FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 26, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 4 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · CF · G4
SEA88
UTA86
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +2
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 4 · SEA @ UTA

Seattle takes Game 4, leads Utah 3–1

88–86 in Utah. The conference finals series continues. Sam Perkins led Seattle with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+5+8+2SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA1732241588
UTA2123212186
Who led
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 17, 9, 17, 14, 13, 15, 5, 20SEA20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18, 25, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28, 25UTA25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28, 19UTA19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 19 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 18 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

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: 23, 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28, 25UTA vs SEA · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 17, 9, 17, 14, 13, 15, 5, 20SEA @ UTA · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18, 25, 19SEA @ UTA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28, 19UTA vs SEA · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 17, 17, 21, 32, 21, 15, 10, 18SEA @ UTA · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 9, 11, 10, 17, 13, 6, 10, 12SEA @ UTA · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST