FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 14, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G5
CHI78
SEA89
Q1 SEA 0; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +11
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 · NBA Finals · Game 5 · CHI @ SEA

Seattle avoids elimination, forces Game 6

89–78 over Chicago. The NBA Finals series is 3–2. Gary Payton led Seattle with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+1+2+11SEA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1824181878
SEA1825192789
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 31, 10, 21, 13, 13, 19, 21, 23SEA23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 24, 26, 26, 32, 29, 14, 25, 22SEA22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 35, 17, 45, 28, 29, 36, 23, 26CHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 21, 21, 12, 9, 14CHI14 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.1 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 11 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 33.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan 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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 35, 17, 45, 28, 29, 36, 23, 26CHI @ SEA · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 31, 10, 21, 13, 13, 19, 21, 23SEA vs CHI · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 24, 26, 26, 32, 29, 14, 25, 22SEA vs CHI · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 12, 7, 14, 9, 16, 12, 18, 21SEA vs CHI · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 21, 21, 12, 9, 14CHI @ SEA · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 7, 16, 15, 13, 15, 20, 14, 13SEA vs CHI · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST