FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 27, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 84–80.

Final · R1 · G2
NYK84
CLE80
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · OT · R1 · G2
ATL94
IND102
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +8
Final · R1 · G2
HOU94
LAL104
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +10
Final · R1 · G2
POR90
UTA105
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +15
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 2 · NYK @ CLE

New York goes up 2–0 on Cleveland

Game 2 went to the Knicks, 84–80. Anthony Mason led New York with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+3+4NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1727182284
CLE2120182180
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 17, 26, 14, 13, 25, 25, 10, 23NYK23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 29, 24, 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16NYK16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 18, 21, 25, 20, 12, 13, 18, 21CLE21 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 32, 5, 15, 12, 11, 11, 11, 12CLE12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg26.0Last 2 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg6.5Last 2 playoff games

6.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · POR @ UTA · R1 · G2

Utah wins Game 2 over Portland, 105–90

First round series: Utah 2, Portland 0. Karl Malone led Utah with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAUTA110–102G2 · @ UTAUTA105–90Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Top performances

Karl Malone 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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30UTA vs POR · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 24, 8, 12, 18, 17, 19, 29IND vs ATL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26POR @ UTA · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Magic JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 15, 14, 6, 10, 8, 6, 20, 26LAL vs HOU · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25ATL @ IND · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 17, 26, 14, 13, 25, 25, 10, 23NYK @ CLE · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST