FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 28, 1995Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed VAN by 8 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · 2OT
VAN101
DAL103
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL 0; OT2 DAL +2
Final
TOR91
DET113
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +22
Final
NJN82
HOU97
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +15
Final
MIA77
IND91
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +14
Final
SAS107
LAL99
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +8
Final
CLE86
NYK76
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +10
Final
MIN83
UTA99
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +16
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 · VAN @ DAL

Dallas needs two overtimes to survive Vancouver

Tied 89–89 after regulation. Dallas won the final period 9–7 for a 103–101 win. Jim Jackson led Dallas with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-4-8-600+2DAL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
VAN2324202257101
DAL1920222859103
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 4, 17, 21, 19, 8, 22, 31, 22DAL22 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 9, 7, 17, 15, 9, 9, 9, 21DAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 8, 25, 8, 23, 9, 19, 12, 18VAN18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 20, 13, 22, 31, 4, 18, 9, 18VAN18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 22.

DAL over VAN2SAS over LAL8CLE over NYK10IND over MIA14HOU over NJN15UTA over MIN16DET over TOR22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 29

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: 45, 23, 33, 30, 31, 25, 18, 25, 25, 29SAS @ LAL · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 22, 8, 16, 29, 22, 19, 20, 29DET vs TOR · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 11, 21, 14, 18, 13, 24, 12, 28CLE @ NYK · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 13, 15, 21, 19, 20, 25, 21, 27TOR @ DET · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 19, 4, 14, 17, 8, 4, 16, 25LAL vs SAS · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 19, 7, 21, 19, 12, 11, 26, 23DET vs TOR · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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+6.5 15.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
George McCloudDAL+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Don MacLeanDEN+4.7 16.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Scottie PippenCHI+4.5 26.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Kevin GambleMIA+4.4 13.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.8 16.2 last 10 · 21.0 season
Wesley PersonPHX−3.8 9.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Richard DumasPHI−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tim HardawayGSW−3.6 13.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Benoit BenjaminMIL−3.5 8.6 last 10 · 12.1 season