FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 14, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5
NYK81
CHI94
Q1 CHI 0; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +13
Final · R2 · G5
UTA87
SAS98
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; 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 5 · UTA @ SAS

San Antonio stays alive against Utah

A 98–87 win in Game 5 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 3–2. David Robinson led San Antonio with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

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+10+10+15+11SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1619183487
SAS2619233098
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24, 11, 11, 24SAS24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 8, 6, 25, 3, 10, 15, 9, 21SAS21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24UTA24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 9, 30, 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16UTA16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · NYK @ CHI · R2 · G5

Chicago finishes off New York, wins the series 4–1

94–81 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI91–84G2 · @ CHICHI91–80G3 · @ NYKNYK102–99G4 · @ NYKCHI94–91G5 · @ CHICHI94–81Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.4Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

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: 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35CHI vs NYK · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24, 11, 11, 24SAS vs UTA · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24UTA @ SAS · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22, 29, 22NYK @ CHI · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 8, 6, 25, 3, 10, 15, 9, 21SAS vs UTA · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 19, 15, 6, 8, 7, 14, 21SAS vs UTA · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST