FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 2, 1996Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4
IND83
ATL75
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +8
Final · R1 · G4
LAL94
HOU102
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +8
Final · R1 · G4
SEA101
SAC87
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +14
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 4 · IND @ ATL

Indiana evens the series with Atlanta at 2–2

Indiana won Game 4, 83–75, in the first round. Rik Smits led Indiana with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · IND 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+9+4+8IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2525181583
ATL2219231175
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 8, 12, 18, 17, 19, 29, 13, 17IND17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 18, 7, 12, 2, 15, 14, 13, 14IND14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26, 19ATL19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 4, 7, 20, 7, 12, 12, 16, 17ATL17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 19 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · LAL @ HOU · R1 · G4

Houston controls Lakers start to finish

Houston won 102–94, leading by as many as 8 at a break. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs HOU
G1 · @ LALHOU87–83G2 · @ LALLAL104–94G3 · @ HOUHOU104–98G4 · @ HOUHOU102–94Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 29

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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 31, 17, 12, 12, 29, 10, 15, 29SEA @ SAC · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 31, 25, 35, 14, 33, 18, 30, 25HOU vs LAL · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 14, 36, 17, 22, 13, 16, 25LAL @ HOU · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lionel SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 0, 5, 13, 2, 7, 2, 5, 24SAC vs SEA · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 13, 27, 10, 13, 5, 21, 7, 23SEA @ SAC · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26, 19ATL vs IND · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST