FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 16, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
SAS81
UTA108
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +27
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 6 · SAS @ UTA

Utah routs San Antonio in Game 6

108–81, a 27-point win. Series: Utah 4, San Antonio 2. Karl Malone led Utah with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+13+17+27UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1721232081
UTA22292730108
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25UTA25 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Adam KeefePoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 4, 8, 11, 3, 11, 0, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24, 11, 11, 24, 17SAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 29, 8, 6, 25, 3, 10, 15, 9, 21, 17SAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.0Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 25

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25UTA vs SAS · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Adam KeefePoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 4, 8, 11, 3, 11, 0, 18UTA vs SAS · W
5.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24, 11, 11, 24, 17SAS @ UTA · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 29, 8, 6, 25, 3, 10, 15, 9, 21, 17SAS @ UTA · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 20, 15, 14, 12, 17, 22, 4, 16SAS @ UTA · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 0, 10, 11, 16, 10, 7, 9, 15UTA vs SAS · W
8.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST