FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 9, 1996Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed VAN by 9 at halftime and won 107–91.

Final
SEA118
PHI94
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +24
Final
CHH107
VAN91
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH -9; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +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
On this day · 1995–96Dec 9, 1995: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs GSW), 51 points.
The lead · CHH @ VAN

Glen Rice scores 30, Charlotte rallies past Vancouver

Charlotte trailed by 9 at the half and won 107–91.

Game flow · CHH 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9+8+16CHH AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH22233230107
VAN2727152291
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 24, 29, 23, 19, 23, 14, 22, 30CHH30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 7, 22, 25, 16, 12, 21, 21CHH21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 6, 14, 9, 10, 14, 19, 16, 23VAN23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 4, 9, 14, 11, 8, 15, 15, 20VAN20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SEA @ PHI

Seattle leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Seattle was ahead at every break and won 118–94. Best quarter: the third, 32–24. Gary Payton led Seattle with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SEA vs PHI
Gary Payton · SEAMark Davis · PHIPTS2620REB54AST45Top 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
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Glen Rice 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.
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 24, 29, 23, 19, 23, 14, 22, 30CHH @ VAN · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 17, 22, 26, 18, 24, 18, 25, 26SEA @ PHI · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 6, 14, 9, 10, 14, 19, 16, 23VAN vs CHH · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 14, 5, 10, 17, 10, 6, 6, 22SEA @ PHI · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 19, 25, 29, 22, 21, 28, 21SEA @ PHI · W
23.6 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 7, 22, 25, 16, 12, 21, 21CHH @ VAN · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 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
George LynchVAN+3.1 10.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Scottie PippenCHI+3.1 21.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.1 19.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+2.6 14.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Michael JordanCHI+2.2 33.3 last 10 · 31.1 season
Cold
Dale EllisDEN−3.5 16.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.1 3.9 last 10 · 6.0 season
Toni KukocCHI−1.9 11.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Eddie JonesLAL−1.9 15.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−1.7 16.9 last 10 · 18.6 season