FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 10, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 115–112.

Final · R2 · G3
SEA115
HOU112
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +3
Final · R2 · G2
ATL94
ORL120
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +21; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +26
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 3 · SEA @ HOU

Seattle rallies from 9 down to win Game 3

Houston led by 9 after one. Final: 115–112. Series: Seattle 3, Houston 0. Detlef Schrempf led Seattle with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

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 Q3Final0-9-4+6+3SEA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA28342825115
HOU37291828112
Who led
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 13, 22, 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28SEA28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 29, 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28SEA28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 18, 21, 13, 16, 6, 15, 19, 28HOU28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kenny SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 7, 3, 4, 17, 0, 11, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Second story · ATL @ ORL · R2 · G2

Orlando never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 120–94. Shaquille O'Neal led Orlando with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs ORL
G1 · @ ORLORL117–105G2 · @ ORLORL120–94Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 28

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 22, 23, 21, 21, 29, 13, 41, 28ORL vs ATL · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 13, 22, 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28SEA @ HOU · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 29, 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28SEA @ HOU · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 18, 21, 13, 16, 6, 15, 19, 28HOU vs SEA · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kenny SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 7, 3, 4, 17, 0, 11, 27HOU vs SEA · L
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 7, 12, 12, 16, 17, 23, 18, 25ATL @ ORL · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST