FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 9, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed UTA by 2 at halftime and won 88–77.

Final · R2 · G2
UTA77
SAS88
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +11
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 · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · UTA @ SAS

San Antonio evens the series with Utah at 1–1

San Antonio won Game 2, 88–77, in the conference semifinals. David Robinson led San Antonio with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16-2+9+11SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA929162377
SAS2511272588
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24SAS24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chuck PersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 4, 6, 11, 16, 18, 13, 8, 16SAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24UTA24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 11, 12, 0, 3, 0, 10, 11, 16UTA16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
2.9Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 2.9 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 12 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 24

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.
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24SAS vs UTA · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24UTA @ SAS · L
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 11, 12, 0, 3, 0, 10, 11, 16UTA @ SAS · L
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chuck PersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 4, 6, 11, 16, 18, 13, 8, 16SAS vs UTA · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 23, 24, 16, 19, 20, 15, 14, 12SAS vs UTA · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Adam KeefePoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 8, 11UTA @ SAS · L
3.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST