FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 1997Playoffs · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WSB by 7 at halftime and won 109–104.

Final · R1 · G2
DET93
ATL80
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +13
Final · R1 · G2
WSB104
CHI109
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +5
Final · R1 · G2
POR93
LAL107
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +14
Final · R1 · G2
ORL87
MIA104
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +25; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +17
Final · R1 · G2
PHX78
SEA122
Q1 SEA +17; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +22; Q4 SEA +44
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 27, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs POR), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · WSB @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 55 as Chicago beats Washington

Chicago won 109–104. Michael Jordan: 55 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists. First round series: Chicago 2, Washington 0.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-1-7+6+5CHI AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WSB30351524104
CHI29292823109
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55CHI55 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14CHI14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 12, 13, 5, 15, 9, 11, 26WSB26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 19, 9, 20, 2, 11, 8, 13, 22WSB22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg30.0Last 2 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · POR @ LAL · R1 · G2

Lakers win Game 2 over Portland, 107–93

First round series: Lakers 2, Portland 0. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL95–77G2 · @ LALLAL107–93Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 55

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: 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55CHI vs WSB · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high55 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30LAL vs POR · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 12, 13, 5, 15, 9, 11, 26WSB @ CHI · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26ORL @ MIA · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25DET @ ATL · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 6, 23, 6, 22, 27, 22, 19, 23SEA vs PHX · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST