FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 1997Playoffs · 3 games
← May 3CalendarMay 5 →

3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 8 after three quarters and won 84–79.

Final · R1 · G5
DET79
ATL84
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R1 · G5
ORL83
MIA91
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R2 · G1
LAL77
UTA93
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +16
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 4, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Gary Payton (SEA vs HOU), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · DET @ ATL

Atlanta goes up 3–2 on Detroit

Game 5 went to the Hawks, 84–79. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30-8+5ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2517201779
ATL2220123084
Who led
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 15, 13, 18, 18, 25, 11, 23ATL23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 17, 13, 2, 26, 17, 15, 16, 17ATL17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25, 24, 28, 21DET21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 17, 6, 30, 9, 13, 26, 10, 17DET17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.5Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 33 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · ORL @ MIA · R1 · G5

Miami keeps Orlando at arm's length

The Magic never led at a quarter break. Miami won by 8. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–64G2 · @ MIAMIA104–87G3 · @ ORLORL88–75G4 · @ ORLORL99–91G5 · @ MIAMIA91–83Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 33

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: 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42, 41, 33ORL @ MIA · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23UTA vs LAL · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 15, 13, 18, 18, 25, 11, 23ATL vs DET · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 5, 15, 14, 10, 13, 0, 11, 23LAL @ UTA · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17, 23, 22MIA vs ORL · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25, 24, 28, 21DET @ ATL · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST