FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 29, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 6 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R1 · G3
IND83
ATL90
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +7
Final · OT · R1 · G3
UTA91
POR94
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +3
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 3 · UTA @ POR

Portland stays alive against Utah

A 94–91 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Karl Malone scored 35 for Utah in the loss.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6+6+40+3POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
UTA17142824891
POR112626201194
Who led
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26, 27POR27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27, 20, 19POR19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35UTA35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 16, 7, 5, 8, 4, 11, 15, 13UTA13 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · IND @ ATL · R1 · G3

Atlanta handles Indiana by 7

The Hawks won the third quarter 29–25. Final: 90–83. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · IND vs ATL
G1 · @ INDATL92–80G2 · @ INDIND102–94G3 · @ ATLATL90–83Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
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: 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35UTA @ POR · L
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26, 27POR vs UTA · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26ATL vs IND · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 16, 19, 7, 20, 10, 14, 14, 24ATL vs IND · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27, 20, 19POR vs UTA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 7, 15, 8, 12, 7, 0, 0, 16POR vs UTA · W
5.3 PPG playoffs to date
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST