FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 6 after three quarters and won 95–91.

Final · R1 · G4
ATL94
DET82
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +12
Final · R1 · G4
LAL95
POR91
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +4
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 2, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (SEA @ SAC), 29 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · LAL @ POR

Lakers take Game 4, lead Portland 3–1

95–91 in Portland. The first round series continues. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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+2-5-6+4LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2123242795
POR1930251791
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27LAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 3, 21, 21, 29, 20, 16, 4, 27LAL27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 18, 10, 15, 16, 18, 4, 0, 23POR23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 19, 6, 25, 11, 18, 20, 20, 21POR21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ATL @ DET · R1 · G4

Atlanta pulls level with Detroit

Game 4 to Atlanta, 94–82. The first round series is tied 2–2. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs DET
G1 · @ ATLATL89–75G2 · @ ATLDET93–80G3 · @ DETDET99–91G4 · @ DETATL94–82Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.1Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.1 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg15.9Last 3 playoff games

15.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Steven Smith 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.
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 16, 33, 21, 14, 17, 22, 21, 28ATL @ DET · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25, 24, 28DET vs ATL · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27LAL @ POR · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 3, 21, 21, 29, 20, 16, 4, 27LAL @ POR · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 18, 10, 15, 16, 18, 4, 0, 23POR vs LAL · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 19, 6, 25, 11, 18, 20, 20, 21POR vs LAL · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST