FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 12, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 4 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G3
ORL103
ATL96
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · OT · R2 · G4
SEA114
HOU107
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA 0; OT1 SEA +7
Final · R2 · G4
CHI94
NYK91
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +3
Final · R2 · G4
SAS86
UTA101
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +15
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 4 · CHI @ NYK

Chicago takes Game 4, leads New York 3–1

94–91 in New York. The conference semifinals series continues. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-4+1+9+3CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2427261794
NYK2822182391
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27CHI27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 5, 11, 6, 13, 4, 15, 4, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22, 29NYK29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Charles OakleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 0, 17, 8, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17NYK17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · SEA @ HOU · R2 · G4

Seattle closes out Houston in four

Seattle won Game 4, 114–107, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · SEA vs HOU
G1 · @ SEASEA108–75G2 · @ SEASEA105–101G3 · @ HOUSEA115–112G4 · @ HOUSEA114–107Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = SEA win.
Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 32

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.
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 5, 21, 7, 23, 17, 17, 21, 32SEA @ HOU · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22, 29NYK vs CHI · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27CHI @ NYK · W
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 33, 18, 30, 25, 6, 17, 24, 26HOU vs SEA · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 14, 24, 9, 15, 7, 20, 26ATL vs ORL · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 2, 0, 4, 8, 13, 2, 12, 25UTA vs SAS · W
7.3 PPG playoffs to date · +19.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST