FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 24, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SEA by 3 after the first quarter and won 96–76.

Final · CF · G3
SEA76
UTA96
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +20
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 3 · SEA @ UTA

Utah stays alive against Seattle

A 96–76 win in Game 3 cuts the conference finals deficit to 2–1. Karl Malone led Utah with 28 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+7+20UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2720181176
UTA2427212496
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28UTA28 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28UTA28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18, 25SEA25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28, 18, 14, 17, 17SEA17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 28

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: 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28UTA vs SEA · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28UTA vs SEA · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18, 25SEA @ UTA · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 16, 10, 7, 9, 15, 6, 0, 24UTA vs SEA · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 13, 13, 21, 28, 18, 14, 17, 17SEA @ UTA · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 9, 11, 10, 17, 13, 6, 10SEA @ UTA · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST