FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 17, 1995Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
DEN79
CLE92
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +13
Final
IND80
MIL84
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +4
Final
PHI101
MIN99
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +2
Final
WSB112
POR100
Q1 WSB +1; Q2 WSB +8; Q3 WSB +13; Q4 WSB +12
Final
ORL93
TOR110
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +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 · PHI @ MIN

Vernon Maxwell posts 30 and 10 as Philadelphia beats Minnesota

30 points and 10 rebounds in a 101–99 win.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+1+3+2PHI AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI24283019101
MIN2031282099
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 7, 35, 25, 8, 10, 6, 13, 30PHI30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 8, 7, 14, 13, 18, 19, 22PHI22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 15, 11, 18, 26, 20, 18, 22, 23MIN23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 12, 25, 14, 19, 11, 10, 11, 15MIN15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ MIL

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 84–80. Lee Mayberry led Milwaukee with 16 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over MIN2MIL over IND4WSB over POR12CLE over DEN13TOR over ORL17Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over IND.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
7.91994–95 avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 1994–95 (27 games). Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 26, 32ORL @ TOR · L
29.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 7, 35, 25, 8, 10, 6, 13, 30PHI @ MIN · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Don MacLeanPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 6, 8, 17, 13, 20, 19, 14, 26DEN @ CLE · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 6, 13, 13, 22, 9, 13, 25WSB @ POR · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 22, 24, 17, 18, 28, 19, 24POR vs WSB · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 15, 11, 18, 26, 20, 18, 22, 23MIN vs PHI · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 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
Bryant ReevesVAN+4.4 12.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+3.9 27.3 last 10 · 23.4 season
David RobinsonSAS+3.6 30.6 last 10 · 27.0 season
Terry DehereLAC+3.5 15.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Clyde DrexlerHOU+3.5 24.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.1 18.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Steven SmithATL−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Adam KeefeUTA−2.8 4.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
John SalleyTOR−2.5 4.5 last 10 · 7.0 season