FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 26, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
MIA85
CHI102
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +17
Final · R1 · G1
DET92
ORL112
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +20
Final · R1 · G1
PHX98
SAS120
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +22
Final · R1 · G1
SAC85
SEA97
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +12
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 · SAC @ SEA

Seattle draws first blood against Sacramento

Seattle won Game 1 of the first round, 97–85. Gary Payton led Seattle with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+13+11+12SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1325262185
SEA2427242297
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 15, 8, 15, 31, 17, 12, 12, 29SEA29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 24, 20, 20, 15, 12, 18, 13, 22SEA22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18SAC18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tyus EdneyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 7, 12, 12, 3, 18, 6, 11, 16SAC16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIA @ CHI · R1 · G1

Chicago beats Miami by 17, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 102–85. Series: 1–0. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 35 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI102–85Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = CHI 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 44 minutes, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 26.0 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−13.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg10Today

10 points today in 21 minutes, against 23.2 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Top performances

Michael Jordan 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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35CHI vs MIA · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 29, 19, 14, 15, 16, 17, 8, 30MIA @ CHI · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 15, 8, 15, 31, 17, 12, 12, 29SEA vs SAC · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 10, 16, 6, 29SAS vs PHX · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29, 32, 28SAS vs PHX · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26PHX @ SAS · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST