FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 20, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 8 after three quarters and won 91–87.

Final · CF · G2
UTA87
SEA91
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA 0; Q3 SEA -8; Q4 SEA +4
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 2 · UTA @ SEA

Seattle beats Utah by 4, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 91–87. Series: 2–0. Gary Payton led Seattle with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50-8+4SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2220311487
SEA1725232691
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18SEA18 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28, 18, 14, 17SEA17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32UTA32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22UTA22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 31.6 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone 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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32UTA @ SEA · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22UTA @ SEA · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18SEA vs UTA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28, 18, 14, 17SEA vs UTA · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 7, 23, 17, 17, 21, 32, 21, 15SEA vs UTA · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 17, 6, 17, 9, 17, 14, 13, 15SEA vs UTA · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST