FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 1997Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 16 after the first quarter and won 88–75.

Final · R1 · G3
ATL91
DET99
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +8
Final · R1 · G3
HOU125
MIN120
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU 0; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +5
Final · R1 · G3
MIA75
ORL88
Q1 ORL -16; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +13
Final · R1 · G3
SEA103
PHX110
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +7
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 29, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ POR), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIA @ ORL

Anfernee Hardaway drops 42 in 16-point comeback win over Miami

Miami led by 16 after one. Final: 88–75. First round series: Orlando 1, Miami 2.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-160+8+13ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2913151875
ORL1329232388
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42ORL42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 7, 15, 2, 2, 19, 2, 10, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 26, 3, 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17MIA17 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 24, 6, 8, 16, 10, 24, 11, 14MIA14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Reg. season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · SEA @ PHX · R1 · G3

Phoenix rallies from 10 down to win Game 3

Seattle led by 10 after one. Final: 110–103. Series: Phoenix 2, Seattle 1. Wesley Person led Phoenix with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · SEA vs PHX
G1 · @ SEAPHX106–101G2 · @ SEASEA122–78G3 · @ PHXPHX110–103Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 42

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.
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42ORL vs MIA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23, 23, 34SEA @ PHX · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 23, 8, 0, 5, 14, 10, 11, 29PHX vs SEA · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 15, 13, 9, 22, 11, 11, 17, 27MIN vs HOU · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dean GarrettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 2, 12, 8, 18, 2, 8, 4, 26MIN vs HOU · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high26 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 10, 17, 17, 6, 30, 9, 13, 26DET vs ATL · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST