FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 28, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed SEA by 6 at halftime and won 90–81.

Final · R1 · G2
MIA75
CHI106
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +30; Q4 CHI +31
Final · R1 · G2
DET77
ORL92
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +15
Final · R1 · G2
PHX105
SAS110
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G2
SAC90
SEA81
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +9
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 · SAC @ SEA

Mitch Richmond scores 37 as Sacramento wins in Seattle

Final: 90–81. Mitch Richmond made 13 of 22 shots from the field. First round series: Sacramento 1, Seattle 1.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6-2+9SAC AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2221222590
SEA2326181481
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18, 37SAC37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 13, 18, 25, 13, 21, 12, 15, 12SAC12 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 25, 19, 13, 27, 10, 13, 5, 21SEA21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 14, 2, 19, 20, 23, 6, 9, 18SEA18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.0Reg. season avg34.0Last 2 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.3 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · PHX @ SAS · R1 · G2

San Antonio beats Phoenix, 110–105

San Antonio led 85–84 after three and won by 5. David Robinson led San Antonio with 40 points, 21 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · PHX vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS120–98G2 · @ SASSAS110–105Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 40

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.
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29, 32, 28, 40SAS vs PHX · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
40 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18, 37SAC @ SEA · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26, 30PHX @ SAS · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 33, 37, 26, 22, 23, 21, 21, 29ORL vs DET · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29CHI vs MIA · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 10, 13, 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24CHI vs MIA · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST