FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 1996Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAC by 9 after three quarters and won 96–89.

Final · R1 · G3
ORL101
DET98
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +3
Final · R1 · G3
LAL98
HOU104
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +6
Final · R1 · G3
SEA96
SAC89
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA -9; Q4 SEA +7
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 · SEA @ SAC

Seattle rallies from 9 down to win Game 3

Sacramento led by 9 after three. Final: 96–89. Series: Seattle 2, Sacramento 1. Sam Perkins led Seattle with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SEA 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2-9+7SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2622163296
SAC2822231689
Who led
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 15, 13, 4, 15, 13, 17, 8, 17SEA17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 20, 15, 12, 18, 13, 22, 10, 16SEA16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18, 37, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 18, 25, 13, 21, 12, 15, 12, 18SAC18 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ORL @ DET · R1 · G3

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 101–98. Best quarter: the third, 30–22. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs DET
G1 · @ ORLORL112–92G2 · @ ORLORL92–77G3 · @ DETORL101–98Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg18.0Last 2 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston 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.
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 27, 31, 13, 26, 18, 19, 23, 33DET vs ORL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 20, 37, 31, 25, 35, 14, 33, 18, 30HOU vs LAL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 0, 26, 8, 15, 19, 18, 15, 24ORL @ DET · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18, 37, 24SAC vs SEA · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 7, 15, 10, 23, 12, 15, 22ORL @ DET · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 18, 25, 13, 21, 12, 15, 12, 18SAC vs SEA · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST