FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 11, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G3
CHI99
NYK102
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · R2 · G3
SAS75
UTA105
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +30
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 · CHI @ NYK

John Starks scores 30, New York wins in overtime

Tied 88–88 after regulation. Final: 102–99. Conference semifinals series: New York 1, Chicago 2. Michael Jordan scored 46 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+8+5+40+3NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI172120301199
NYK2518192614102
Who led
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 18, 18, 21, 16, 22, 4, 12, 30NYK30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22NYK22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46CHI46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24CHI24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · SAS @ UTA · R2 · G3

Utah controls San Antonio start to finish

Utah won 105–75, leading by as many as 30 at a break. Karl Malone led Utah with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs UTA
G1 · @ SASUTA95–75G2 · @ SASSAS88–77G3 · @ UTAUTA105–75Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
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: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 2 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg52Today

52 minutes today, against 32.6 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 7 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 46

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: 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46CHI @ NYK · L
34.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32UTA vs SAS · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 18, 18, 21, 16, 22, 4, 12, 30NYK vs CHI · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24CHI @ NYK · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22NYK vs CHI · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 25, 25, 10, 23, 11, 12, 10, 18NYK vs CHI · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST