FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 2, 1996Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ORL by 6 after three quarters and won 108–102.

Final · OT
DAL108
ORL102
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final
HOU89
TOR100
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +11
Final
CHH97
UTA107
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96Dec 2, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (HOU vs CHH), 41 points.
The lead · DAL @ ORL

Dallas flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Orlando led 53–50 at the break. Tied 94–94 after regulation, Dallas won the extra time 14–8. Final: 108–102. Chris Gatling led Dallas with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-3-60+6DAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL2525222214108
ORL252825168102
Who led
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23, 26, 35, 25DAL25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 10, 15, 12, 13, 7, 22, 17, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 8, 8, 10, 11, 16, 12, 0, 26ORL26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 13, 24, 9, 11, 12, 18, 18, 25ORL25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CHH @ UTA

Utah leads Charlotte wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 107–97. Best quarter: the fourth, 32–27. John Stockton led Utah with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 16 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over ORL6UTA over CHH10TOR over HOU11Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over CHH.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.8Season avg26.7Last 3

26.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 30

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.
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 22, 20, 27, 23, 30, 18, 27, 30HOU @ TOR · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 26, 17, 24, 22, 27, 10, 20, 27TOR vs HOU · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 8, 8, 10, 11, 16, 12, 0, 26ORL vs DAL · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 26, 23, 27, 11, 23, 26, 35, 25DAL @ ORL · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 13, 24, 9, 11, 12, 18, 18, 25ORL vs DAL · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 4, 10, 25, 19, 14, 7, 22, 25CHH @ UTA · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST