1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · CF · G7
UTA86
SEA90
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 7 · UTA @ SEA
Seattle closes out Utah in seven
Seattle won Game 7, 90–86, to take the conference finals series 4–3. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 26 points, 14 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 21 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 86 |
| SEA | 21 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 90 |
Who led
Shawn KempSEA26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonSEA21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
John StocktonUTA22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Karl MaloneUTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 2.9 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
David BenoitUTA
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Shawn KempSEA
+8.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
42 minutes today, against 33.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 26 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Shawn Kemp leads the day with 26
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.
Shawn KempSEA vs UTA · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 ASTJohn StocktonUTA @ SEA · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ SEA · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs UTA · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTDetlef SchrempfSEA vs UTA · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTHersey HawkinsSEA vs UTA · W
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST