FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 28, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SEA by 9 after the first quarter and won 98–95.

Final · OT · CF · G5
UTA98
SEA95
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +3
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 5 · UTA @ SEA

Utah avoids elimination, forces Game 6

98–95 over Seattle. The conference finals series is 3–2. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9+300+3UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
UTA17351919898
SEA26232219595
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28, 25, 29UTA29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28, 19, 27UTA27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18, 25, 19, 31SEA31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 21, 32, 21, 15, 10, 18, 24SEA24 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
2.9Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 2.9 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 15 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 31

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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 18, 28, 24, 21, 18, 25, 19, 31SEA vs UTA · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28, 25, 29UTA @ SEA · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28, 19, 27UTA @ SEA · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 21, 32, 21, 15, 10, 18, 24SEA vs UTA · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 4, 1, 4, 3, 10, 4, 10, 16UTA @ SEA · W
6.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 7, 9, 15, 6, 0, 24, 9, 15UTA @ SEA · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST