FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 19, 1996Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by DAL (vs VAN) and UTA (vs MIA).

Final
CHI93
CHH72
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +21
Final
SAS115
HOU101
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +14
Final
WSB102
LAC93
Q1 WSB +15; Q2 WSB +12; Q3 WSB +9; Q4 WSB +9
Final · OT
UTA94
MIA87
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +7
Final
MIN105
SAC112
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +7
Final
MIL93
TOR96
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +3
Final
DAL105
VAN98
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +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
On this day · 1995–96Dec 19, 1995: 10 games. Top scorer: Bison Dele (LAC vs WSB), 33 points.
The lead · UTA @ MIA

Karl Malone scores 35, Utah wins in overtime

Tied 83–83 after regulation. Final: 94–87.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-4-10+7UTA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
UTA162218271194
MIA26161526487
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 26, 34, 21, 22, 27, 11, 29, 35UTA35 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 18, 6, 18, 11, 10, 16, 21, 12UTA12 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 33, 28, 16, 25, 21, 15, 2, 24MIA24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 10, 10, 20, 14, 20, 26, 25, 13MIA13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Chicago by 21.

TOR over MIL3UTA over MIA7SAC over MIN7DAL over VAN7WSB over LAC9SAS over HOU14CHI over CHH21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 26, 34, 21, 22, 27, 11, 29, 35UTA @ MIA · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 20, 37, 13, 27, 32, 29, 30, 35CHI @ CHH · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 28, 16, 14, 19, 25, 21, 20, 33MIN @ SAC · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 7, 29, 22, 22, 17, 24, 33, 28, 32, 31SAC vs MIN · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 15, 12, 13, 12, 16, 13, 19, 27LAC vs WSB · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 19, 8, 10, 14, 16, 10, 16, 25LAC vs WSB · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 18 REB · 0 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+4.3 12.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nick Van ExelLAL+4.3 19.3 last 10 · 15.0 season
Anthony PeelerVAN+4.1 16.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+3.9 18.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert PackNJN+3.9 18.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Armen GilliamMIL−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Eddie JonesLAL−4.3 12.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−3.2 19.7 last 10 · 22.9 season
Charlie WardNYK−3.1 3.4 last 10 · 6.5 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season