FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 30, 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 · G6
SEA83
UTA118
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +35
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 6 · SEA @ UTA

Karl Malone posts 32 and 10 as Utah beats Seattle

32 points and 10 rebounds in a 118–83 win. Conference finals series: Utah 3, Seattle 3.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+12+19+35UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2225201683
UTA35242732118
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28, 25, 29, 32UTA32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28, 19, 27, 23UTA23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 21, 32, 21, 15, 10, 18, 24, 26SEA26 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 28, 18, 14, 17, 17, 11, 7, 16SEA16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
2.9Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 2.9 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

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: 32, 22, 24, 25, 21, 32, 28, 25, 29, 32UTA vs SEA · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 21, 32, 21, 15, 10, 18, 24, 26SEA @ UTA · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 16, 12, 13, 22, 28, 19, 27, 23UTA vs SEA · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 28, 18, 14, 17, 17, 11, 7, 16SEA @ UTA · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 14, 9, 4, 11, 7, 7, 4, 14UTA vs SEA · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 17, 14, 13, 15, 5, 20, 9, 14SEA @ UTA · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST