FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 18, 1995Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 123–114.

Final
CHI123
BOS114
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +9
Final
UTA110
NJN103
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +7
Final
VAN85
SAC92
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +7
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 · CHI @ BOS

Scottie Pippen scores 37 in Chicago win over Boston

Final: 123–114. Scottie Pippen added 9 rebounds and 12 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 Q3Final0-2-11+3+9CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI29243634123
BOS31332228114
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30, 33, 37CHI37 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 37, 22, 28, 45, 36, 22, 20, 37CHI37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28, 18, 21, 31, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 19, 20, 14, 12, 18, 13, 13, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · UTA @ NJN

New Jersey's skid reaches three

Utah won 110–103; the Nets fall to 9–12. Karl Malone led Utah with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
L@ SAC92–99Wvs WSB89–84W@ BOS131–123Wvs CLE79–78L@ MIN97–108Wvs IND91–89W@ CLE85–73Lvs ORL97–101L@ DET98–105Lvs UTA103–110NJN: last 10 games through Dec 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Scottie Pippen leads the day with 37

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.
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 22, 19, 28, 26, 30, 33, 37CHI @ BOS · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 37, 22, 28, 45, 36, 22, 20, 37CHI @ BOS · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 27, 27, 26, 51, 24, 24, 30, 24UTA @ NJN · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 13, 11, 25, 12, 5, 13, 10, 24UTA @ NJN · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Dino RadjaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 27, 22, 23, 28, 18, 21, 31, 23BOS vs CHI · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 13, 4, 19, 18, 8, 25, 8, 23VAN @ SAC · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 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
Bryant ReevesVAN+5.6 14.2 last 10 · 8.6 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
Greg MinorBOS−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jason KiddDAL−3.1 10.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Steven SmithATL−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
John SalleyTOR−2.5 4.5 last 10 · 7.0 season