FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 1, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4
MIA91
ORL99
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +8
Final · OT · R1 · G4
SEA122
PHX115
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA 0; OT1 SEA +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 · 1995–96May 1, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (MIA vs CHI), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SEA @ PHX

Seattle evens the series with Phoenix at 2–2

Seattle won Game 4, 122–115, in the first round. Gary Payton led Seattle with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10+12+20+7SEA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SEA3625172915122
PHX262327318115
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23, 23, 34, 28SEA28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 10, 18, 24, 17, 13, 8, 26SEA26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 13, 28, 11, 7, 11, 2, 7, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 26, 17, 11, 36, 13, 6, 22, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.5Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 41 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 8 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Reg. season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIA @ ORL · R1 · G4

Orlando leads Miami wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 99–91. Best quarter: the first, 27–25. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs ORL
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–64G2 · @ MIAMIA104–87G3 · @ ORLORL88–75G4 · @ ORLORL99–91Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 41

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: 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42, 41ORL vs MIA · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23, 23, 34, 28SEA @ PHX · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 10, 18, 24, 17, 13, 8, 26SEA @ PHX · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 6, 22, 27, 22, 19, 23, 24, 24SEA @ PHX · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 13, 28, 11, 7, 11, 2, 7, 23PHX vs SEA · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 26, 17, 11, 36, 13, 6, 22, 23PHX vs SEA · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST