FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3
NYK104
CHH95
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R1 · G3
UTA104
LAC92
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +12
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 28, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (SAS vs PHX), 40 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · NYK @ CHH

New York beats Charlotte, 104–95

New York led 79–73 after three and won by 9. Larry Johnson led New York with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

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 Q3Final0+7+9+6+9NYK AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK38202125104
CHH3118242295
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 11, 11, 8, 13, 3, 20, 11, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20NYK20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38, 21, 22, 39, 22CHH22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Muggsy BoguesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 6, 11, 9, 13, 2, 2, 13, 19CHH19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAC · R1 · G3

Utah never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–92. Jeff Hornacek led Utah with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAC
G1 · @ UTAUTA106–86G2 · @ UTAUTA105–99G3 · @ LACUTA104–92Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg16.0Last 2 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg16.5Last 3 playoff games

16.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jeff Hornacek leads the day with 28

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.
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 7, 27, 12, 7, 10, 12, 11, 28UTA @ LAC · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26UTA @ LAC · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38, 21, 22, 39, 22CHH vs NYK · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 11, 11, 8, 13, 3, 20, 11, 22NYK @ CHH · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 14, 22, 10, 16, 20, 5, 20LAC vs UTA · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20NYK @ CHH · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST