FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 5, 1996Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed IND by 3 after the first quarter and won 89–87.

Final · R2 · G1
NYK84
CHI91
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +7
Final · R1 · G5
ATL89
IND87
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +2
Final · R1 · G5
POR64
UTA102
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +22; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +38
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 5 · ATL @ IND

Atlanta beats Indiana by 2, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 89–87. Series: 3–2. Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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+5+4+2ATL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2230152289
IND2522162487
Who led
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 7, 20, 7, 12, 12, 16, 17, 23ATL23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26, 19, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 15, 11, 23, 40, 24, 29, 12, 29IND29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 12, 18, 17, 19, 29, 13, 17, 17IND17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.1Reg. season avg29Today

29 points today in 31 minutes, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · NYK @ CHI · R2 · G1

Chicago keeps New York at arm's length

The Knicks never led at a quarter break. Chicago won by 7. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 44 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI91–84Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 44

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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44CHI vs NYK · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 15, 11, 23, 40, 24, 29, 12, 29IND vs ATL · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35, 15, 25UTA vs POR · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 7, 20, 7, 12, 12, 16, 17, 23ATL @ IND · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21NYK @ CHI · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 5, 8, 4, 11, 15, 13, 11, 21UTA vs POR · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST