7, 14, 22TOR22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 7, 6, 23, 28, 15, 9, 0, 21TOR21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHH @ POR

Portland climbs out of a 9-point hole against Charlotte

Down 9 at the half, the Trail Blazers won the third quarter 34–20 and the game 116–109. Clifford Robinson led Portland with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs CHH
Clifford Robinson · PORGlen Rice · CHHPTS2833REB54AST33Top 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
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 33

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.
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 33, 37, 24, 31, 30, 45, 23, 33SAS @ DAL · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 22, 16, 25, 31, 22, 19, 33, 33CHH @ POR · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30CHI @ ATL · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 19, 11, 22, 22, 29, 19, 16, 30NYK vs DEN · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 20, 20, 21, 22, 24, 17, 18, 28POR vs CHH · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 7 games: 15, 11, 16, 10, 44, 16, 28IND @ TOR · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 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
Clyde DrexlerHOU+3.8 25.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Allan HoustonDET+3.5 19.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Bobby PhillsCLE+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Dino RadjaBOS+3.1 22.4 last 10 · 19.2 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+2.7 25.5 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Jason KiddDAL−3.4 9.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Stacey AugmonATL−2.9 8.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andrew LangATL−2.9 11.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR−2.8 20.9 last 10 · 23.7 season
Robert HorryHOU−2.7 11.8 last 10 · 14.5 season