FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 30, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WSB by 1 after the first quarter and won 96–95.

Final · R1 · G3
LAL90
POR98
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +8
Final · R1 · G3
CHI96
WSB95
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI 0; Q4 CHI +1
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 30, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (DET vs ORL), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · CHI @ WSB

Chicago wins a tight one over Washington

96–95. Neither team led by more than 2 at any break. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+20+1CHI AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2226222696
WSB2323242595
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28CHI28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20CHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 16, 20, 34, 27, 19, 19, 16, 24WSB24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 9, 20, 2, 11, 8, 13, 22, 20WSB20 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAL @ POR · R1 · G3

Portland controls Lakers start to finish

Portland won 98–90, leading by as many as 26 at a break. Kenny Anderson led Portland with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs POR
G1 · @ LALLAL95–77G2 · @ LALLAL107–93G3 · @ PORPOR98–90Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.2Reg. season avg35.0Last 3 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kenny Anderson leads the day with 30

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.
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 10, 15, 16, 7, 18, 14, 18, 30POR vs LAL · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29LAL @ POR · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28CHI @ WSB · W
37.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 16, 20, 34, 27, 19, 19, 16, 24WSB vs CHI · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 11, 7, 12, 3, 5, 2, 6, 22LAL @ POR · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20CHI @ WSB · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST