FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 25, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 12 at halftime and won 110–102.

Final · R1 · G1
NYK106
CLE83
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK 0; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +23
Final · R1 · G1
ATL92
IND80
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL 0; Q4 ATL +12
Final · R1 · G1
HOU87
LAL83
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G1
POR102
UTA110
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +8
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 · First round · Game 1 · POR @ UTA

Karl Malone scores 33, Utah rallies past Portland

Utah trailed by 12 at the half and won 110–102. First round series: Utah 1, Portland 0.

Game flow · UTA 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+4-12-8+8UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR26302521102
UTA30142937110
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33UTA33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 11, 12, 12, 10, 26, 19, 8, 30UTA30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27POR27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26POR26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ATL @ IND · R1 · G1

Atlanta takes Game 1, leads Indiana 1–0

92–80 in Indiana. The first round series continues. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs IND
G1 · @ INDATL92–80Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 points today in 37 minutes, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 30.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cooling off
−12.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 37 minutes, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (71 games).

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 33

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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 46, 20, 37, 31, 25, 35, 14, 33HOU @ LAL · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33UTA vs POR · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 11, 12, 12, 10, 26, 19, 8, 30UTA vs POR · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27POR @ UTA · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 22, 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27ATL @ IND · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26POR @ UTA · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST