FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 26, 1997Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by NYK (vs CHH) and HOU (vs MIN).

Final · R1 · G2
MIN84
HOU96
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +12
Final · R1 · G2
CHH93
NYK100
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G2
LAC99
UTA105
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +6
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 26, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs MIA), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · CHH @ NYK

Patrick Ewing scores 30 in New York win over Charlotte

Final: 100–93. Patrick Ewing added 6 rebounds and 3 assists. First round series: New York 2, Charlotte 0. Glen Rice scored 39 for Charlotte in the loss.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+1-2+7NYK AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH2423341293
NYK24243121100
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30NYK30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 12, 17, 2, 3, 2, 7, 14, 17NYK17 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 42, 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38, 21, 22, 39CHH39 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 13, 12, 9, 18, 8, 13, 13, 15CHH15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIN @ HOU · R1 · G2

Houston goes up 2–0 on Minnesota

Game 2 went to the Rockets, 96–84. Charles Barkley led Houston with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU112–95G2 · @ HOUHOU96–84Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg15.7Last 2 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 39

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: 26, 29, 28, 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39UTA vs LAC · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 42, 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38, 21, 22, 39CHH @ NYK · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30NYK vs CHH · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 29, 5, 17, 14, 17, 14, 28, 22MIN @ HOU · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 21, 10, 17, 23, 17, 24, 15, 20HOU vs MIN · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 14, 19, 10, 24, 21, 27, 18, 18HOU vs MIN · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST