FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 1, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 3 after the first quarter and won 94–93.

Final · R1 · G3
CHI112
MIA91
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +21
Final · R1 · G3
CLE76
NYK81
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +5
Final · R1 · G3
SAS93
PHX94
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +1
Final · R1 · G4
UTA90
POR98
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +8
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 · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix gets one back against San Antonio

Game 3: 94–93. San Antonio leads the first round series 2–1. Charles Barkley led Phoenix with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-3-2+5+1PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2628172293
PHX2329241894
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26, 30, 25PHX25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 14, 17, 14, 21, 24, 13, 14, 23PHX23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29, 32, 28, 40, 22SAS22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 6, 12, 23, 23, 24, 16, 19, 20SAS20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 31.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · CLE @ NYK · R1 · G3

New York never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 81–76. John Starks led New York with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs NYK
G1 · @ CLENYK106–83G2 · @ CLENYK84–80G3 · @ NYKNYK81–76Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning 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.
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 25, 20, 16, 28, 17, 10, 14, 30MIA vs CHI · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 26, 19, 8, 30, 18, 9, 30UTA @ POR · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27, 20, 19, 27POR vs UTA · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26CHI @ MIA · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26, 27, 25POR vs UTA · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26, 30, 25PHX vs SAS · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST