FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 18, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
UTA72
SEA102
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +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 finals · Game 1 · UTA @ SEA

Seattle draws first blood against Utah

Seattle won Game 1 of the conference finals, 102–72. Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+15+17+30SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2316211272
SEA24302325102
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21SEA21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 21, 7, 23, 17, 17, 21, 32, 21SEA21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21UTA21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13UTA13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 21

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: 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21UTA @ SEA · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21SEA vs UTA · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 21, 7, 23, 17, 17, 21, 32, 21SEA vs UTA · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28, 18, 14SEA vs UTA · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 8, 17, 6, 17, 9, 17, 14, 13SEA vs UTA · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13UTA @ SEA · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST