FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 25, 1997Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 4 at halftime and won 89–75.

Final · R1 · G1
DET75
ATL89
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +14
Final · R1 · G1
WSB86
CHI98
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +12
Final · R1 · G1
POR77
LAL95
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +18
Final · R1 · G1
PHX106
SEA101
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96Apr 25, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU @ LAL), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · DET @ ATL

Atlanta draws first blood against Detroit

Atlanta won Game 1 of the first round, 89–75. Dikembe Mutombo led Atlanta with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4+3+14ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1825151775
ATL2019222889
Who led
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 20, 6, 11, 17, 13, 2, 26ATL26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 18, 20, 12, 12, 13, 15, 13, 18ATL18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 21, 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20DET20 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 12, 8, 0, 21, 10, 10, 9, 17DET17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ SEA · R1 · G1

Phoenix beats Seattle by 5, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 106–101. Series: 1–0. Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs SEA
G1 · @ SEAPHX106–101Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+28.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg42Today

42 points today in 41 minutes, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−14.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.6Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 3 minutes, against 14.6 a game in the regular season (50 games).

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 46

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 24, 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46LAL vs POR · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high46 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 14, 12, 18, 26, 24, 21, 11, 42PHX @ SEA · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29CHI vs WSB · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 20, 6, 11, 17, 13, 2, 26ATL vs DET · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 19, 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23SEA vs PHX · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 19, 21, 17, 27, 25, 25, 11, 21WSB @ CHI · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST